Typically, spending a ton of money and only ending up with a box is a scam people donât want to buy into. Unless, apparently, you really want special Xbox One packaging.
Last time we looked at Xbox One listings on eBay, we found that people were paying money for the special âDay Oneâ achievementâtheyâre a part of a limited number of Xbox Ones sold on the launch of the console. These Day One consoles come in special âDay Oneâ packaging, pictured above, which people are putting for sale on eBayâsometimes for the price of a full console, as you can see in this image by Reddit userWarjec
Upon closer inspection, as the first picture shows, youâll find that some people are actually bidding on these things, if not keeping close tabs on these auctionsâeven though theyâre clearly labelled as âbox onlyâ auctions. Two possibilities here: either these are reading comprehension fails where people think theyâre getting the actual console (but itâs so obvious theyâre not!), or people just want the special packaging. Both seem equally possible. Itâs also possible that sellers are putting these up knowing people wonât read the listing right, or because they know that the limited edition packaging makes people want an item like this.
Whatever it is, itâs still amusing to see auctions like this, even though they happen every console launchâin this case, box-only auctions seem to mostly be of the Day One variety. Hopefully anyone that bids on stuff like this doesnât think theyâre about to get an actual console!
(Viar/gaming)
