Teen Buys PS2 on eBay, Receives Whole Heap of Cash Instead

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.

[THAMMER1]

This kid snitched on himself. I would have took the cash and STFU.

[Salvadore]

I wouuld STFU and tell nobody about it because I know how this works:

You find the money, call the police and they tell you to hand it over.

Instead of giving it back when nobody has reclaimed it, they give you a small share out it.

And your left with nothing

[THAMMER1]

I would be just like this....

[jromao]

He did the right thing informing the police, was honest and that way he kept safe, but if he keep quiet, maybe would not be bad.

[gaffyh]

I think maybe if he didn't tell anyone some drug dealer or something would have turned up at his doorstep the next day. He probably did try to keep it but his parents found out :)

[SuperSaiyan4]

Now how on earth would anyone be stupid enough to send that kind of money instead of the actual item?

It looks like its a setup or something really dodgy...

[SilvaSurfa]

He reported this. I dont care if it makes him honest or noble... It also makes him one dumb person in my book. Excuse my language

[nobizlikesnowbiz]

Yea this kid screwed up.

Crazy eBay package though huh?

What you think there was cash stuffed inside for? Drug money?

Who knows.

<EDIT> : LOL. Look at Bill. Taking the moral high road. Ok try and be high and mighty. We all know how understanding you are. Should I post some of your comments?

OK. So maybe an idiot like yourself would think that someone would try to put their life saving into an eBay package. Only someone as stupid as yourself would allow that to happen to their savings.

Just because I reply to your SPAM, you try to come at me with this lame sh1t. F**k off.

Your worthless and you know it.

"no-jizz-like-mo-jizz... ...HHA HHAHHAHA"- When are you going to realize that isn't funny to anyone but your lameass self.

Zero creative points.
-200 respect
+450 D'Bag

[Bill Gates]

How exactly did this "kid" screw up?

This person did the right thing. Good for him. He's got morals.

How do you guys know if all that money wasn't someone's life savings that was stolen and mistakenly place on ebay by some fool.

I have a sense of humor, but it's individuals like you the reason why humans get a bad rep.

no-jizz-like-mo-jizz......HHA HHAHHAHA

[Taco_Waffle]

A spokesman for eBay said: "We know that eBay is a great place to pick up a bargain, although in this case, we agree that the contents of the parcel were somewhat unusual and we will assist with any inquiries the police may wish to make."

Yeah I guess €65,000 would be unusual. Man just imagine what could be purchased. hmm......

[Premonition]

Even though most of you in his shoes would have kept it, I feel who knows what could have happened, cause sooner or later it would have caught up with him, with head lines reading "90,000 dollars missing, police investigation is now going on". And now hes sitting there saying OMG I SPENT MOST OF IT NOW WTF DO I DO. So I rather have turned it in rather then face prison time or something around there.

[vidoardes]

This was the comment that made me chuckle:

"The cash arrived in a box at the house in Aylsham, Norfolk, with the games console, but minus two games."

Like the missing games mattered!

[kevoncox]

Had his name and address. I know I would have came looking for my money and my little friends would have as well.

[schabeugen04]

ummm.... $90,000 dollars hey? I think the kid pocketed $10,000 dollars. I mean most time if its money like this, which appears to be from a drug deal, its $100,000. Besides I don't think the kid is that dumb i woulda took some and money and turned in the rest

[SilvaSurfa]

Thats true. I thought 90K was an odd figure from the sound of it. He deffly pocketed 10K. Makes sense. llol ahahahahaha

[vidoardes]

It was 65,400 euros, $90,000 is just the converted equivalent for the american readers. Sounds to me like someone did a robbery, stashed the cash in a box in the loft with his kid's 'unused' games console, and the kid decided to sell it.

If it were me, I wouldn't have turned it in. First thing I would have done is gone back on eBay, given the seller negative feedback and said the parcel never arrived. You never know, you might have even got your £95 back!

[ShiftyLookingCow]

This comment from a poster on Gizmodo called Luke make me ROFLMAO

"Great eBayer, will buy from again! A+++++++++++++!!!!"

[id dot entity]

How does someone react on that?! It's like awesome to find that amount of cash!

[Dragonopolis]

its possible that there could have been more than reported. Just enough to get a new game console (if he doesn't have one yet), TV, whatever. If some criminal hears the kid turned it in to the cops but the amount announced is off by a few hundred dollars, the criminal isn't about to correct the police and its not worth the risk of messing with the kid for a measly few hundred bucks - especially with the cops hot on the trail looking for where the money originated from.

If it was an honest to goodness mistake it is probably the stupidest, most embarrassing, mistake I would not anybody to know about. I'd keep my mouth shut and take the few hundred dollar loss and hide from the media before this mistake became even more public.

Now to prove my theory - somebody needs to see if the family had acquired any new products lately

[gaffyh]

sounds like some money laundering scheme just got busted. just another theory