Man Who Bought $735 Xbox One Photo Gets Free Xbox One

[Headsprouter]

Well, they called their shop CeX. I wouldn't expect any better from them than to swipe some cheap publicity from a man's stupidity.

A dad at 15. If he doesn't learn from this I hope he at least knows how to put a condom on, now.

 

[jammiestdodger]

I live in Nottingham, this guy seems quite a fool. I seem to remember reading that this chap is jobless and on the dole. My question is how the feck did he get 450 quid to buy this thing. For your son? hmm... its nice to see my hundreds of pounds of national insurance money a month is going to a good cause.

 

[Kyogissun]

What saddens me most about this is the vitriol being dished out towards the guy. He got very lucky, I doubt even he would deny that, but that doesn't warrant the bitter and hateful comments directed at him.

He isn't lucky, he did something stupid and decided to get some people's attention and make himself look special.

eBay saw it as covering their asses to refund his money, the site that started his story saw it as good clickbait and CEX saw it as a nice opportunity for good publicity.

It's a young man who, as far as we can tell, has not made great life decisions and continues to do so. And rather than people attempt to make him learn a lesson from his mistakes, it's being publically displayed as a story of the 'underdog' getting rewarded.

Except if this WERE the case of a legitimate underdog, it wouldn't be coated in caveats like '19 year old with a 4 year old son' or 'Even though I saw that the description said it was a photo of an xbone, I decided to buy it anyway because it was in the category I wanted to buy the product from' and best of all 'this gift is for my 4 year old son and totally not for me, the teenager who totally doesn't like to play video games'.

People are upset because the bullshit detector is going off the charts with this whole story. He plays up being conned and then goes around to con other people into buying his story and CEX decides to play along with the con by giving him a free xbone.

There is nothing 'lucky' about this, there's a VERY good chance this kid decided he could get some attention and some shit for free by acting like a moron and whadaya know, he did. It's society continuing to further reinforce that it's okay to be careless and make bad decisions, because you just might end up gold in the end when people pick up the pieces for you.

It's a continued reinforcement of this concept, just on an EXTREMELY small scale is all. He should not be praised for his 'luck', he was rightfully ridiculed in the original article that was posted. It's good that he got his money back but holy shit did he NOT need to be REWARDED for his mistake by not ONLY getting his money back but getting something for free too.

He's not a child, he's a fucking 19 year teen kid with a 4 year old son, though his behavior, actions and that smug look on his face in the photo SEEM to imply he has the mind of a 10 year old who just pulled the wool over the eyes of his parents.

 

[SUPA FRANKY]

Wow, you guys are jealous. Also, you guys don't le things die don't you? We get it, you think he's dumb for getting ripped off, and think he shouldn't be able to breed anymore ( Talk about pretentious.)

OT: Good for him.

 

[jammiestdodger]

Inbreds like this should be neutered, not rewarded.

eBay say that if you've read a description and it states what it is and you buy it: END OF. The seller was completely honest, and this dipshit clearly knew what he was buying, obviously for his 4 year old - yeah ok buddy - but yet he gets his money back and a free console.

Godfuckingdammitworldstopcateringtostupidpeople ;_;

This is definitely a proportionate reaction to the situation.

Indeed. He certainly deserved a refund, not a free console.

He certainly doesn't deserve neutering.

EDIT: On a side note, what's the use in neutering someone who has already had a child..?

when youre a 19 year old with a 4 year old already that seems to have managed to scrape up the dough that most of us with jobs cant, I can see an argument for it...

 

[camazotz]

He is being rewarded for being a complete moron. I'm sorry, but no. This is not how society should work.

Nuts, I was going to say that this is encouraging idiotic cry-babies. The guy even admitted that it said PHOTO in the item description, and he still somehow got news coverage because he was 'scammed'.

He also read the fucking category which said that it was not a photograph, which was why he bid on it. Why is everybody being so intentionally dense about this? It's not like the guy went out and hurt anybody, he was a victim of a con, and even if it is something that is fun to laugh about, that doesn't make him unworthy of any kind of sympathy. He's the victim here.

Would have agreed, if he didn't admit it said photograph, and not the console in an interview.

If he admits he read it wrong and bought it anyway, that is not a con. This to me is more life-lesson than 'con'. If he took the time to read the description where it says photo and not console, and figured he would get the console anyway, needs to really think about his priorities.

He is only a victim of his own idiocy, and I am not meaning being a father at fifteen. Hell, the people who fell for the actual con of 'unlocking backwards compatibility' on the XB1 get more sympathy from me, cause most people aren't tech-savvy enough to know it wouldn't work, but he failed basic logic and reading skills.

Sorry Revnak, but I disagree with your opinion with my own opinion.

Being dumb does not mean the scammer is off the hook. And he's a victim of someone else's predatory efforts to take advantage of his (and others') idiocy. We can all shake our heads in bewilderment that he fell for it, but the fact that it ever happened in the first place is the real crime here that we should all be pissed off about.

I don't honestly know how I feel about this guy getting an Xbox One, though. I suppose it's fine...the store awarding it can do whatever it wants, after all....and I imagine this guy is not rolling in money...but doing this seems to be rewarding his lack of common sense. And while I don't bedgrudge the victim of a scam, I do think that the optimal solution here already happened (Ebay refunds him) while adding the free Xbox One seems somehow to be rewarding bad judgement and poor decision making skills.

 

[camazotz]

I live in Nottingham, this guy seems quite a fool. I seem to remember reading that this chap is jobless and on the dole. My question is how the feck did he get 450 quid to buy this thing. For your son? hmm... its nice to see my hundreds of pounds of national insurance money a month is going to a good cause.

Probably his parents. But who knows, you could be right.

 

[camazotz]

Well, they called their shop CeX. I wouldn't expect any better from them than to swipe some cheap publicity from a man's stupidity.

A dad at 15. If he doesn't learn from this I hope he at least knows how to put a condom on, now.

Maybe we missed his outrage four years ago when he was awarded $10,000 from Trojan Condoms after complaining that he thought they were chewable?

 

[wiiwiieddie]

The look on his face seems to sum this entire thing up

 

[jovack22]

teenager.. 4 year old son... ugh

 

[Weaver]

I still feel like it's the equivalent of falling for a Nigerian money transfer scam.
I remember people doing this selling a picture scam in 2003.

 

[wulf3n]

Shouldn't the photo be of the kid getting the Xbone? after all it was bought for him.

 

[VoidWanderer]

He is being rewarded for being a complete moron. I'm sorry, but no. This is not how society should work.

Nuts, I was going to say that this is encouraging idiotic cry-babies. The guy even admitted that it said PHOTO in the item description, and he still somehow got news coverage because he was 'scammed'.

He also read the fucking category which said that it was not a photograph, which was why he bid on it. Why is everybody being so intentionally dense about this? It's not like the guy went out and hurt anybody, he was a victim of a con, and even if it is something that is fun to laugh about, that doesn't make him unworthy of any kind of sympathy. He's the victim here.

There are things in this story, after having a long look at makes little sense.

First of all, the age of the kid, at most Peter would be 15 years old when his kid was born, but given the 9 months incubation period, this could get down to the very squicky age of 14. This makes me want to take a long shower to feel clean again.

Again, I bring up that he read the auction description which did not state that he would get a console. But I will accept that he was justly rewarded with a full refund of his bid. That is perfectly fine and fair.

But, if he is buying this brand new console for his 4 year-old, what game other than Lego Marvel Super Heroes would he get? I mean seriously, I highly doubt that Forza, FIFA, and all the other launch games are appropriate for a 4 year-old to play. And while I am aware that when we were younger there were games we could play, the size of the XB1 controller, compared to the older systems would make the logistics of him holding it questionable. I cannot figure out how someone with small hand could hold such a large item, and use the buttons and sticks effectively.

While Peter was a victim of a con (I will agree to this), I think this above and beyond any justifiable reward, and that got me thinking. Wasn't there an article or something stating that the PS4 outsold the XB1 in the UK or something? Wouldn't this be a great piece of marketing, not for the stores so much, but for Microsoft?

 

[VoidWanderer]

And I am sorry, but his face in photo is a little creepy. I mean, a cocked eyebrow and lop-sided grin?

Really?

 

[Arawn]

I'm of mixed emotions of this story. For the most part I'm jealous he nabbed a much sought after unit. He got his refund after being conned that in itself is lucky. Half the time you'll get a "Buyer beware" when you try a refund from most companies or purchases. But to get a system for free that's a step beyond. The next part of me is angry that he was stupid as to not read the descriptions. This is a given on any purchase. Medicine or food you buy in the grocery store is the same way. Just buying it blindly and having an allergic reaction isn't the fault of product nor can you blame the store. You, the purchaser, have a duty to look at what you're purchasing. I guess in his defense it was in the improper heading, but still you'd think he'd look anyway. I tried to buy an original PS3 online (my old was fried) and after reading the description found out it was broken. Seriously the guy was selling a broken console. So I didn't buy it. Simple as that. Finally comes curiosity. After reading the story I start to wonder how many others have done something similar and yet got nothing from it. I truly believe this isn't an isolated incident. Chances are there are other unfortunate souls that fell for that trick. Perhaps they were too embarrassed to come forward with their stories? Got their refund and didn't raise as big fuss over their incompetence. Who knows. The guy got lucky, he should know that. Nothing I say or do will change that fact. Yet he shouldn't feel proud in the slightest, but seems he got his 15mins of fame.

 

[yundex]

Everyone is so negative. Yeah he was a moron, and didn't really deserve it. Come on, though, if that happened to you, wouldn't you be pumped? Just be happy for the guy and move on!

This forum has a very large group of losers who have nothing better to do than to try and tear other people down every chance they get. I swear they would and have berated small children in the past for doing something "stupid". I wish someone studying psychology could shine some light onto what the hell is wrong with some of the people here.

 

[Sarge034]

Stupidity being rewarded... Awesome. -.-

Sarcasm

So, I'm totally going to go to my local store and buy some demo item. When they tell me it might have some wear and tear because it is a demo item I will dismiss this as they are a store and required to sell me new items. I will ***** to the media about said product and profit. Because fuck you people who use common sense. NOOBZ.

/Sarcasm

 

[Infernal Lawyer]

Baaaaah. So much hate and anger here. I love this society: people who get free stuff for being stupid are hated more than outright thieves. Seriously, where was the anger towards the scammer in the first thread?

No, he sure as hell didn't deserve a free Xbox, but does he really deserve all this hatred and anger? Shame on all of you.

 

[emeraldrafael]

sorry to be cynical, but I'm going to have to agree with the others that had the same opinion. Dont reward idiot behavior. I know this is a bit of hyperbole but all its teaches is that if you get laughed at enough and look pathetic enough you'll get free stuff and thats not a lesson you should teacher.

 

[Blazing Steel]

'Stupidity' here was rewarded while intelligent people get scammed and suffer. If you've ever been scammed it's a hellofalot easier to be angry at him. Most feel it's unfair.

No, it's been said over and over again that only stupid people get scammed. The intelligent people don't get scammed. It's because he got scammed that he's stupid. Or maybe he got scammed because he's stupid. Anyway, there was a whole thread about it and the consensus was that getting scammed is for stupids.

Really? You're saying it's impossible for intelligent people to be scammed? Yeah right. Everyone at some point in their life will probably be scammed, only those who are extremely cautious might be able to escape their wrath.

Regardless this man wasn't scammed. Being scammed implies he didn't know about it but he clearly knew what he was walking into and bought the wrong thing anyway. Stupid or smarts, (see first reply) but not scammed.

Why is it easier to be angry at him because you have the experience of being scammed? Surely that's counter-intuitive? He got scammed and was fortunate enough to get a win out of it. You got scammed and didn't get a win out of it. Why is that his fault? Surely the bad man who scammed you is who you should be angry with.

Can you do confused smilies on this website?

Maybe that's just the cynic in me but my problem is that he wasn't really scammed, more that he was rewarded for his stupidly. Countless times I've heard or seen people who are scammed but don't even receive a refund for their troubles. If this man received a refund and nothing else then I'd be happy for the guy, but this guy was then rewarded for it.

To put it another way, I don't believe the guy should be rewarded. He in no way deserved it. Simple as that I guess.