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/shakes head in disapointment]]>Jul 18th 2007 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/
I'm sorry but you are a complete and total idiot if you think someone "accidentally" stuffed money into the PS2 box instead of the console. For all he knows it could be counterfeit. How lovely it would be if he went to deposit it in his bank only to get arrested.
Seriously only a moron would take the money and run with it.]]>Jul 18th 2007 10:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 19th 2007 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/
And leave the seller a negative feedback on eBay :)))))]]>Jul 18th 2007 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/
OTOH; I wouldn't have called the cops either...]]>Jul 18th 2007 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/
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If you were to receive a large amount of money through the mail, what would you do with it?

You could go on a spending spree, but wouldn't you raise-some-eyebrows with that new Ferrari in the driveway? Plus, if you even make it to the dealership, do you pay cash - I would imagine red-flags would pop up at various point of the transaction.

Do you declare it as a gift and put it in an interest-bearing savings account? U.S. government will still want taxes paid on this.

Lets not forget, this box was mailed to a home address. Whoever mailed it, knows where it went. To them, it might be worth a round-trip ticket and a personal visit to reclaim 90k.

I, for one, think involving the authorities was the correct decision. In hindsight, I would have preferred to keep my name and hometown withheld - to prevent any form of "collection".

What good is 90K if you have to blow 89.99K on security? (yeah, 10 bucks...)

Thanks.]]>Jul 18th 2007 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/
i wonder what crime "giving away money" falls under...]]>Jul 18th 2007 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 19th 2007 5:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/
Last I checked, the Euro and the Pound were completely different.]]>Jul 18th 2007 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/]]>Jul 18th 2007 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 19th 2007 12:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/.> with a few more extra

and turn the rest into the police

mayb.... }:-D]]>Jul 18th 2007 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/
:D]]>Jul 18th 2007 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 19th 2007 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 19th 2007 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/
That can't be right ... If that's true, I could stick $90,000 in an ING account and live on the interest ...

Hmm ...]]>Jul 18th 2007 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/
Assuming the amount in the article converts to about $100,000, the kid would end up with about $400 in interest (at 5%) after 1 month. After a year, he'd have around $105,000 total.

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What a dumbass, reminds me of Homer Simpson-
Homer: Aw, twenty dollars! I wanted a peanut!
Homer's Brain: Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts!
Homer: Explain how!
Homer's Brain: Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
Homer: Woo-hoo! ]]>Jul 18th 2007 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/
Fuck.]]>Jul 18th 2007 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/
*growls*]]>Jul 18th 2007 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/
A similar incident happened years ago where some man found an incredible sum of money (I think it was close to a million dollars) and he handed it to the police. Nobody claimed the money 3 months later and the guy who found it donned a bullet proof vest, walked into the police station and walked out rich. ]]>Jul 18th 2007 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/18/uk-teen-buys-ps2-receives-44-000/Jul 18th 2007 6:40PM