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Xbox box for 335.00!!

LuDaCriS66

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:D yep.. I've seen quite a few of these. I feel sorry for the people who actually fall for it. It's easy money for the seller but it's sooo wrong :)
 

Zim Hosein

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As funny as this is, I feel really bad for the person who bought it, what if it's some one's parents only trying to get their kid the X-Box that they wanted :(
 

glen

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What if some nut gets it for their kid, then gets pissed, drives across the country and strangles that guy?
 

Blayze

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Feb 22, 2000
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for $299 I got one of those with a console and a controller! :Q

I wonder if I could sell my box online... :p
 

bugsysiegel

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Amazing the level of thievery some people will stoop to. And if you were the person who got taken, hunted the guy down, and shot him in the head... *you* would be the bad guy.... go figure! :D
 
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In all fairness, the auction clearly states that this is just an empty box - this is not nearly as sneaky as some of the bogus auctions that have been linked here over the years (remember the guy selling 256 megabits of RAM?). I say, buyer beware - it appears that a bunch of dopes bid hundreds of dollars for this without reading the description.
 

ndee

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Jul 18, 2000
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ROTFL, I mean..... impossible that anyone has bid for only the box...lol
 

goog40

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<< Amazing the level of thievery some people will stoop to. And if you were the person who got taken, hunted the guy down, and shot him in the head... *you* would be the bad guy.... go figure! :D >>



Hahaha, the quote in your sig fits perfectly for the 7 separate idiots who bid higher than a buck fifty.

And check the retracted bids:

Retracted $85.00
Explanation:this is just a box. please be serious with your auction items.

It would be awesome to be able to post a response to that, like "learn to read you fscking idiot"
 

DarkLight

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I feel sorry for the moron, however, a lot of people newbies on ebay such as the winning bidder may have assumed otherwise. If thise happened to me I would spend an extra 500 just to fly over there and break the seller's nose. :)
 

bugsysiegel

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<< In all fairness, the auction clearly states that this is just an empty box - this is not nearly as sneaky as some of the bogus auctions that have been linked here over the years (remember the guy selling 256 megabits of RAM?). I say, buyer beware - it appears that a bunch of dopes bid hundreds of dollars for this without reading the description. >>




Yeah, I have to agree with you on that, it's still a kinda crappy way to treat people though. You're 100% right though, buyer beware and read the dang description.

I did note that the buyer had a 0 feedback, so maybe the chump selling it will get stuck with the fees involved with selling a $300+ item! Serve him right. :D
 

John

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Retracted $300.00
Explanation:blkah, its a box, not the console, DUH?

:)
 

Barnaby W. Füi

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hey its darwins theory at work. whoever is dumb enough to not read the description, or read it and not "get it", deserves to get a box.
 

Goldfish

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<< What if some nut gets it for their kid, then gets pissed, drives across the country and strangles that guy? >>

They get put in prison for murder.
 
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<< Is this a scam or completely legal? >>



Why would it be illegal? The auction does not claim that the item for sale is an X-Box - it clearly indicates it is an empty box.
 

John

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<<

<< Is this a scam or completely legal? >>



Why would it be illegal? The auction does not claim that the item for sale is an X-Box - it clearly indicates it is an empty box.
>>



Yup. :)
 

MikeMike

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Feb 6, 2000
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hehe wonder what i could get for a ps2 box? maybe 100$? now i could start selling boxes!!! and see what i could make that would be a sweet idea!

how bout a dell p922 sony 19" trinitron monitor box do i hear $200?
 

andrey

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bmxmetal (59) Not a registered user

he he, that seller deserved to be banned from eBay.
 

aphex

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These people are morons... Who the HELL would bid on something without reading the description?

idiots, pure idiots
 

TallBill

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i dont see anything tricky or confusing about this auction.. its straightforward... people should think a bit harder before spending 335 bucks