'Stupidest idiot' eBayer sells safe with $26K inside

[dud]

http://now.msn.com/now/0216-ebay-safe-sold.aspx


"Longtime eBay seller James Labrecque starts each of his listings with the same warning: "WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. NOTHING MORE AND NOTHING LESS." He's half right. Labrecque sold a locked floor safe on the auction site for $122.93, but the buyer found $26,000 cash inside. "I thought it was empty [...] So I put it on eBay" Labrecque told WMC-TV. "I feel like the stupidest idiot in the world." He has reached out to the Tennessee-based buyer, asking for half of the money. The buyer declined, quoting Labrecque's own caveat back to him. Hey, at least you got positive feedback! "


Sell $26,000 for $122? It works for me if I were the buyer.

 

[rockyct]

I wouldn't say he was the stupidest ebayer of all time. It would have cost money for him to open the safe and it would have ruined it if they had to drill it. He had a lot of nerve asking for half the money though considering the buyer-beware tone of the listing.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Damn, sucks for the seller, awesome for the buyer though.

If I was the buyer I would MAYBE send 1k or so because I'm a nice guy. But half? Screw you! 😛

 

[BrokenVisage]

As always with eBay, the buyer wins in this story.

 

[SandEagle]

tbh, i would have given the seller half back. 13k is a helluva gift

 

[Kelvrick]

My sister in law's family found a locked floor safe when they were renovating. They didn't bother spending money trying to open what is probably an empty safe. Just put the new flooring right over it. I wonder if there is 26k in there...

 

[dud]

As always with eBay, the buyer wins in this story.

Is this a case of "seller beware"?

 

[God Mode]

I hate people that post sales worded in an asshole way.

 

[darkxshade]

I'm not entirely evil... I'd send the safe back minus the money of course 😛

 

[WaTaGuMp]

So how did the seller find out it had the cash, did the buyer send him a message to rub it in his face?

 

[SilverThief]

I wouldnt send him jack shit back.

 

[Anonemous]

So how did the seller find out it had the cash, did the buyer send him a message to rub it in his face?

The buyer left feedback but other comments were saying the buyer only got $6,000 in the safe.

 

[I Saw OJ]

How could you resist the temptation to open it.

 

[Gothgar]

owned

 

[Joseph F]

I wouldnt send him jack shit back.

Same here.

 

[SagaLore]

tbh, i would have given the seller half back. 13k is a helluva gift

You say this a lot.

 

[PottedMeat]

How could you resist the temptation to open it.

yeah, i'd use an angle grinder and a bunch of cutting wheels just to see what's inside.

 

[Lifted]

That seller has some set of balls asking for half of the money. I can already picture him IRL as I've known people who would do this, and have done similar. Glad the buyer told him to pound sand.

 

[Lifted]

tbh, i would have given the seller half back. 13k is a helluva gift

What if the seller were a cop?

 

[Red Squirrel]

Honestly if I was the seller I would probably kindly ask too. I would not actually expect anything, but worth a shot.

 

[yh125d]

I'd never give half, but I'd probably send him a couple grand

 

[lxskllr]

I'd donate $1.000 to the FSF in his name. Either that or libre.fm :^D

 

[SandEagle]

What if the seller were a cop?

i would, but he'd probably shoot me, sprinkle crack on me, and take both halves

 

[BillGates]

My sister in law's family found a locked floor safe when they were renovating. They didn't bother spending money trying to open what is probably an empty safe. Just put the new flooring right over it. I wonder if there is 26k in there...

That's ridiculous!

 

[7window]

It is not $26000 but $6000. media is trying to sensationalize.