Thursday, November 23, 2006

Are people this desparate (and stupid)?

O.K, I am hearing enough of this to warrant a blog. Sony's new PS3 gaming console is a rarity as expected and there are several folks who are can't wait to get their hands on. But these folks also tend to ignore the fine print or should we say dump?

Case No 1: Some one in ebay puts "3 PS1 for $900" and cleverly words it to fool people into thinking that it is PS3. There were takers for this

Case No 2: "Sony PlayStation 3 PS3 NO RESERVE, HOT HOT HOT" and even supported by a picture of the console itself. And seeing all the features and specs spat out on the page certainly clutters the one, very important bit of text at the very bottom: "note: you are not bidding on an actual ps3, you're only bidding on an e-mail address (Hot_PS3s@hotmail.com), winning bidder will recieve password.". But as expected, it found a buyer too!

Case No 3: Some seller is really smart and figured that "PS1 + PS2 = PS3" and so put it up for sale. Some sorry bloke did not read the fine print and ended up paying $900 bucks again

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