Mr Clatworthy said: "I've had to make a joke out of it because I was that angry. At least we've now got something to laugh about in the years to come. I always buy stuff on eBay and this had never happened before." Mr Clatworthy made the purchase on November 28, paying £450 plus £8 packaging.
Despite the listing stating it was a photo of an XBox One Day One edition console, Mr Clatworthy said he'd expected to receive the console as it was listed in the video games and consoles category on eBay. He said: "It said 'photo' and I was in two minds, but I looked at the description and the fact it was in the right category made me think it was genuine. I looked at the seller's feedback and there was nothing negative. I bought it there and then because I thought it was a good deal. It's obvious now I've been conned out of my money."
Mr Clatworthy received the photo in the post on Monday, saying: "They'd written on the back of it 'thank you for your purchase'. I was fuming." He has now contested the purchase with eBay, which has investigated and stated he should get a full refund from the seller. Mr Clatworthy has been informed by eBay that, as he paid via PayPal, he can expect to receive a full refund from the seller, who has until Monday to pay up.
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Is there a link to that Ebay ad? I have a feeling that it's partly he's fault too since he he has a history of making bad decisions. Xbox one for a 4 year old? Having a baby when he was 15?
I couldn't find the original ad, Brixter, but there's a small screenshot of it here...
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Sca3atgikJw7UdWUdCdnSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-12-05/297dbfb2-65f2-4442-a49d-914becee886f_NTI_XBOX_XMAS_SCAM_05.jpg
I feel sorry that he got scammed but I hope he is disputing this.
Cheers for finding that photo. The seller is no longer a registered user on ebay so the item doesn't show: http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/aaronstrikesback
It was pretty obvious it was a scam, and he should get his money back (although the security of paying via PayPal comes from when the item is not as described, and the listing does clearly state it's a photo in the title)
- the question has to be, does someone that daft deserve to get their £400 back?!
I've got a feeling that a lot of people are stupid enough to fall for that particular scam, but very few are stupid enough to contact news sources about it and make themselves look even stupider.
Good point Tjhom, clearly some people are so happy to get their picture in the paper even if it means broadcasting their stupidity for everyone to see :-[)
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