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 The links to the actual listings and descriptions are no longer active.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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GT-RPosted:

That is why I rarely buy off ebay. It's unbelievable what people will do to make money off others.

Xbox__LivePosted:

That's people these days.....

MwahPosted:

People are so selfish, why sell a photo. So disrecspectful

TywinPosted:

EstablishedGaming Pure stupidity buyer should have looked into it more.


I don't see how people can insult this guy.
When people buy something that has a specific label in the title, that is what they are expecting.

Not a picture of what is in the title.

OfficialLeonPosted:

DemonSurfer
Oasis What a tool. He deserves it, he reckons he bought it for his 4 year old son?? Jog on mate, you probably borrowed the money to buy it for yourself with the intention of spending a tenner on your kid for Xmas.

Think about it, if it was your money, would you still click buy even after seeing the word 'photo', I don't think so.

Idiots like this shouldn't be allowed to breed.

That's pretty much exactly what i said... obviously it was for himself,he must think people will believe anything.. probably expects donations so he can buy "his son" another.Muppet!
HIS SON MIGHT WANNA PLAY LEGO MARVELS. whats wrong with a 4year old playing a video game? you people take gaming too serious you forget that games are suppose to be fun and not life consuming. Your mad because you're older and his son is young playing a game? thats sad.

TheJamnmanPosted:

It really is hard to believe that someone would try to sell a photo of the console. Even as a prank, that is really messed up.

DissPosted:

Hopefully this gets sorted out and he gets his money back. It would be a shame if he didn't.

SpeedballPosted:

That's just messed up. Why do people feel the need mm to do this to others? Its not funny and is very disrespectful

AchePosted:

That is quite sad that someone would actually put that up for sale to trick people.

Even if they stated it was only a picture, they still put it up because they knew someone wouldn't read the description correctly. That is just taking advantage of people.

EstablishedGamingPosted:

Pure stupidity buyer should have looked into it more.


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