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Old Nov 11, 2006, 4:44 am
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ScottC
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Originally Posted by gglave
>Just buy a console of your choice on Ebay

I've used ebay a lot over the years, but would NEVER use it for something like an xbox. These types of products are what all the fraudsters / scammers / tricksters offer for sale. I only buy 'oddball' items on ebay.

For something like an xbox I'd use craigslist so you can go physically inspect the thing.

Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada
I'd have no problem buying one off Ebay. All depends on feedback, feedback comments. If you get scammed and followed some simple rules then Paypal will be on your side. Filing a "not as described" isn't that hard to do.
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