Funny XBOX sale

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:33 pm

Brent wrote:Quoted for Proof.

That should be quoted for TRUTH

Zilog B · Post by **Zilog B** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:38 pm

Brent wrote:I don't see a problem here, if a guy wanted to sell his XBox Box let him, geez. It is your own stupid fault if you read it and can't figure out it was the box only. It was printed very plainly and clearly.

I'd bet you'd feel differently if your mom spent all your christmas money on that gift for you. It's obviously deceptive.

1. It's against Ebay policy
2. The guy had it listed in the x-box console category
3. He listed system specs

We don't need asshats like that on ebay, hopefully they banned him. People like that give honest sellers a bad name.

Spammy · Post by **Spammy** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:38 pm

I agree with you here Pie. It is wrong

Zerohero · Post by **Zerohero** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:39 pm

Hell_Yes wrote:Along with scammers and theives.

What did you guys expect? It's that time of the year

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:42 pm

Seriously though, if I wanted to sell an empty box why should I not be allowed to?

If someone is willing to give me $1000 for an empty box, hells yeah I'm gonna take it, I just provided something someone wanted and they paid me for it.

I don't see the problem with that. That's the way the world works, people sell things to people that want things and they pay you for it. The value and worth of an empty box to me may be different to someone else. Perhaps someone is collecting console boxes, who knows, the value to them of that empty box is different then what you think, but that's ok.

It was clearly printed that it was an empty box in the description and the title.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:44 pm

thepieman wrote:Gang mentality? ahahaha I was probably the only one that complained about it. You definitly weren't about to say anything about it. If you think that he wasn't scamming I dunno what to tell you man. If it was just a Box why cloud the page up with bullcrap technical specs. If theres no product in the box then don't put technical specs in that may confuse a buyer and make it appear like its a product. Putting up a price thats similiar to what everyone else is selling the actual product for is also deceptive for being just an empty box. Hell yeah I complained because he found a way to make money that I didn't like. Damn skippy. I work my ass off to make a buck. Honestly I might add. Im not ashamed of what I did at all.
I also report every single Phishing spam email that I get to each company including Banks, Ebay, and Yahoo...I guess Im wrong for doing that too!? I have also reported sites that had child pornography on them to the FBI as well...so hang me for that as well too. Im guilty send me off to jail. Im sorry there isn't enough corruption in real life for you that it bothers you so much that people complain about it on the internet. Maybe one day Ebay will have enough thieves on it that you will finally start dealing with them in the near future. Good luck with your wanting to have to pick through fine print and bullcrap. I like my **** straight up.

So then Mr. HomeMadeApplePie

, If the seller had not listed the specs and added COLLECTABLE to the item would it be ok to you?

And now your comparing thsi auction to child porn and fishing? What "Selling a box" isnt enough, need more types of crime to get momentum behind it. You keep comparing this to much more major oiffenses so that you can provide your own fuel for your fire.

You are a straight up guy, and from what you say on this forum you make sure people get a happy break,not a fair break, beacuse even them some people arent happy with just fair. The problem with this? Well for you there is none and thats great. You're a good guy to goto.

Now for me, as long as what I do is not a lie or illegal, I'll make the quick buck, the best buck I can.

Zerohero · Post by **Zerohero** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:45 pm

Brent wrote:Seriously though, if I wanted to sell an empty box why should I not be allowed to?

If someone is willing to give me $1000 for an empty box, hells yeah I'm gonna take it, I just provided something someone wanted and they paid me for it.

I don't see the problem with that. That's the way the world works, people sell things to people that want things and they pay you for it. The value and worth of an empty box to me may be different to someone else. Perhaps someone is collecting console boxes, who knows, the value to them of that empty box is different then what you think, but that's ok.

It was clearly printed that it was an empty box in the description and the title.

The problem with that is "false advertising", Which is by the way against the law. You can't have pictures of Xbox's and games up, and then in small print somewhere say "this is only a box". Someone can actually sue.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:45 pm

Zilog B wrote:I'd bet you'd feel differently if your mom spent all your christmas money on that gift for you. It's obviously deceptive.

1. It's against Ebay policy
2. The guy had it listed in the x-box console category
3. He listed system specs

We don't need asshats like that on ebay, hopefully they banned him. People like that give honest sellers a bad name.

What is agaisnt Ebays policy?

Is there a Box section?

I agree on the 3rd part.

Zilog B · Post by **Zilog B** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:46 pm

A question for the people that are defending the asshat. When the buyer gets the item, and isn't happy and wants a refund. What do you do?

Also, I saw the full item description yesterday. It is much larger than image that is posted in this thread, anybody have a full auction page?

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:48 pm

Spammy wrote:I agree with you here Pie. It is wrong

Thanks Spamster...what gets me...is that people like the hypocrite above has the GAUL to try to correct you when you do something and then in another breath tries to say that someone obviously doing something wrong is OK for doing that. In my book thats being a hypocrite and nothing is lower than that. In the future dude...do what pleases you please..don't pay attention to people like that. Just promise me that.

Pie

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:48 pm

Zerohero wrote:The problem with that is "false advertising", Which is by the way against the law. You can't have pictures of Xbox's and games up, and then in small print somewhere say "this is only a box". Someone can actually sue.

Read it again, it isn't false advertising. In the title itself it says in all caps "BOX ONLY". In the first line of the description it says "This is the premium bundle box only". And throughout those first few lines in the description it repeatedly says it is the box only.

It's clearly stated that it is the box only so how can that be false advertising.

Give me proof that it is false advertising.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:51 pm

Brent wrote:Read it again, it isn't false advertising. In the title itself it says in all caps "BOX ONLY". In the first line of the description it says "This is the premium bundle box only". And throughout those first few lines in the description it repeatedly says it is the box only.

It's clearly stated that it is the box only so how can that be false advertising.

Give me proof that it is false advertising.

The systems specs were listed and it said that there are not in the box.

Info would be valuable to a collector though.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:53 pm

I can agree on the system specs, that didn't need to be posted since it is an empty box.

But the rest I see no problem with, it clearly states in the title and description that it is the box only.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:54 pm

Zilog B wrote:A question for the people that are defending the asshat. When the buyer gets the item, and isn't happy and wants a refund. What do you do?

Also, I saw the full item description yesterday. It is much larger than image that is posted in this thread, anybody have a full auction page?

Does ebay have a mandatory refund policy? If not I'd offer to buy them a "Reading for Dummies" book, not even charge them shipping.

Dont have the full link, saw it too, but I didnt save it.

Zilog B · Post by **Zilog B** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:54 pm

Brent wrote:I can agree on the system specs, that didn't need to be posted since it is an empty box.

But the rest I see no problem with, it clearly states in the title and description that it is the box only.

What's the complete title. It doesn't show that in the image.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:54 pm

thepieman wrote:Thanks Spamster...what gets me...is that people like the hypocrite above has the GAUL to try to correct you when you do something and then in another breath tries to say that someone obviously doing something wrong is OK for doing that. In my book thats being a hypocrite and nothing is lower than that. In the future dude...do what pleases you please..don't pay attention to people like that. Just promise me that.

Pie

Yeah dude, I see nothing wrong with what he did. If I want to sell an empty box on ebay are you going to whine and complain about it as well?

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:55 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:So then Mr. HomeMadeApplePie , If the seller had not listed the specs and added COLLECTABLE to the item would it be ok to you?

And now your comparing thsi auction to child porn and fishing? What "Selling a box" isnt enough, need more types of crime to get momentum behind it. You keep comparing this to much more major oiffenses so that you can provide your own fuel for your fire.

You are a straight up guy, and from what you say on this forum you make sure people get a happy break,not a fair break, beacuse even them some people arent happy with just fair. The problem with this? Well for you there is none and thats great. You're a good guy to goto.

Now for me, as long as what I do is not a lie or illegal, I'll make the quick buck, the best buck I can.

Well with phishing if you look in the corner of your browser you can see if the page your looking at is actually the page that is being shown. If its made to look exactly like an Ebay page but its actually a site in Russia designed to capture your username and password. Its the same exact thing! Its a page thts designed to confuse and manipulate a person and to take their money.
Its the same thing in that it targets a person that doesn't know. The same way with Adware.

That box has about as much collectable value as the corn in my crap. It has no collectible value unless its some sort of special edition.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:55 pm

Zilog B wrote:What's the complete title. It doesn't show that in the image.

XBOX 360 system BOX ONLY I believe

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:56 pm

Here is the link for the auction

http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-Prem ... dZViewItem

the title says clearly "Microsoft Xbox Premium 360! FAST Shipping! ONLY Box"

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:57 pm

Brent wrote:Yeah dude, I see nothing wrong with what he did. If I want to sell an empty box on ebay are you going to whine and complain about it as well?

Ok w/e

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:58 pm

thepieman wrote:That box has about as much collectable value as the corn in my crap. It has no collectible value unless its some sort of special edition.

maybe not to you, but maybe to someone else it does

value of objects are relative

DV · Post by DV » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:03 pm

This one just sold.

x "box"

This person isn't even selling a real box, a homemade one

" It does not contain an Xbox 360 console, just the Xbox 360 home-made box"

Zerohero · Post by **Zerohero** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:05 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:XBOX 360 system BOX ONLY I believe

If It said box only, than I hold the buyer at fault. If it said Xbox System, then in small tiny words said box only Then I would hold the seller at fault!

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:05 pm

DV wrote:This one just sold.

x "box"

This person isn't even selling a real box, a homemade one

" It does not contain an Xbox 360 console, just the Xbox 360 home-made box"

Ok well 58.00 bucks isn't too bad but 400.00 is ridiculous. For 58 bucks they can get the box and give it as a promissory present or something. I still don't get what the need for putting the system specs in are for.

Pie

BTW his auction was not like that yesterday. He changed the words in the Title.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:06 pm

thepieman wrote:Well with phishing if you look in the corner of your browser you can see if the page your looking at is actually the page that is being shown. If its made to look exactly like an Ebay page but its actually a site in Russia designed to capture your username and password. Its the same exact thing! Its a page thts designed to confuse and manipulate a person and to take their money.
Its the same thing in that it targets a person that doesn't know. The same way with Adware.

That box has about as much collectable value as the corn in my crap. It has no collectible value unless its some sort of special edition.

Phishing is more severe that that auction, I think you agree with that even.

As for value, gamers are crazy there was a guy at gamestop wanting to get a copy of FEAR when they got a new shipment i so he coudl get it before it was touched by the slaes people. People collect gameboy games too. Maybe someone would want a box because theirs got ripped. There are tons of possibilities.

Zerohero · Post by **Zerohero** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:07 pm

DV wrote:This one just sold.

x "box"

This person isn't even selling a real box, a homemade one

" It does not contain an Xbox 360 console, just the Xbox 360 home-made box"

Description

Item Specifics - Video Game Systems
Manufacturer:
Microsoft
Media Type:
DVD-ROM

Platform:
Microsoft Xbox 360
Format:
--

MPN:
XBOX360
Bundled Items:
--

Condition:
--

Why do they lest system specs if it's only a box? See this is what I don't agree with. Another bad seller. If it's a box, just say its a box!

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:09 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Phishing is more severe that that auction, I think you agree with that even.

.

How is that? If someone just paid 400 bucks for a box or if someone just got their last 400.00 taken out of their paypal account whats different? The fact that they get an empty box for their 400 bucks?

DV · Post by DV » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:13 pm

thepieman wrote:Ok well 58.00 bucks isn't too bad but 400.00 is ridiculous. For 58 bucks they can get the box and give it as a promissory present or something. I still don't get what the need for putting the system specs in are for.

Pie

BTW his auction was not like that yesterday. He changed the words in the Title.

Ok it's not nearly as bad as $400, but $58 for a brown box that says X-box on it is pretty messed up nonetheless. Since the buyer had a 0 I am guessing the sale probably didn't actually happen.

Zilog B · Post by **Zilog B** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:13 pm

Zilog B wrote:When the buyer gets the item, and isn't happy and wants a refund. What do you do?

Anybody want to tackle this question.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:17 pm

thepieman wrote:How is that? If someone just paid 400 bucks for a box or if someone just got their last 400.00 taken out of their paypal account whats different? The fact that they get an empty box for their 400 bucks?

Stealing personal info

With this it was a sale, the buyer chose to buy the box, he didnt surf into a fake site and automatically have a bid thrown in for it without his permission.

With phishing the action is theft. There is no sale.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:18 pm

Zilog B wrote:Anybody want to tackle this question.

I did.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:19 pm

Zerohero wrote:Description

Item Specifics - Video Game Systems
Manufacturer:
Microsoft
Media Type:
DVD-ROM

Platform:
Microsoft Xbox 360
Format:
--

MPN:
XBOX360
Bundled Items:
--

Condition:
--

Why do they lest system specs if it's only a box? See this is what I don't agree with. Another bad seller. If it's a box, just say its a box!

They both say it is just the box.

But I agree with you that system specs are not needed.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:21 pm

Zilog B wrote:Anybody want to tackle this question.

contact the seller, see if he will accept a return, if not, count your chickens and move on, no one forces you to buy anything off ebay, you voluntarily bid on the item and put forth the money to buy an item, if you decide you really don't want it you have to contact the person who sold it to you, it is between you and him

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:24 pm

thepieman wrote:Ok well 58.00 bucks isn't too bad but 400.00 is ridiculous. For 58 bucks they can get the box and give it as a promissory present or something. I still don't get what the need for putting the system specs in are for.

Pie

BTW his auction was not like that yesterday. He changed the words in the Title.

what is ridiculous to you may not be ridiculous for someone else

i agree with you on the system specs

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:25 pm

thepieman wrote:How is that? If someone just paid 400 bucks for a box or if someone just got their last 400.00 taken out of their paypal account whats different? The fact that they get an empty box for their 400 bucks?

why should you care, if someone is wililng to put out $400 for an empty box let em, it is not for you to decide

thepieman · Post by **thepieman** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:29 pm

Zilog B wrote:Anybody want to tackle this question.

I've given them a full refund for a past purchase. The buyer thought it was a different model and even though it was his mistake I gave him a full refund less the shipping.

Zilog B · Post by **Zilog B** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:31 pm

Brent wrote:why should you care, if someone is wililng to put out $400 for an empty box let em, it is not for you to decide

Do you really think the person buying that box for $400 expects to get an empty box?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:32 pm

Zilog B wrote:Do you really think the person buying that box for $400 expects to get an empty box?

Its that persons own fault!

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:33 pm

Zilog B wrote:Do you really think the person buying that box for $400 expects to get an empty box?

Well if they actually read the auction they would know what they are getting, it is in the title and the description.

Don't blame the seller because the buyer didn't read what he was actually buying.

People need to take responsibility for their own actions.

Spammy · Post by **Spammy** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:34 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Its that persons own fault!

So if I sell someone a Mortgage and I tell them that this is a 30 year fixed and it isn't.
It would be the property owners fault for not reading all the detail.?

what about misrepresentation?