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 The links to the actual listings and descriptions are no longer active.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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Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57614630-1/teen-pays-$735-for-photo-of-xbox-one-on-ebay/

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LotPosted:

That must suck to have all your money you saved to have it taken away like that

slaughtercellPosted:

The seller put a picture of the console in the console section... That is against the rules of Ebay and is also misleading

AlexPosted:

if he goes to court he could easily win loads of people have sued people for thousands for this

GuwapPosted:

Pin So many scams like this are arising on Ebay now. I saw around 6 different listings for Pele (the new legends card on fifa) the other day. They all had bids on of over 100GBP and in the small print, right at the bottom of the page (after scrolling for ages) was the 'you are buying a printed photo of Pele's legend card' text.

It's sad to think we live in a world where people are this sly and selfish.

That is crazy, I better start checking cause I am going to be buying a Xbox One soon and Ebay seems the cheapest.

mightycarmodsPosted:

Fidelity That's awful. I can't imagine saving money for so long, and having it all mean nothing once you find out you were scammed.


I know right, that is way I stay away from eBay.

LikeCrazyPosted:

I'd say the seller was smart but the buyer is an idiot.. and if he is 19 buying an xbox one for his son, what on earth age is he? To play it you'd surely have to be 4 at least..

reaper12366Posted:

I am really happy that he is getting his money because that honestly really sucks I honestly feel really bad for the poor guy.

FidelityPosted:

That's awful. I can't imagine saving money for so long, and having it all mean nothing once you find out you were scammed.

PinPosted:

So many scams like this are arising on Ebay now. I saw around 6 different listings for Pele (the new legends card on fifa) the other day. They all had bids on of over 100GBP and in the small print, right at the bottom of the page (after scrolling for ages) was the 'you are buying a printed photo of Pele's legend card' text.

It's sad to think we live in a world where people are this sly and selfish.

DemonSurferPosted:

I don't believe for one minute he was buying it for his 4 year old son.. more like himself and then used the "it's for my son" excuse for sympathy.Seriously what games are even out for a 4 year old on XBOX ONE? He should be spending the money on something a little more sensible for a child anyways,probably takes all the cash from his girlfriend and spends it on Xbox and himself instead of buying stuff the kid needs.He deserves to be ripped off as he obviously doesn't have any sense at all.


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