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    5 xbox games MechAssault, Mx Superfly,

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=20386

    Current bid US $25.52
    Time left 34 mins, 48 secs

    Well it sounded like a good deal huh?

    Adam

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    DOH !!

    Here is another

    11 xbox games! Blinx, Pro BMX 2, Splash Down
    Current bid US $41.00
    Time left 47 mins, 43 secs
    High bidder jonjacq_99(559)

    High bidder has 559 rating. I'd end that auction early if I were you bud.

    Thats it I'm closign the store and I'm gunna just sell Xbox demo disks on ebay.

    Adam

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    Well, either someone is a hardcore Xbox collector, or they didn't read the auction description. I mean, really, it's NOT one of the confusing ones.

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    How many times have we seen this?

    Another seller being JUST enough dishoenst to avoid getting into trouble and buyers who don't read EVERY word in the auction.

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    How is it that dishonest? It's in the first sentence "this auction is for a demo disk..." Not buried deep in the middle of the paragraph like the GameFaqs guy....

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    I ment the TITLE of the auction.

    You should clearly say in the title what you are selling -- if it's a demo, then say something like "XBox 5 games -- demo disc" or something.

    People who don't and put it in the descrption pray on those stupid enough not to read the whole auction before bidding.

    Personaly, I just see it as dishonest and that's why I make sure to always say in the title what I'm selling.

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    Don't these demo disks come for free with the system or something like that? I don't follow the newer stuff that close. Just curious.

    Danny

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    The demo disc could be one of two things. Either one of the demos that Microsoft sends to stores like Gamestop, or Toys R Us, in the white slip cover packaging, or this guy is auctioning off a demo disc from the Official Xbox Magazone. Whichever it is, whoever bids on one of these aucitons should read the whole thing, not only the header. I know I'd be pissed if I spend $30 on one of these.

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