Comments on: Picture For Sale http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/ Games news & reviews, Australian game developers Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:21:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: Anonymous http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-551 Sun, 30 Dec 2001 01:04:38 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-551 wasnt a scam he actual said it was a empty ps2 box its jsut stupid ppl who r dumb enuff not to read whats for sale wasnt a scam
he actual said it was a empty ps2 box
its jsut stupid ppl who r dumb enuff not to read whats for sale

]]> by: bruce http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-552 Sun, 30 Dec 2001 01:18:46 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-552 Not a scam? <i>scam </i> n. A fraudulent business scheme; a swindle. I'd call that a scam. Not a scam?

scam
n. A fraudulent business scheme; a swindle.

I’d call that a scam.

]]> by: Anonymous http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-553 Sun, 30 Dec 2001 03:32:14 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-553 remind me never to buy anything from you. i still think shopping over the net is silly. ebay should get serious. and have ppl sign something when they put stuff up for auction. remind me never to buy anything from anonymous. remind me never to buy anything from you.
i still think shopping over the net is silly.
ebay should get serious. and have ppl sign something
when they put stuff up for auction.
remind me never to buy anything from anonymous.

]]> by: Anonymous http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-554 Sun, 30 Dec 2001 03:45:29 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-554 he STATED that it was a empty ps2 box for sale,anyone stupid enuff not to read whats for sale deserves what they get maybe if you actually read whats for sale you'd agree too he STATED that it was a empty ps2 box for sale,anyone stupid enuff not to read whats for sale deserves what they get
maybe if you actually read whats for sale you’d agree too

]]> by: booker http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-555 Sun, 30 Dec 2001 10:03:42 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-555 Congratulations. Successful troll. It's still and scam and still fraud. It was clearly perpetrated with the intent to swindle people. :) Congratulations. Successful troll.

It’s still and scam and still fraud. It was clearly perpetrated with the intent to swindle people.

:)

]]> by: Anonymous http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-556 Sun, 30 Dec 2001 11:11:48 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-556 he stated that a picture/box was for sale he gave them exactly what he was selling anyone dumb enough not to read what was for sale deserve whatever they get he stated that a picture/box was for sale
he gave them exactly what he was selling
anyone dumb enough not to read what was for sale deserve whatever they get

]]> by: shadow http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-557 Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:34:50 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-557 Scams are generally aimed at the "less bright" of the populace, you are saying that it is ok to take advantage of said people? Or maybe these people are not "simple" at all, maybe they just believe in trust, or use to. Scams are generally aimed at the “less bright” of the populace, you are saying that it is ok to take advantage of said people?

Or maybe these people are not “simple” at all, maybe they just believe in trust, or use to.

]]> by: monty http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-558 Sun, 30 Dec 2001 15:38:33 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-558 I think it's pretty obvious if the people knew it was a picture they would not have offered $300 for it. I also think it's clear the ad was phrased intently to deceive and mislead. The person who sold the photo obviously understood the expectations of the buyer (ie. they thought it was a machine), and would not have valued the photo at anywhere near the "selling" price, anymore than the buyer would. That, my friend, is fraud. Anything else is cynical semantics. I think it’s pretty obvious if the people knew it was a picture they would not have offered $300 for it. I also think it’s clear the ad was phrased intently to deceive and mislead. The person who sold the photo obviously understood the expectations of the buyer (ie. they thought it was a machine), and would not have valued the photo at anywhere near the “selling” price, anymore than the buyer would.

That, my friend, is fraud. Anything else is cynical semantics.

]]> by: KennyG http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-559 Mon, 31 Dec 2001 00:50:53 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-559 I'd have to say that this case is definately a case of fraud. It was worded as such that people would be fooled in to believing that it was a console. As for the selling of the X-Box box, it plainly said in the description that "this is only the box, not the console itself". Although you could probably get a refund by going though the courts, by definition, its not really fraud (he stated what it was in detail). Also, in the box case, the guy bid more than you could get it retail (about 350 compared to 300 in a shop). Shows even more what an idiot he was. I’d have to say that this case is definately a case of fraud. It was worded as such that people would be fooled in to believing that it was a console.

As for the selling of the X-Box box, it plainly said in the description that “this is only the box, not the console itself”. Although you could probably get a refund by going though the courts, by definition, its not really fraud (he stated what it was in detail). Also, in the box case, the guy bid more than you could get it retail (about 350 compared to 300 in a shop). Shows even more what an idiot he was.

]]> by: uz0renuff? http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-560 Fri, 04 Jan 2002 15:19:02 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-560 sif ud buy thru ebay sif ud buy thru ebay

]]> by: shadow http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-561 Sat, 05 Jan 2002 00:01:22 +1000 http://www.bigkid.com.au/2001/12/30/picture-for-sale/#comment-561 Good point there... I certainly wouldn't, I selll stuff on there though :) Good point there… I certainly wouldn’t, I selll stuff on there though :)

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