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eBay: breeding ground for idiots

5:47 PM on 11.20.2006   |   Gregor

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Despite the clutter of stupid people bidding and eventually buying all of the shady PlayStation 3 eBay auctions for boxes and random paraphenalia, this one purchase stands far above the others. eBay user takeawildguess23 put up what appears to be a PlayStation 3, to the ignorant of course. See the whole story after the jump.

 

In the item description takeawildguess23 clearly stated:

You are bidding on the contact information for my friend who acquired a PS3 by waiting  in line outside Best Buy for two days in advance. I was there with him the entire time, but already sold mine. He has in his posession a PS3, extra controller, extra charger, three games (Resistance, Madden, and Ridge Racer), and a 2 year replacement plan. Keep in mind that you are not bidding on an actual system, but only the information where you might obtain one. You will be able to contact him and he is very willing to sell if the price is right. The unit is in the Atlanta, GA area and he would be willing to deliver in person if close by. PayPal is the only payment form accepted. 

Oh boy. Sadly, 20 bids were cast on this particular auction. The winning bidder was named digitalbrew1, but I'm wondering if he was high when he placed a bid on this auction. The final price of the PS3 contact information was $1,100 -- what an unfortunate fool. But hey, look at the bright side, shipping is free.

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setzer557's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2006 18:19
setzer557
i have to applaud the seller for getting 1k for his buddy's contact info. lmao. n00bs.
ian_esq's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2006 18:24
ian_esq
foool
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2006 18:24
Darren Nakamura
I remember seeing somebody sell a photo of an XBox 360 for like $500 last year. The auction clearly stated that it was a photo.
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2006 18:29
Oni
This is what people get for bidding before reading. I do not feel sorry for this guy at all.
setzer557's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2006 18:31
setzer557
ive seen auctions for about 1k that were for something like 'authorizedps3seller@yahoo.com'. the people are really idiots, they must not read the auctions at all.
Joseph Leray's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2006 18:44
Joseph Leray
This reminds me of the guy that sold his Xbox360 box on eBay a few months ago.
Ballistic90's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2006 18:51
Ballistic90
Better than the guy that was trying to sell a domain name involving 'PS3' in the title for $1 million.
Putthebottledown's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2006 21:08
Putthebottledown
HAHAHA thats great... wait... damn it... I'm the winning bidder.. digital brew... SHIT
Azguard's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/21/2006 00:53
Azguard
That's okay. He can just not pay for it and get a -1 feedback.
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