Teen spends $615 for a picture of the Xbox One

You can learn a lot from the internet, especially from the scams perpetrated by others. The latest victim is one Peter Clatworthy, a 19-year old from the UK who spent £450 (equivalent to US$615) on a badly printed picture of an Xbox One, hoping that it was the actual console. Here’s Clatworthy, and a picture of his sadness.

The unlucky Peter hoped to nab an Xbox One from eBay UK, but when his Xbox One came, it was nothing more than a faded image of the FIFA 14 Xbox One box set, said the Nottingham Post. What he was hoping for, was one of the exclusive Day One consoles which sell upwards from US$700. To truly rub salt into his words, printed on the back of the image was “Thank you for your purchase”.

Poor Peter…

Any one of us would have lost our cool, but Clatworthy said that he remained calm. “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.” Clatworthy paid with PayPal and contested the sale with eBay, who responded in his favour.

The listing (which is nowhere to be found on eBay UK now) stated that it was in fact, an image of the Xbox One, but Clatworthy had faith in the listing, thanks to positive seller feedback. Thanks to the description, and the Xbox One being in the correct category, Clatworthy “thought that it was a good deal.”

According to eBay, if a sale is misleading the buyer is entitled to a full refund. “Customers can shop with confidence on eBay as we guarantee you will get your item or your money back. Mr Clatworthy is covered by the eBay money-back guarantee and we will be contacting him to put things right.”

If anything, this story should serve as a warning to others buying goods off eBay. Also, there are some truly evil people in the world, and that particular Xbox One seller is one of them.