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Originally Posted by Gemini-Phoenix
Zavvi (UK online retailer, formerly of the high street before thrust into administration, and then later bought by "The Hut") recently made one hell of a costly cock-up regarding the sale of 507 newly released Red Wii consoles on eBay
Trading as " Zavvi_Outlet", they mistakenly offered 507 UK PAL Red Nintendo Wii consoles for the exceedingly bargain price of £39.99 each, Buy It Now!
However, the confirmation eMail was in fact for a set of headphones, but a later eMail from Zavvi mentioned that there had indeed been a mistake, but they are willing to honour the price in the auction to avoid 507 unwanted negative feedback from disgruntled customers!
Below is a copy of the initial eMail sent by Zavvi_Outlet:
And here is a subsequent eMail sent by them limiting orders to one per customer:
Those lucky enough to spot the auction whilst it was live managed to grab themselves a bargain! These consoles typically retail at the RRP of £169.99 in most other high street stores
Here's the completed auction
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...TE50l0Wco%253D
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Oh man, I never spot auctions like this. 500+ have been sold :o
Just ordered my edition for 169 euros. A LOT more. :/