White Xbox One charity auction raises $11,300

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A black Xbox One costs $500, but a white Xbox One sets you back $11,300. No, Microsoft isn't going with an ambitiously priced second SKU, but the much nicer story of an eBay user stumping up the cash for the normally employee-only console, with proceeds going towards the Wounded Warrior Project.

Microsoft's charity auction ended yesterday evening, after the bidding sat at $11,100 across a number of days. Then, with hours to go a new user snuck in to snatch up the limited edition console. He or she will receive their new, shiny white console when everyone else gets their boring black ones this Friday on November 22.

There's at least one other member of the public due to receive a white Xbox One, but over in the UK. Another white Xbox One was auctioned over there earlier this month, raising £5,000 (around $8,000) for charity organization GamesAid, which is passing on the money to a number of small UK charities for children and young people.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/11/19/white-xbox-one-charity-auction-raises-11-300/

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BluJ23Posted:

It would be better if the kinect was white to

BigRedMachinePosted:

$11,000 for that, I would have paid $1000 at the most.

SmurfsPosted:

I saw this on Ebay while the auction was up.

SkreamiesPosted:

destroyer89
Buttershy
-Robert- I dont understand why you would pay that much just for a different colour


It's the "employee only" version.

Also, he/she gets it before everyone else.


still a couple of days early a bit over the top paying 11k for a console you could buy the best PC gaming set up with that much and get a lot more out of it


He's not over-paying at all. You guys don't understand. This was a charity event. The reason the price was high is because the buyer was donating money.

destroyer89Posted:

Buttershy
-Robert- I dont understand why you would pay that much just for a different colour


It's the "employee only" version.

Also, he/she gets it before everyone else.


still a couple of days early a bit over the top paying 11k for a console you could buy the best PC gaming set up with that much and get a lot more out of it

destroyer89Posted:

HIV
Antonio_Cesaro wow there are to many dumb rich people who are going to buy it


Nothing dumb about donating to charity..


i wouldn't even if it was a charity there's a saying "charity starts at home."

MaggardoPosted:

I don't see why someone would pay $11,300 for a console, that is only a different color!

GossipPosted:

Im sorry but there is no way I would pay 11k for a system I could paint the same colour.

IntPosted:

Nice thing the employee did, good job.

AlexPosted:

Antonio_Cesaro wow there are to many dumb rich people who are going to buy it


Nothing dumb about donating to charity..