UK Teen Buys Photo of Xbox One on Ebay for £450

[IndignantSkeptic]

All of you people siding with the seller, remind me to have you all banned from EBay you con-artists!

 

[hoofhearted]

Since the Xbone is a copyrighted item, is it illegal to photograph it and sell the photograph?

 

[ssalim]

Where does it say it's his biological son? Maybe he married an older lady (24 maybe?) whom already had that boy?

Back to topic, he said he read that it's a photo and bought it anyway. That's a bad move.
The seller also shouldn't put these kind of stuff on eBay, it's crap.

 

[jasonpwns]

I'm glad the seller got banned. As much as this guy was an idiot. The seller made a clear violation of ebays rules. You cannot list a photo in the console category. That's where the misleading ad came from.

 

[chrisso]

There is a bumwipe from Portugal who sells empty motherboard boxes on ebay for £50
and he swears people collect them! My guess is they only have a collection of'1'..

 

[g-unit1111]

While I agree that this moron should have known better, the seller knowingly and intentionally tried to defraud, which is an actual crime and should be treated as such. Having been scammed one time on eBay (only lost $30), I stopped using eBay for a time but use it more now that they got the money back guarantee. Hopefully this guy can use the returned money to buy a more age appropriate gift.

Yeah I got scammed on eBay but only lost $30. But learned an important lesson: If the seller can't be verified, do not buy!

 

[Rhinofart]

As crappy as it is, I agree that the seller should NOT have been banned. If the ad clearly stated that this was the picture, and not the actual console, which the buyer even admited to, it's his own tough luck. The seller should take action against EBay for this. As much as it sucks for the buyer, it was his own fault.

 

[Anaxamenes]

The seller was right to be banned. We should make it painful for businesses or people int he course of business to behave poorly. Yes it did say it was a picture, and the guy is obviously not the brightest person out there, so we as a civilized society must protect our weakest from exploitation.

 

[Michael Unfried]

According to another article, the title of the eBay listing was "Xbox One Fifa Day One Edition, Photo Brand New UK 2013" so it is a *little* misleading, if only due to the comma.

 

[popatim]

And then will come the lawsuits because we fail to protect morons from themselves...

 

[skit75]

The seller must have refused refund in order to get banned from eBay. The listing did say "photo" after all......

 

[neiroatopelcc]

Yeah I got scammed on eBay but only lost $30. But learned an important lesson: If the seller can't be verified, do not buy!

In principle I agree, but it isn't always an option. I for instance own two 70s cars for which some parts seem to be rare. So when I come across an item on my needs list I'd have to get it from whomever posts it as they aren't readily available. And I'm sure there are many niche stuff collectors in similar situations. With that said though, I believe the risk of scammers is neglible with niche things as they're not as sought after as xmas gifts.