Teen pays $735 for photo of Xbox One on eBay

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Peter Clatworthy, a 19-year-old in the UK, has been saving his pounds to buy an Xbox One console for his young son. In particular, he had his sights aimed at the special and hard-to-find Day One edition. Day One editions on eBay UK have been selling for upwards of $800, so Clatworthy thought he had gotten a deal when he found one for $735.

There was one big red flag on the listing. The description noted the item up for auction was a photo. However, since it was listed in the consoles category and the seller had good feedback, Clatworthy went ahead with the purchase. "It said 'photo' and I was in two minds, but I looked at the description and the fact it was in the right category made me think it was genuine," he explained to the Nottingham Post.

Clatworthy's package showed up looking a lot flatter and smaller than he expected. It was, indeed, merely a photo of a Day One Xbox with the words, "Thank you for your purchase" written on the back.
To add insult to injury, the photo wasn't even of a high quality. It looks to have been printed off from an inkjet with failing cartridges. Definitely not suitable for framing.

All is not lost. Clatworthy is working with eBay to get his money back. He has been told he will get a full refund due to the misleading nature of the listing.
A look at completed listings on eBay UK shows several listings with 450 pound ($735) buy-it-now prices with the title "Xbox One Fifa 14 Day One Edition, Photo Brand New UK 2013." The links to the actual listings and descriptions are no longer active.

Clatworthy's disappointing experience should stand as another eBay cautionary tale about reading the fine print and being wary of deals that seem too good to be true, but it's hard to blame him for trying to make his Xbox dreams come true. A quick question asking for clarification might have saved some grief, but the scummy seller is really the heart of the problem.

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CayPosted:

-OH-NO- And this is why i stay on amazon...


Amazon and eBay are both equally as safe and unsafe, you have the chance of buying counterfeit items on Amazon and the listing never gets removed, look at the iPhone LifeProof cases on Amazon, they are sold for 40$ and all are fake, they've been there for about 7 months and still nothing. That's why you buy from people with high positive rating on eBay and if the listing is misleading and/or fraudulent then you can get your money back through eBay's moneyback guarantee or PayPal dispute. Both sites are good you're just too biased.

GeorgasmPosted:

-OH-NO- And this is why i stay on amazon...


Amazon isn't guaranteed to be safe, anyone can sell on there, just like ebay.

AE86Posted:

And this is why i stay on amazon...

DreamsPosted:

-Zodiac It's good that he got his money back. I'd be pretty pissed if I got scammed and got no refund.


he wasnt scammed the listing told him it was a picture and thats what he got granted the guy that was selling this was trying to pull a fast one hoping nobody would read it but in no way was it a scam

gtapro151Posted:

UMF
ODST Just FYI to anyone that also reads this article, This is a 19 year old guy who has a 4 year old son. Having a child at 15 was his first mistake but now he has made another big screw up. I don't blame the guy for being mad but at the same time, I'm guessing this person has a very low IQ.
So getting someone pregnant at 15 means you have a low IQ? Don't just to conclusions, you don't know the full details...


he probably someone from the olden days were the rule was no sex at all till you married lol times have diffidently changed and shit happens

CallMeBooPosted:

Its so easy to be mislead on ebay. Good to see hes getting it worked out

3PTPosted:

It's good that he got his money back. I'd be pretty pissed if I got scammed and got no refund.

MaggardoPosted:

I'm glad to here that he is getting his money back!

CaszechPosted:

Its pretty sad the seller sold a photo, but its good he's getting refunded.

drew024Posted:

it said photo in it. so he got a photo. hes stupid for buying something that says photo in it.