Is this sneaky or what ?

[bobmac]

I've been watching a camera on Ebay for the last few days but yesterday something puzzled me in the title
What do you good folk think ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190615016065?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648

 

[Pants]

Hmmm. :mmm:

Wonder how much they want for the camera itself.

 

[bobmac]

Hmmm. :mmm:

Wonder how much they want for the camera itself.

Exactly.

I contacted the seller and sure enough, no camera, just the box and accessories

BUT

The seller hasn't posted my question and his reply :angry:

 

[Captainron]

Go with a nikon coolpix 3100. Great price with great features for a point and shoot.

 

[Smiffy]

Leave it out!!!
I'm highest bidder so far.

 

[bobmac]

You'll probably be quite happy playing with the box :rofl:

 

[bladeplayer]

That is fair sneaky , can just imagine the creeps smart assed answer when you asked wheres the camera ,,

 

[CMAC]

it was done awhile ago when the xbox launched, loads of adverts showing an xbox box and stating xBOX

 

[Imurg]

Not really sneaky.
The word "camera" is only mentioned with regard to the strap.
As always on eBay - and anywhere - it's buyer beware.
If someone buys this expecting a camera as well then I doubt eBay could do anything about it. It's been truthfully advertised.

In a Newspaper in US once, a guy advertised "If you send me $1 I will send you nothing in return"
He made a couple of hundred from it.....

 

[brendy]

I am with Imurg on this one, at no point does the guy mention camera, I have a few iphone 4 boxes and accessories left over from our last phone refresh in January, if I put them onto ebay would that make me sneaky? Some people buy equipment without original boxing and want it so they can either sell it on, or complete the accessories that should have come with it. Sometimes the accessories are quite expensive and buying the original box with bits can work out cheaper.
Now, that said, there are some daft people out there that will see the box and think it is complete. Even though the photos are very clear.

 

[Mark_G]

No I think its sneaky, an advert should be clear, and you have to read this ad through to make sure it is the box and all accessories and not the camera, also why not show the question? As always its buyer beware but, although its not dishonest the ad is designed to fool the unwary.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Sneaky yes, dishonest no and a classic example of making sure you read everything very carefully on flea-bay. Buyer beware and all that.

 

[bobmac]

Update.....
It sold for £17

 

[Imurg]

Implying to me that the majority read the description and realised that there wasn't a camera with it.

I can understand why people thought it was sneaky but the description was accurate......

What are you going to do with it Bob?:rofl:

 

[bobmac]

What are you going to do with it Bob?:rofl:

Sadly Smiffy outbidededed me.
Still, it will give him something to play with until Christmas day when he gets a real camera.