What's an Xbox 360 worth to you? Mine isn't worth sh*t. I think it's going to blow up soon, actually. But one Yale University student's Xbox 360 is worth so much more to him than the $300-$400 asking price. Try $1 million.
Jesse Maiman, 21, claims that US Airways stole a video game console from his luggage. He filed a suit Monday in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, saying that he wants a million bucks in compensation.
I think he's full of it: he says that on a December 2008 flight to Cincinnati International Airport that he packed his Xbox 360, and that with hard drive and components the bundle was worth over $1,000. He says that after landing, he picked up his luggage and noticed that the console was missing. He also said that the airline game him the run-arround.
That thing was my DVD player," he said.
The suit seeks $1,700 for the console loss, and up to a million for distress. What a dick.
[Via Cincinnati.com]
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9:00 AM on 03.12.2009
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So, what he should have done was claimed that amount and walked away happy. Now, he'll probably (hopefully) get thrown out of court or be awarded $400 for a new 360.
Also, to get to the $1000 he's claiming his console and components were worth, he'd have to have the following:
- 4 controllers ($50 each)
- Wireless adapter ($100)
- Wireless headset ($50)
- Microsoft HDMI cable ($50)
- 360 Elite ($400)
...plus $200 worth of other stuff. Perhaps a texting add-on? They go for $40.
Maybe he bought a second 120GB HDD.
Oh, wait...he claims his HDD was "specialized". I think that means "trying to pull a fast one on an airline that doesn't realize there is no such thing as a specialized HDD."
But, seriously, wow this guy is major asshole.
Although by the sounds of it, he hasnt got much of a life..
1 million is a lot, but the douchery of big corporations can be pretty frustrating.
That Yale student, is a dumbass and I'm a community college student. I think you all get what I'm saying here.
@DaedHead8 - Getting his game back is one thing, suing unreasonably is foul.
Joking aside I always put stuff like that as carryon. You can stuff an xbox and hd in laptop bag with a laptop in the bag too. Have you see how your luggage gets treated after you check it? Its almost as bad as how ups treats packages ( I used to unload trucks for them as a kid and goddamn we threw shit everywhere to keep our speed up)
Always bring electronics you care about as carryon
That said, I wouldn't mind him winning if only to give the airlines a kick in the ass to tighten up the security of customers' belongings.
I bet you money he's a law student, and he's just trying to impress people by trumping up a case.
Sometimes you need this kinda bullshit to scare companies into giving what you deserve though. Lots of times they'll just try to give you the run around and hope you go away after being frustrated. I'd trump up a suit too if it bullied them into giving me due compensation. I'd drop it right after that.
Which college did you attend, again?
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NyzQwwO4Os]That Yale Thing[/url]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NyzQwwO4Os
And he's a douchbag alright, but baggage handlers who rifle through people's personal belongings are even worse.