Somewhere in England, there's a very unhappy man with a PS2..

SirFozzie · 07-18-2007, 03:02 PM

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/wa_heysta...ead-279631.php

A British teenager who bought a Sony PlayStation 2 on eBay for £95 ($194) got more than he bargained for when he opened the package. Instead of a shiny, happy gaming console, there was a whole heap of euros - €65,400 ($90,000) to be precise—stacked neatly inside. A spokesman for eBay said that the parcel's contents were "somewhat unusual," but that they would help the police in any way they could.

When the parcel arrived, on March 20, the boy's parents contacted the Norfolk Constabulary, who are now holding the money under the Proceeds of Crime Act. If the owner does not come forward by September 22, then the family can apply to have the cash returned to them—unless the police apply to hold onto the money for a longer period.

BrianD · 07-18-2007, 03:10 PM

Would you tell the police if this happened to you? I can't imaging the guy who sent it would tell anybody, though there is the chance that they might come after you...

gstelmack · 07-18-2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianD

Would you tell the police if this happened to you? I can't imaging the guy who sent it would tell anybody, though there is the chance that they might come after you...

Well, the guy who shipped it to him does know where he lives. At least by getting the police involved, coming after him no longer does any good since they've got all they need from the kid already. So it was probably the safest move all around.

Brillig · 07-18-2007, 03:13 PM

I like that E-bay's spokeperson only considered this "somewhat unusual." I don't think I want to know what they consider "unusual" or "very unusual."

bbor · 07-18-2007, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Brillig

I like that E-bay's spokeperson only considered this "somewhat unusual." I don't think I want to know what they consider "unusual" or "very unusual."

Fart in a jar.

Maple Leafs · 07-18-2007, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Brillig

I don't think I want to know what they consider "unusual" or "very unusual."

Reflectoporn.

Anthony · 07-18-2007, 03:44 PM

i would've kept the whole thing.

MikeVic · 07-18-2007, 03:45 PM

I'd report it.

Surtt · 07-18-2007, 04:39 PM

I could see this happening if it was a PS3.

Fidatelo · 07-18-2007, 05:07 PM

I'd probably report it, although it would be tempting to report only _some_ of it.

molson · 07-18-2007, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Reflectoporn.

I think that would have to be considered "fairly common"

I read something in ebay's forum once about someone shipping an item using dirty dipers as packaging material. Hopefully, that falls under "very unusual".

st.cronin · 07-18-2007, 10:23 PM

Maybe I'm dense, but what do the police think happened? Why are the police involved?

ISiddiqui · 07-18-2007, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by st.cronin

Maybe I'm dense, but what do the police think happened? Why are the police involved?

Sounds like the money could have been being used for money laundering or something of the sort.

st.cronin · 07-18-2007, 10:33 PM

/scratches head

Yeah, that doesn't really clear things up for me.

Lathum · 07-18-2007, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Hell Atlantic

i would've kept the whole thing.

and probably ended up in a dumpster

Izulde · 07-18-2007, 10:43 PM

I'd skim off enough to cover my costs for Granada this fall and for a trip to Honolulu, then report the rest.

ISiddiqui · 07-18-2007, 10:45 PM

st. cronin:

Well, say the money was stolen and in order to transfer the cash fairly quickly and easily, they decide to set up a fake ebay sale... with the PS2 box filled with money, to someone who'd "clean the money" (and set up a few more PS2 sales to make it look like it was a legitimate business selling on eBay). Only they messed it up.

st.cronin · 07-18-2007, 10:54 PM

I guess I just find it hard to believe that people launder money by mailing it to somebody else.

Lathum · 07-18-2007, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

st. cronin:

Well, say the money was stolen and in order to transfer the cash fairly quickly and easily, they decide to set up a fake ebay sale... with the PS2 box filled with money, to someone who'd "clean the money" (and set up a few more PS2 sales to make it look like it was a legitimate business selling on eBay). Only they messed it up.

and now they want their money back....

what John Cusack movie?

DanGarion · 07-19-2007, 12:42 AM

Or maybe it's just a really nice person that wanted to give money away.

07-18-2007, 04:39 PM	#9
Surtt College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	I could see this happening if it was a PS3. __________________ “The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.” United States Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis

07-18-2007, 05:07 PM	#10
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	I'd probably report it, although it would be tempting to report only _some_ of it. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

07-18-2007, 10:23 PM	#12
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	Maybe I'm dense, but what do the police think happened? Why are the police involved? __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

07-18-2007, 10:33 PM	#14
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	/scratches head Yeah, that doesn't really clear things up for me. __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

07-18-2007, 10:43 PM	#16
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07-18-2007, 03:10 PM	#2
BrianD Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	Would you tell the police if this happened to you? I can't imaging the guy who sent it would tell anybody, though there is the chance that they might come after you...

07-18-2007, 03:13 PM	#4
Brillig College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Mountain View, California	I like that E-bay's spokeperson only considered this "somewhat unusual." I don't think I want to know what they consider "unusual" or "very unusual."

07-18-2007, 03:44 PM	#7
Anthony Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Astoria, NY, USA	i would've kept the whole thing.

07-18-2007, 03:45 PM	#8
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I'd report it.

07-18-2007, 10:45 PM	#17
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	st. cronin: Well, say the money was stolen and in order to transfer the cash fairly quickly and easily, they decide to set up a fake ebay sale... with the PS2 box filled with money, to someone who'd "clean the money" (and set up a few more PS2 sales to make it look like it was a legitimate business selling on eBay). Only they messed it up. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams Last edited by ISiddiqui : 07-18-2007 at 10:46 PM.

07-18-2007, 10:54 PM	#18
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	I guess I just find it hard to believe that people launder money by mailing it to somebody else. __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

07-19-2007, 12:42 AM	#20
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