PS3 sold for $0.99

[LOBO2999]

For those of you angered by people queuing up for the Playstation 3 and then selling it on for a profit I bring you a rather entertaining yarn.

It starts with a young man from Boston, who waited in his local BestBuy line for 40 hours to ensure he got hold of his Playstation 3 come release day. Once he secured his purchase he quickly ran home and jumped on eBay. So desperate was he to make his Playstation 3 stand out form the crowd on the auction floor he had also bought a whole host of games, an extra controller as well as a free 2 year warranty worth $100. The package he offered looked pretty tasty.

It really was looking good for ebayer kusakay - 26 positive feedbacks and the chance to earn an absolute fortune, all just for standing in a queue for 40 hours. However, kusakay made a mistake and instead of putting the Playstation 3 up for auction for $0.99 he clicked the 'buy it now' button. As would be imagined the kit, worth over $1,000, was swiftly snapped up by a buyer called geeqnastie. All for less than a measly dollar.

If this isn't a hoax then no doubt the Playstation 3 will actually end up 'stolen' before it can be posted when the fool realises his mistake. Either way it just highlights what stupidity/lack of sleep can actually do to you. You have been warned.

Check the auction out for yourself
http://cgi.ebay.com/Playstation-3-P...QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#DESCDATA

 

[JAG72]

That is absolutely funny. I guess this kid will finally have his first negative feedback when he refuses to sell the item.

 

[charper1]

He could try to weasel out by refusing to sell to a ZERO rated bidder; and then re-list it correctly. BUT what a doofus; this seems too sad to be true and my suspicion meter is peaked for some reason.

 

[lakebum431]

That is great!!!

 

[tawhite]

What a dumbass!

 

[mrparrott]

thats priceless best laugh I had today

 

[mwgiii]

You have to love stupid people.

I saw an auction for 3 PS1s that closed for over $3000. It was at the peak of the frenzy and the buyers didn't read the auction.

 

[mrparrott]

I wonder if he ever shiped that ps3?

 

[korsjs]

still has 100 percent feedback.

 

[stone phillips420]

i dont think his latest transaction for ps3 for .99 has completed yet, i doubt he will sell

 

[Sapient]

I doubt the buyer expects to get it anyway. If it were me, I would just have a laugh and agree to void the auction.

 

[mikley28]

I doubt the buyer expects to get it anyway. If it were me, I would just have a laugh and agree to void the auction.

Actually if bidding on an item is considered a binding contract according to ebay (says so at when you confirm your bid) then can each party be subject to litigation?

 

[Sapient]

Actually if bidding on an item is considered a binding contract according to ebay (says so at when you confirm your bid) then can each party be subject to litigation?

I suppose so. I am no lawyer, but I suspect the law has some wiggle room for cases where there is a clear and obvious error in an advertised price. And how much time and money is the buyer going to be willing to spend on legal fees to get a cheap PS3?

 

[JamesJ]

there is no wiggle room for advertisied prices, trust me, in our restaraunt if someone catches it, we have to honor that price, or be sued for false advertising-but I dont know how much someone would want to do a ps3/ebay case to get one for 99 cents, add on the lawyer fees and you are talking too much!

 

[Sapient]

there is no wiggle room for advertisied prices, trust me, in our restaraunt if someone catches it, we have to honor that price, or be sued for false advertising-but I dont know how much someone would want to do a ps3/ebay case to get one for 99 cents, add on the lawyer fees and you are talking too much!

I've seen companies refuse to sell for the advertised price when it really was just an error. I've seen signs announcing that certain coupons could not be honored.

I have a feeling that a court would rule with the seller in this case. Of course, my feeling and $4 will get you a cup of coffee.

 

[JamesJ]

I've seen companies refuse to sell for the advertised price when it really was just an error. I've seen signs announcing that certain coupons could not be honored.

I have a feeling that a court would rule with the seller in this case. Of course, my feeling and $4 will get you a cup of coffee.

you would have a legal right to take those companies to court. Now the coupon thing since their was sign up to tell people that, then that makes the other "contract" bad. I will say it this way, if there were any give in this area, then companies would be able to say come in and buy a PS3 for 299 here for one day only, then when people got there, charge them 399, and be on your merry way! Now of course this is hypothetical, and 75% of the population would ask why they were overcharging, but you get my drift, False Advertising is very very frowned upon, at least here in Ohio it is, and you can get in some serious crap, with heavy fines! but like I said, I think this was a honest mistake, and neither side will do anything legally, its not worth it.

 

[ClevelandRob]

Similar thing happened to me on ebay. Bought a cell phone through "Buy It Now" for a mistaken listing of .99¢. The seller refused to sell it to me and refunded my PayPal payment. It was a $150 retail priced phone. The seller was a jerk but offered me the phone at a discounted price. I didn't even bother to leave him negative feedback since he basically said he would do the same. While it is a legal contract, I think there is a sense of morality as accidents do happen. Many ebay forum members advised me that letting it go is pretty much the best thing to do. So I did.

 

[Sapient]

you would have a legal right to take those companies to court. Now the coupon thing since their was sign up to tell people that, then that makes the other "contract" bad. I will say it this way, if there were any give in this area, then companies would be able to say come in and buy a PS3 for 299 here for one day only, then when people got there, charge them 399, and be on your merry way! Now of course this is hypothetical, and 75% of the population would ask why they were overcharging, but you get my drift, False Advertising is very very frowned upon, at least here in Ohio it is, and you can get in some serious crap, with heavy fines! but like I said, I think this was a honest mistake, and neither side will do anything legally, its not worth it.

Yeah, but I don't know if this would really qualify as false advertising. It is as if you had put up a sign at Hallmark that said "One free car with $20 purchase" when you meant to say "One free card", and someone running in for their free car before you had a chance to correct it. Intent is often a considered factor in legal cases (I think). It is obvious the seller was not trying to trick anyone. He just pushed the wrong button.

 

[JamesJ]

Yeah, but I don't know if this would really qualify as false advertising. It is as if you had put up a sign at Hallmark that said "One free car with $20 purchase" when you meant to say "One free card", and someone running in for their free car before you had a chance to correct it. Intent is often a considered factor in legal cases (I think). It is obvious the seller was not trying to trick anyone. He just pushed the wrong button.

agree 100%! actually Ebay is tough place to do business, I have 4 negative reviews under me, 2 because I left positive reviews before they even reviewed me and they just made up lies, they never ever contacted me to say product was damaged or what not. 1 negative review person said the phone I sold him was really beat up-problem was he bought a ps2 off of me not a phone, and he would not take it off. And the 4th negative review was I bought some games at blockbuster, and sold them on ebay, and the person didnt like the fact that they were bought at blockbuster-mind you BRAND NEW when I got them, they just had that funky blockbuster logo on the inside case like they use to do with ps2 games...its a tough place to do business out there on ebay, and I have learned to take LOTS of pictures and check everything 3 times before I put it up. Oh well hopefully he has learned as well.

 

[Claude Greiner]

I wonder if he ever shiped that ps3?

I doubt it, because everytime I have gotten a steal of a deal off ebay like this the seller finds a way to weasle out of the sale or not ship it!