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**SagesStone**

Short news article, but a decent laugh.

http://now.msn.com/now/0216-ebay-safe-sold.aspx
Longtime eBay seller James Labrecque starts each of his listings with the same warning: "WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. NOTHING MORE AND NOTHING LESS." He's half right. Labrecque sold a locked floor safe on the auction site for $122.93, but the buyer found $26,000 cash inside. "I thought it was empty [...] So I put it on eBay" Labrecque told WMC-TV. "I feel like the stupidest idiot in the world." He has reached out to the Tennessee-based buyer, asking for half of the money. The buyer declined, quoting Labrecque's own caveat back to him. Hey, at least you got positive feedback!

**Great White**

That blows.

**LordofHats**

Fail of the Week, we have a winner

**Ma55ter_fett**

When I first read it I thought it said $26.00, and I was wondering why someone would make a fuss over 13 bucks.

But 27,000... thats one lucky dude.

The seller would be SOL if I bought that safe, you would need a crowbar and a very ticklish feather to get me to part with it.

**DickBandit**

Ma55ter_fett wrote:When I first read it I thought it said $26.00, and I was wondering why someone would make a fuss over 13 bucks.

But 27,000... thats one lucky dude.

The seller would be SOL if I bought that safe, you would need a crowbar and a very ticklish feather to get me to part with it.

The crowbar is for smacking you over the head and the ticklish feather is for opening the safe, right?

**Dreadwinter**

Buying safes on E-Bay now.....

**Orlanth**

Didn't open the safe to look inside.

**TheRobotLol**

King of Win.

Lucky buyer..

**Flashman**

Arguably, the seller has a point i.e. What you see is what you get - you couldn't see the money inside the safe during the auction, ergo it wasn't part of the sale

**Pacific**

Haha that's very true.

TBH had it been me I probably would have felt at least a little guilty and given half the money back. But, them's yer breaks..

**Orlanth**

Flashman wrote:Arguably, the seller has a point i.e. What you see is what you get - you couldn't see the money inside the safe during the auction, ergo it wasn't part of the sale

The caveat means caveat emptor, buyer beware and is used to cover errors in the auction as 'sold as seen'.

When you buy a box you buy the outside and the inside of it. Or else one could sell an empty box as a product 'sold as seen'. People have in the past done this, but normally veil the fact they are selling the box in the auction list.
The buyer has full right to keep the money, the big question is, is it taxable?

**KingCracker**

Damn, sucks for that guy. If it were me, I wouldnt split it either, when you sell something as is, there isnt any wiggle room. I couldnt buy a safe, have it fall apart and then complain that the guy wont refund my money.

**Samus_aran115**

n0t_u wrote:Short news article, but a decent laugh.

http://now.msn.com/now/0216-ebay-safe-sold.aspx
Longtime eBay seller James Labrecque starts each of his listings with the same warning: "WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. NOTHING MORE AND NOTHING LESS." He's half right. Labrecque sold a locked floor safe on the auction site for $122.93, but the buyer found $26,000 cash inside. "I thought it was empty [...] So I put it on eBay" Labrecque told WMC-TV. "I feel like the stupidest idiot in the world." He has reached out to the Tennessee-based buyer, asking for half of the money. The buyer declined, quoting Labrecque's own caveat back to him. Hey, at least you got positive feedback!

LOL. Oh god that's hilarious. I wouldn't split it either. It's his own policy, he should stick to it.

**Wyrmalla**

....Who buys a locked safe?

For the matter how did the seller get a hold of said safe in the first place? Why was he dumb enough not to open a safe that he got a hold of rather than just having the thing opened by a locksmith then selling the thing with its code? Least then if it was empty it could have sold for more cash.

Stupid people. ¬¬

**KingCracker**

The seller could of picked it up from a storage locker or house sale, and not felt like paying a smith to open it. Most the time when a safe is found/bought at an auction they are empty, and therefore a waste of money to open.

**Wyrmalla**

I guess they didn't watch any of those programs that they show on the UK tv channel Quest then? Youknow the ones where guys buy up storage outlets and sell what they find. People really lack an entrepeneurial common sence. =/

**CuddlySquig**

Labrecque:

Can I have some?
Buyer:

Labrecque:

**Johnny-Crass**

This made my day

**Lint**

"Loose lips sink ships."

Why in the hell did the buyer even open his mouth about the money?
If I find 26k in a safe I tell my wife I found 10k and nobody else.

**Manchu**

Lint wrote: If I find 26k in a safe I tell my wife I found 10k and nobody else.

This man could do great things for our country.

**sourclams**

Lint wrote: If I find 26k in a safe I tell my wife I found 10k and nobody else.

It's like I've found my spiritual twin.

**kronk**

Lint wrote: If I find 26k in a safe I tell my wife I found 10k and nobody else.

Smart, smart man.

**juraigamer**

All the sudden, the market on locked safes on ebay skyrocketed.