Wow, that took like 5 minutes to really sink in that someone would bid like that, unfortunately for the buyer, it clearly states what he is buying. I feel bad for him/her, but WTF, education is priceless, ignorance, expensive.
that cant be legit bet the guy gets his money back i bid on cds all the time and people will pay like 4 or 5 dollars more to win the item when you can find it as a buy now for lots less lol
here's a funny eBay story.. http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/top/beat-an-ebay-scammer-call-his-mom-180733.php
I remember this same thing happened with the PS2 first came out. I heard on the radio that some lady paid over $600 for the box on ebay. Thats what you get for not reading the description carefully!
whats even funnier is if you look at the item location, it's in Anderson Indiana, thats where I am!!! i bet i know that guy! (and no it aint me, i'd at least toss in some candy or something with the shiny empty box)
yeah sure, darth. I know that you've crossed over to the darkside. its people like you that hinder the evolution of the human race! j/k
I work with a guy that thinks he can buy/sell gold and silver jewlery through ebay. He learned cause one time he thought he was buying jewlery he bought a manual for a few $100 dollars on how to buy/sell gold and silver through ebay.
Looks like blacksauceny isn't a sucker afterall.I was curious about the outcome of that auction. He/she didn't pay for the item. They have a -1 rating,which came from the seller of the x-box-pkg only seller, LOL. I checked into their history,and that's their 2nd different user name. Will Ebay be after them? Probably not? 30 lashes with a wet noodle. That's the first overall negative rating that I have come across.
But you know, I don't understand how some merchants can sell things for a penny and you see it a lot. I recently bought this really good stand for my digital piano for two cents! There were a lot of things for a one cent minimum bid. Granted, postage and delivery came up to $25.00 but it was a hell of a good stand and worth quite a bit so it was a hell of a deal even with that postage charge. I just don't understand how this is possible but they do it all the time.
Gerry, usually the penny starting bid is a bait to get someone's attention, the expectation is that the expected amount will be bid. But, alas as some find out, no one wants what they are offering and certain sharp individuals (Like you)find a heck of a deal. Just a part of doing business. WHen I sold my leftovers on E-Bay, I would always start out at .99ยข and watch the bidding soar, the real key was to have the bidding close out about 11PM on the east coast on Sunday evening, those auctions would seem to have the most activity in the last hour or so and would fetch me the most. Wonder if there are any antique canes listed now? But, I don't feel sorry for the individuals involved in the X-Box box fiasco, both knew what they were doing, the winning bidder had set up a phantom account after he/she came to their senses and realized just exactly what they were bidding on. They had no intention of following thru with the sale, I've seen lots of users who do this to get out of paying too much for an item after they get bid remorse. C'est la vie.
