Mister Incredible said:Just saw the best scam yet.
Pictured XBox 360 premium with games.
Description:
You are bidding on a rare e-mail address wesellxbox360@...
The bid was $125 with 3 minutes to go. Wait until this poor sap figures out he/she just bid on only the e-mail address.
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dturner said:OMG that's horrible.
I saw on Ebay a new video game that was suppose to come out and they were selling only the empty box - I thought someone is NOT going to read the fine print and be awfully mad when they receive an empty box ....![]()
I would NEVER EVER buy an expensive video game system off Ebay - what if it doesn't work - you have no receipt and would be stuck with it.
KarenAylwood said:I was just looking and saw a completed Buy it Now for $250...
Picture and everything, said XBox360 Premium package.. etc.
So I'm thinking... what is up?![]()
And I read further and it says "make sure you read all of this before bidding.... you are buying a RAFFLE TICKET for a CHANCE TO WIN an XBox360".![]()
I hope that guy who bid the $250 knew what he was doing!!!
There is one born every minute. This was a genius marketing move on Gates' part. Wait just about 2 months and it will be easy to get one after xmas, then no one will care that you were one of the firsts to have it.
crisi said:Third, plenty of people DO care that they were among the first to get it. Just like some people don't even understand the words "Breakfast with Cindy in the Castle" and yet others will get up at 4am Pacific time to make a phone call and spend $30 per person on a bad breakfast with a very pretty woman wearing a costume and get all excited. You know what I don't get, I don't get why anyone would spend thousands of dollars on a Disney vacation and then stand in line to get an autograph from someone wearing a costume. I don't get it. But I don't think those people are foolish, just that they have very different priorities during a Disney trip than I do.
Frankly, I'm shocked at the amount of judgement and arrogance shown by a bunch of people whose hobby is as misunderstood as Disney is for people whose hobby is console games.
KarenAylwood said:I agree that this couldn't be a marketing move by Microsoft... because like you said, they aren't getting the incredible amounts of money that are being spent on ebay.
Kramer said:The marketing strategy has nothing to do with making money on resale's thru Ebay... the strategy is to creat a frenzy and a huge demand for a product that might otherwise only appeal to a certain percentage of the population. Suddenly they are impossible to find and now everyone wants an Xbox 360. I'm not killing Microsoft... its a tried and true strategy and many companies do it. Don't kid yourself... Microsoft knew exactly what it was doing when they created this xbox shortage. They couldn't buy the publicity they are getting now... just look how many threads are on the DIS alone about the xbox.
Kramer said:The marketing strategy has nothing to do with making money on resale's thru Ebay... the strategy is to creat a frenzy and a huge demand for a product that might otherwise only appeal to a certain percentage of the population. Suddenly they are impossible to find and now everyone wants an Xbox 360. I'm not killing Microsoft... its a tried and true strategy and many companies do it. Don't kid yourself... Microsoft knew exactly what it was doing when they created this xbox shortage. They couldn't buy the publicity they are getting now... just look how many threads are on the DIS alone about the xbox.
crisi said:As far as judgemental, the word "insane" has been used. So has "there is one (fool) born every minute." As well as "I hope my kids never...." Forgive me if I find those implications judgemental.