# Xbox 360 Red ring of death and a little bastard on ebay **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [April 24, 2008, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xbox-360-red-ring-of-death-and-a-little-bastard-on-ebay/258460 "2008-04-24T05:35:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leisuresuitlissy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/leisuresuitlissy/32/2109_2.png) [@leisuresuitlissy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leisuresuitlissy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2008, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xbox-360-red-ring-of-death-and-a-little-bastard-on-ebay/258460/1 "2008-04-24T05:35:47Z")
Hi, I bought an xbox 360 on ebay, from a guy who claimed it was between 5 and 6 months old. When I got it home, I saw that the manufacture date was April 06, and when I turned it on saw the red ring of death. So I’m a bit \*\*\*\*ted off about this, initially I was furious and emailed him threatening to go to the ppolice (I doubt they’d be any help but figured it might scare him into giving me a refund). Another ace up my sleeve is calling his parents and squealing like the squealer I am; I know who the guy is, and how old he is, and that he probably still lives at home. Since then I got a very contrite response saying it was working when he posted it, rar rar rar, and he’s an honest guy and would never do such a thing. So I’ve been making nice and have given him the benefit of the doubt, I don’t want to pillory someone who genuinely isn’t at fault. That being said, I really really really don’t believe him, but what can I do? Since I didn’t use paypal, I’ve got no recourse, and the police are unlikely to help, and the over priveleged \*\*\*\* has probably spent my $450 anyway. I feel a bit stupid too. Anyway, for now I’m more focussed on getting a working xbox, (that has taken me months to save for – bahoohoo) so decided to go to microsoft since they have an extended warranty on this error. Anyways, has anyone ever returned a faulty console to microsoft and got a decent (preferably new) one in return? Any good ideas for a public naming/shaming? Just wondering… Thanks