eBay Prize PS2
July 20, 2007Technorati Tags: eBay, PS2, money, euro, Police Property Act
A 16 year old boy recently ordered a Playstation 2 and two games for £95 on eBay. When the parcel arrived on March 20th, the boy was surprised to find €64,500 (£44,000) with the PS2, without sign of any of the two games. Police were contacted by the family on the same day, but have not spoken with the media. The Police are holding the money until 22nd September where, unless someone claims the money, the family will be able to appeal for the money back under Police Property Act.
If they get to keep the money, it’ll be one of the biggest bargain that I’ve ever heard of from online auction site eBay. Particularly since most cases that I’ve blogged about in the past have featured prominently the scams that attract users to buy non-existent products or cleverly worded entries like the classic PS1+PS2=PS3 or buying iPhone related email addresses.The understatement from an eBay spokesperson; “we know that eBay is a great place to pick up a bargain, although in this case, we agree that the contents of the parcel were somewhat unusual and we will assist with any inquiries the police may wish to make.” Bargain really doesn’t do this item justice, it’s a phenomenol amount of money. I know I’d give someone £95 if they’d return the favour with €65,400, even after the exchange rate, it’s still pretty good.
[Via: BBC News]
