A guy screwed up and everyone is talking about what a moron he is? Can we please all take a chill pill? Don't act like you never made a stupid mistake.
Man Who Bought $735 Xbox One Photo Gets Free Xbox One
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Of course he didn't deserve to get screwed over - no one does in these circumstances. But what games is that four year old going to play? Ryse? CoD:Ghosts? Assassins' Creed: 4? I don't think many would support a four year old playing those titles.Smilomaniac said:
It may be unfair of me to judge based on his being a father at 15 and it's certainly unfair to be calling him "inbred" and asking for him to be neutered. But we're not going to get told what games he's bought along with the console and I feel safe in assuming that the four year old will either be enjoying games that are definitely not suitable for a kid that young (in my opinion), or not enjoying any games at all.
his stupid, smug face in that photo is the stupid, smug cherry on this entire heaping ice cream sundae of idiocy
if his "son" is even real, I hope he grows up to resent his father
if his "son" is even real, I hope he grows up to resent his father
what a fucking joke, 4 year old is not going to know wtf to do with his new xbone. I just......you fuck up like a true n00b and you get somthing for free if you cry about it enough ?
I just wanted to blow up over the situation, gotta let off some steam once in a while. Maybe if we neuter him he won't go buy a photograph of a ps4 for his 3 year old daughter that's hidden in the cupboardIAmTheToaster said:
The ad wasn't misleading at all, the 'wrong category' thing is total nonsense: the seller clearly and plainly listed what the item was so the guy is an idiot.Colour Scientist said:
One of the first life lessons i learnt came via Eve Online when i wasn't paying attention and used the 350mil i got from selling a Plex to buy a Domi when i thought i was buying a Sin (The Tech 2 Variant), through that game i learnt to check all transactions i make and it has saved me a few times (buying fake anime stuff being advertised and sold as real etc)
This guy messed up, cried about it on the internet and then not only got his money back (which i don't agree in, from what i gather he bid on it knowing it was a picture of an xbone but because it was in the video game section thought it was ok) but got a free Xbone "for his son" (Yeah his son, with its mass of child friendly day one releases (Skylanders and Angry Birds...))
All this teaches him (and others), is mess up and whine about it and someone will bail you out
This guy messed up, cried about it on the internet and then not only got his money back (which i don't agree in, from what i gather he bid on it knowing it was a picture of an xbone but because it was in the video game section thought it was ok) but got a free Xbone "for his son" (Yeah his son, with its mass of child friendly day one releases (Skylanders and Angry Birds...))
All this teaches him (and others), is mess up and whine about it and someone will bail you out
So next time I'm gonna buy a picture KNOWING it says PICTURE, acting like a completely stupid person, and I'm gonna get free stuff? Really?
But there was no con, con would've been someone selling the picture saying "this is a console I'm selling" but it said "this is a picture". Someone being stupid doesn't make it a con by any means.Little Duck said:
You'll have to say you were switching energy companies for your four year old son as a christmas present too! Instant profit.Teoes said:
Yeah, some company did something nice for someone and got some sweet free press out of it (Ok well the cost of an XBone) And people still debating his stupidity or defending the company saying he doesn't deserve it.
The truth is the press jumped on this not so special news story, which in turn was jumped on by gaming websites enjoying a bit of schadenfreude at a young guy who is obviously very thick cos he had a kid young (It really pisses me off at how much this came up in the discussion). All because it is videogame news it creates discussion, clicks and views. The company saw how many views this story got decided to cash in very, very cheaply and come across as good guys you want to buy your games off of. On every level this is a pretty cynical story.
The truth is the press jumped on this not so special news story, which in turn was jumped on by gaming websites enjoying a bit of schadenfreude at a young guy who is obviously very thick cos he had a kid young (It really pisses me off at how much this came up in the discussion). All because it is videogame news it creates discussion, clicks and views. The company saw how many views this story got decided to cash in very, very cheaply and come across as good guys you want to buy your games off of. On every level this is a pretty cynical story.
so, erm. this Nigerian prince offered to give me millions of £££ if i just give him my bank details and look after the money for him.
seems legit, and he is a prince after all. if it all goes wrong, i guess the bank could give me my money back, and some generous sort will donate me all the money i was promised.
yay
seems legit, and he is a prince after all. if it all goes wrong, i guess the bank could give me my money back, and some generous sort will donate me all the money i was promised.
yay
And nor did I ever say they did - I said I personally have issues with a four year old child playing games in which one kills hundreds of people. I don't think it would have a long-term effect, I just don't like the idea that four is considered an acceptable age to witness violence.Smilomaniac said:
In what way is any of the story our business at all? If you take issue with people judging this story, why don't you take issue with the fact that there is any story to be told here?Smilomaniac said:
Disgraceful. People should be punished for their idiocy, not rewarded.
He didn't even deserve a refund from Ebay, considering that he knew the item he was buying was a photo and he bought it anyway thinking it was just a mix up.
He didn't even deserve a refund from Ebay, considering that he knew the item he was buying was a photo and he bought it anyway thinking it was just a mix up.
ITT: Someone calls for him to be neutered
>ITT: More people are outraged that someone got a free thing than when people steal a bunch of said things
There's absolutely no way that anyone in this thread is bitter and petty and saying dumb things because of it. None whatsoever.
And before some sensitive soul calls out the greentext: I'm just trying to match the tone of the thread.
>ITT: More people are outraged that someone got a free thing than when people steal a bunch of said things
There's absolutely no way that anyone in this thread is bitter and petty and saying dumb things because of it. None whatsoever.
And before some sensitive soul calls out the greentext: I'm just trying to match the tone of the thread.
Well that's cute and all that, but I don't have much sympathy anyways.
He
a) Got fooled in the first place
b) Bought via eBay instead of official channels
c) Early-Adopted
and d) Could have just built a half-decent gaming PC at that price.
He
a) Got fooled in the first place
b) Bought via eBay instead of official channels
c) Early-Adopted
and d) Could have just built a half-decent gaming PC at that price.
Wow, this thread is filled with some people I'm glad I never have to know in person.
The wording of this NEWS STORY is intentionally slated to make the guy look like a complete idiot, because it's author WANTS everyone to make the guy look like a complete idiot. That's the same conclusion the author came to, and it's the same one he wants YOU to come to.
Congratulations to those of you on being a pack of obedient, predictable jerkasses.
This is not the story of some dipshit who went online, saw a PICTURE of an XBOX ONE, and blindly threw more than $700 at it. This is a man who READ the description well enough to later recall that it actually did state that the pictured item was, itself, a picture. But using his deductive reasoning skills, the things apparently half the folks in this thread utterly lack, he determined that in order to be placed in the Home Electronics category... it had to be a home electronics item.
He probably re-read the damn thing several times and, like any human not entirely jaded and cynical of the world, thought to himself "It's in the electronics category, eBay monitors these sorts of things, and this guy has no negative feedback. It's probably legit." A perfectly reasonable, in naive, assumption to make. Given that he's 19, it's one that I'm even more comfortable believing comes from a place of naivety.
Meanwhile, there's folks here suggesting he be neutered. There's folks here making him out to be the biggest idiot on the face of the Earth. There's folks here actually calling HIM the con, and others who say he shouldn't have even gotten his refund.
The author has gotten his wish. You've all turned the victim of a vicious scam into the villain, condemning him to the same place you condemn rapists, pedophiles, and people who talk in movie theatres in your minds, I'm sure. The man hasn't been REWARDED for anything. He's been singled out by a manipulative media and branded the 'village idiot', so that the lot of you can get riled up and rage at the otherwise PR-laden story of a company doing something nice for someone to make a good name for themselves.
No, he'll be 'that stupid guy who fell for that one scam that once' forever. Sure he got his money back. Sure he got an XBOX ONE for free out of the deal. But everyone will only remember that his naive belief that the world isn't out to screw everyone over got him screwed over to the tune of $700. They'll accuse him of manufacturing the whole debacle himself. They'll accuse him of milking the fact that he has a son (whom he obviously wants to raise to play games, and thus become one of you fine upstanding folks here) to garner sympathy.
And more-over, they'll completely ignore the very genuine surprise and gratitude he showed when CeX decided to put him up on a stage and make an even bigger deal out of his already-humiliating blunder by giving him a free XBOX ONE.
I, on the other hand, am happy for the man.
The moral of this story is that sometimes, good things come out of bad things. Sometimes, just sometimes, the world sees someone do something terrible and does something genuinely good to compensate. Even if the reasons are selfish, as all reasons are, the result was a kind one.
Kindness is the thing this world most desperately lacks. The tone of this article and the comments attached to it are proof enough of that.
[joke]
Now, if the kid grows up to play League of Legends... feel free to burn the guy at the stake...
[/joke]
The wording of this NEWS STORY is intentionally slated to make the guy look like a complete idiot, because it's author WANTS everyone to make the guy look like a complete idiot. That's the same conclusion the author came to, and it's the same one he wants YOU to come to.
Congratulations to those of you on being a pack of obedient, predictable jerkasses.
This is not the story of some dipshit who went online, saw a PICTURE of an XBOX ONE, and blindly threw more than $700 at it. This is a man who READ the description well enough to later recall that it actually did state that the pictured item was, itself, a picture. But using his deductive reasoning skills, the things apparently half the folks in this thread utterly lack, he determined that in order to be placed in the Home Electronics category... it had to be a home electronics item.
He probably re-read the damn thing several times and, like any human not entirely jaded and cynical of the world, thought to himself "It's in the electronics category, eBay monitors these sorts of things, and this guy has no negative feedback. It's probably legit." A perfectly reasonable, in naive, assumption to make. Given that he's 19, it's one that I'm even more comfortable believing comes from a place of naivety.
Meanwhile, there's folks here suggesting he be neutered. There's folks here making him out to be the biggest idiot on the face of the Earth. There's folks here actually calling HIM the con, and others who say he shouldn't have even gotten his refund.
The author has gotten his wish. You've all turned the victim of a vicious scam into the villain, condemning him to the same place you condemn rapists, pedophiles, and people who talk in movie theatres in your minds, I'm sure. The man hasn't been REWARDED for anything. He's been singled out by a manipulative media and branded the 'village idiot', so that the lot of you can get riled up and rage at the otherwise PR-laden story of a company doing something nice for someone to make a good name for themselves.
No, he'll be 'that stupid guy who fell for that one scam that once' forever. Sure he got his money back. Sure he got an XBOX ONE for free out of the deal. But everyone will only remember that his naive belief that the world isn't out to screw everyone over got him screwed over to the tune of $700. They'll accuse him of manufacturing the whole debacle himself. They'll accuse him of milking the fact that he has a son (whom he obviously wants to raise to play games, and thus become one of you fine upstanding folks here) to garner sympathy.
And more-over, they'll completely ignore the very genuine surprise and gratitude he showed when CeX decided to put him up on a stage and make an even bigger deal out of his already-humiliating blunder by giving him a free XBOX ONE.
I, on the other hand, am happy for the man.
The moral of this story is that sometimes, good things come out of bad things. Sometimes, just sometimes, the world sees someone do something terrible and does something genuinely good to compensate. Even if the reasons are selfish, as all reasons are, the result was a kind one.
Kindness is the thing this world most desperately lacks. The tone of this article and the comments attached to it are proof enough of that.
[joke]
Now, if the kid grows up to play League of Legends... feel free to burn the guy at the stake...
[/joke]
if he fell for the so called scam in the year ebay launched, i would feel for the guy. if he fell for the so called scam in when the first xbox launched i would feel for the guy. but it is the year 2013. the scam has been around so long, its elegible to vote.
being nineteen years old and having a four year old kid does not help to paint a picture of a person with a lot of foresight or good judgement at all.
buying an xbox for this kid is even more questionable, if he indeed bought it for the kid. a little bit much of an investment for a four year old kid who cant even care about next gen graphics yet, dont you think?
he should get his money back sure. not because he doesnt deserve a lesson, but because its the right thing to do on ebays part. but a free xbox? now that alters the message very much. i read it as this: "if you are too stupid or reckless to apply common sense on the internet in transactions that involve substantial amounts of money, cry, *****, moan, victimize yourself in the media and a dont forget to include a big cup of "wont someone think of the children!?", then not only will you suffer no losses but free stuff will get shoved into your face because everybody wants to be a saint on christmas"
that is what i see and i think its a very bad thing.
you know why? because there is no free stuff. the employee hours ebay spent on sorting this thing out will be payed by customers. the "free" xbox he got will be payed for by the customers of cex.
you knows who pays for his "free" stuff? everybody else.
being nineteen years old and having a four year old kid does not help to paint a picture of a person with a lot of foresight or good judgement at all.
buying an xbox for this kid is even more questionable, if he indeed bought it for the kid. a little bit much of an investment for a four year old kid who cant even care about next gen graphics yet, dont you think?
he should get his money back sure. not because he doesnt deserve a lesson, but because its the right thing to do on ebays part. but a free xbox? now that alters the message very much. i read it as this: "if you are too stupid or reckless to apply common sense on the internet in transactions that involve substantial amounts of money, cry, *****, moan, victimize yourself in the media and a dont forget to include a big cup of "wont someone think of the children!?", then not only will you suffer no losses but free stuff will get shoved into your face because everybody wants to be a saint on christmas"
that is what i see and i think its a very bad thing.
you know why? because there is no free stuff. the employee hours ebay spent on sorting this thing out will be payed by customers. the "free" xbox he got will be payed for by the customers of cex.
you knows who pays for his "free" stuff? everybody else.