blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|7084
Game shop employees pay attention; a North American store employee has shared pictures of an incident in his store, where a cheeky customer received a full refund for an Xbox 360... minus its innards.

The naughty swindler returned the plastic shell of the console with a weighty medical book stuffed inside. "There were some VGA cables for a computer and an old parallel printer cable," says the game shop employee, who apparently wasn't responsible for the refund.

"The only thing that actually belonged in the box was the headset and the ethernet cable," he says in this forum post.

The fooled employee explains: "the guy that was working that morning was by himself, so we cannot under any circumstances leave the dept. So the girls that work at the service desk were told to see if everything is in the box, and approve," he continues. "Obviously they did not do a very good job." Girls eh?

There's one cheeky git out there then with a naked Xbox 360 and $400 USD in cash, unfortunately the forum user doesn't name the store at which he works, so we're going to have to keep our consoles clothed for the time being.

https://medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_188336.jpg
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https://medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_188335.jpg
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http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ar … ?id=176342
mtb0minime
minimember
+2,418|7093

Brilliant idea! He took advantage of stupid people, I love it! Even though it is morally and ethically wrong
blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|7084

mtb0minime wrote:

Brilliant idea! He took advantage of stupid people, I love it! Even though it is morally and ethically wrong
wonder if someone from bf2s should attempt to do the something who has ps3 or xbox360 lol and see if they succeed.
Cougar
Banned
+1,962|7203|Dallas
What good is a bunch of XBOX360 parts going to do? 

Make a super rig?  Sorry I don't know much about the inner-workings of consoles.
Jibbles
Rifle Expert
+56|7068|Mexifornia, USA
If they were that negligent, he should have just put the book inside and kept the Xbox.


Well, they MIGHT have figured that one out..
mtb0minime
minimember
+2,418|7093

Cougar wrote:

What good is a bunch of XBOX360 parts going to do? 

Make a super rig?  Sorry I don't know much about the inner-workings of consoles.
The console should still work just fine. And I'm sure one can purchase cases online anyway. Heck, I bought a PStwo case for $20 online.
blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|7084

mtb0minime wrote:

Cougar wrote:

What good is a bunch of XBOX360 parts going to do? 

Make a super rig?  Sorry I don't know much about the inner-workings of consoles.
The console should still work just fine. And I'm sure one can purchase cases online anyway. Heck, I bought a PStwo case for $20 online.
hahaha good idea you can get one here for 45$ but its a see through they are little more expensive than the regular ones.

http://www.gonzomodz.com/catalog/xbox-c … p-177.html

****UPDATE
here the cheapest one is 15$
http://www.gonzomodz.com/catalog/-c-44_55.html

Last edited by blademaster (2007-11-26 16:33:47)

Home
Section.80
+447|7287|Seattle, Washington, USA

Cougar wrote:

What good is a bunch of XBOX360 parts going to do? 

Make a super rig?  Sorry I don't know much about the inner-workings of consoles.
If he kept all of the innards of the 360, all he needs to do is buy a new $20 case off the internet, and he's made $380 if he got a $400 refund.
mtb0minime
minimember
+2,418|7093

XBox 360 for $20!? Hell yeah I'm down for that deal!

Better yet, get the cheap case, then sell it on eBay for $300 or $400! Then he's making $700-$800!!
If this kind of shit catches on, people could be making a living off it. Gaming, the future of con artists

Last edited by mtb0minime (2007-11-26 17:15:03)

Hurricane
Banned
+1,153|7069|Washington, DC

I should do this with my 360 if it ever bricks, then I can get myself a PS3
R0lyP0ly
Member
+161|7093|USA
ive got a friend who exploits people like that on ebay. He bought 6 or 7 360's right when they came out, and then sold them on ebay like this "Brand New Xbox box"-- the bidders assumed it was a clerical error/typo, bid $500 for it, and were sorely disappointed. Paypal can't do shit about it, though. Immoral/Unethical? Yes. Profitable? You better believe it.
Hurricane
Banned
+1,153|7069|Washington, DC

R0lyP0ly wrote:

ive got a friend who exploits people like that on ebay. He bought 6 or 7 360's right when they came out, and then sold them on ebay like this "Brand New Xbox box"-- the bidders assumed it was a clerical error/typo, bid $500 for it, and were sorely disappointed. Paypal can't do shit about it, though. Immoral/Unethical? Yes. Profitable? You better believe it.
If by some divine intervention my sister gets a Wii for her birthday I am SO doing that.
jord
Member
+2,382|7117|The North, beyond the wall.
I was thinking about doing that a while back after I took my broke 360 back and got a replacement with very little ease.
Locoloki
I got Mug 222 at Gritty's!!!!
+216|7079|Your moms bedroom
http://benheck.com/Games/Xbox360/x360_page_1.htm

this is what you can do with a gutted x-box 360

Last edited by Locoloki (2007-11-26 17:36:45)

JetSniper
R.I.P [EPIC]Pfcguinn
+113|6776
they should put the case for sale as an open box item then he goes back an buys it

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