A Great eBay Bargain!
@whiteheather39 (24403)
United States
July 19, 2007 6:44am CST
Now I know why I shop at eBay. Maybe my next purchase would also be a nice surprise. If this happened to you would you report the find or wait and see if anyone got in contact with you?
Boy gets £44,000 in eBay parcel
Police are trying to trace the owner of 65,400 euros mistakenly sent to a 16-year-old boy who bought a Playstation Two for £95 on eBay.
The cash, which converts to £44,000, arrived in a box at the house in Aylsham, Norfolk, with the games console, but minus two games.
Police are holding the money under the Proceeds of Crime Act while the matter is investigated, reports the BBC.
An eBay spokesman said the parcel's contents were "somewhat unusual" and it would help police with their inquiries.
The boy's parents, who are not commenting, alerted police when the parcel arrived
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2422494.html?menu=news.quirkies
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@mummymo (23706)
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19 Jul 07
Wow - he certainly got more than his moneys worth didn't he! I would probably be tempted to keep the money but I am sure that I wouldn't! It would help us out no end cos thing here are very tight but it would lay too heavily on my conscience if I kept that money! It sounds as though it was very dodgy and the wrong package was sent to the young boy, who knows where that money came from or what the sender was involved in! xxx
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
19 Jul 07
Maybe becaus ethey don't know where the moneyy came from they are not revealing more about the package.
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
19 Jul 07
I think it was either a big mistake or someone who was not paying attention to what they were doing.
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@irisheyes (4370)
• United States
20 Jul 07
It's mine. It's mine. I accidently mailed the deposit money for the last month or so to one of my customers. Now if I can just convince eBay and the Feds of that. LOL
@honeyangel (1991)
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19 Jul 07
i read that on another forum aswell,one thing for certain a lot of people wouldnt have called the police and truth be told i wouldnt have £44,000 would have be well hidden
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
19 Jul 07
That is really strange, I hope the boy didn't stumble on a crime operation of some kind. That would be very scary and could do a lot of harm to business.
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