Registered: Mar 2000
Location: nowheresburg, PH
Posts: 98

The Lofty XBox box!

check these out guys.

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...item=1298877788

and for you bidders out there, please read the product description will you?

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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: washington, dc
Posts: 82

No Way! who in their right mind paid $265? and if they find all they get is an EMPTY BOX?

I see lawsuits all over this.

Registered: Jan 2000
Location: Twin Cities, MN
Posts: 1683

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Registered: Aug 2001
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"There's a sucker born every minute" - PT Barnum

Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 832

If this guy thought it was a game - this is the funniest thing I've seen in a while, but I've heard of PS2 Boxes going for lots of money last year. Silly. Gee, Dad - Thanks! a XBox BOX! Ho! Ho! Ho! to you too!

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Lexington, Ma
Posts: 138

oh god...

i thought my dad was smart enough to know what to ACTUALLY buy me! now im just getting an empty box for christmas!

(lol it wasnt my dad thank god)

Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 832

Re: oh god...

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(lol it wasnt my dad thank god)

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You hope

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 708

So, are you saying I paid too much? I thought $265.00 was reasonable...

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Registered: Oct 2001
Location: I'm from Idaho (yes we do have technology here...)
Posts: 38

Whoever bought this box probably didn't read the description on e-bay. Seriously, who would pay $265 for a box when for only $35 dollars more, you could get a game console with it.

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Dont like to read

People dont like to read anymore (or they read what they want to see). How many people do you see ask simple questions on message boards because they couldn't bother to read the manual or guide?

This must be the world's most expensive box. Maybe Microsoft should start selling the boxes separately

Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Tucson, AZ
Posts: 366

Re: oh god...

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i thought my dad was smart enough to know what to ACTUALLY buy me! now im just getting an empty box for christmas!

(lol it wasnt my dad thank god)

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Registered: Mar 2001
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two words:

stu pid

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: nowheresburg, PH
Posts: 98

e-mail

you gotta love the part where it says in the description, for collectors only. and has any of you checked out the bid history? there was actually one guy who retracted the bid.

has anybody ever dared to e-mail the winner and ask him/her about the experience of winning a $265 "collector's" item box? i thought of it once but i backed out. talking about adding insult to injury.

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Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Chandler, AZ
Posts: 289

well umm.. he DOES use Prodigy .. I mean, isn't that almost as bad as AOL!?!?! On the plus side, I have found quite a few boxes I am going to auction off .. They are authentic and everything!

Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 832

Re: Dont like to read

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This must be the world's most expensive box. Maybe Microsoft should start selling the boxes separately

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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 708

Re: Re: Dont like to read

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Originally posted by dampeoples


Don't give them any ideas - plus, you may have to register it!

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Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Re: Re: Re: Dont like to read

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Yeah, and you can only open one flap a day unless you want to call and get permission to open both ends.

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Registered: Feb 2000
Location: Noblesville, IN
Posts: 96

Re: e-mail

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has anybody ever dared to e-mail the winner and ask him/her about the experience of winning a $265 "collector's" item box? i thought of it once but i backed out. talking about adding insult to injury.

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No, but I did go look at the feedback he left for the seller. It sounded quite positive.

briguy

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: nowheresburg, PH
Posts: 98

positive response!

you guys don't think he sold it to himself do you? arrrgggh! what has this world come to. one more thing, microsoft might sell it, but you're gonna have to pay for technical support if it does not open properly. or..... you need to take a certification exam to be an MCBO (Microsoft Certified Box Opener). *doh*

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Re: positive response!

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Originally posted by perze_a
an MCBO (Microsoft Certified Box Opener). *doh*

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