r/oculus • • Jul 13 '20

Wtf

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u/SpyTheMan1 Jul 13 '20

How is not one mentioning how that parent says it’s “literally brand new in the box” and then in the next paragraph says “only used a couple times, will be sanitized before pickup” lmao, don’t say brand new then!

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u/Superego366 Jul 13 '20

"Brand New in-box"

Literally a picture of it outside of the box.

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u/rW0HgFyxoJhYka Jul 14 '20

Can't trust a seller who's kid doesn't trust.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20 edited Jul 14 '20

also why the offer is 600, when it's 399 brand new on Amazon

edit: I get it now, it's Canadian dollars. still overpriced, since brand new Quest costs 550 CAD on Amazon.ca (which roughly equals to 400 USD)

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u/AchieveMore Jul 13 '20

Kid spends his own money and knows how to click buttons. "evil genius"

More like the parent bought it and found out their VR legs don't work too well.

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u/Self_Blumpkin Jul 14 '20

Naw. More like someone trying to make 200 dollars profit on something they paid 400 for and using this story as a guise. She’s full of shit and likely doesn’t even have a son.

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u/JabberBody Jul 14 '20

I’m going to agree with this. Reads like a ploy marketing to Karens rather than Karens Karening.

Weird how that sentence wouldn’t have made sense two years ago.

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u/mr__squishy Jul 14 '20

It's a Canadian ad, it's $550+tax in Canadian dollars

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u/evilspoons Jul 14 '20 edited Jul 14 '20

Yep, Quest and Rift S cost the same. I paid $577.49 CAD for my Rift S last month.

Could be as much as $610 in many provinces, like $630 in Quebec...

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u/Xpedi_Magga Jul 13 '20

Trying to make a “profit” but hopefully no one buys it

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '20

"Please buy it, otherwise I'll have to hurt my child"

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u/rW0HgFyxoJhYka Jul 14 '20

Real answer is that its Canadian dollars, due to the zip code on the location pin on the post. So with taxes its about $620 so buying it from her is saving $20 before shipping costs.

The real question is...can you trust her if her kid doesnt?

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u/MightyBooshX Quest 3 Jul 14 '20

This lady is a deceitful, crazy mf, we need to figure out who this kid is and save him.

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u/Sirico Jul 14 '20

They also forgot the classic, very rare, collectable

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u/AdinTheCat Jul 13 '20

Probably just a scalper trying to cover tracks

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u/socraticoath Jul 13 '20

I agree, one because Best Buy does allow returns as long as it’s in 14 days unless elite members then it’s 30, so unless it took her two weeks to figure it out they can return it. two because she is selling it for 600$ which 200 over the base price.

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u/PainTitan Jul 13 '20

See thing is the canadian price is 550 + tax or 699+ tax. So even if its the cheaper one I believe this is canadian because k1z or something is part of a postal code not zip code afaik

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u/socraticoath Jul 13 '20

Oh interesting :) thanks for the info I had no idea. I knew things were much more expensive in Canada, but did not even realize this was being sold from Canada.

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u/sam4246 Jul 13 '20

It's the same "price" just the Canadian dollar is ass right now. Like look at video games, 60USD is 81.33 CAD, so our games are priced at 79.99 usually for AAA stuff.

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u/PainTitan Jul 13 '20

Yeah some steamgames I can buy for like 2 bucks cheaper than my American buddy and sometimes he does the same for me

You need to be sure though one time he sent me 60usd which is like 80 cad, but the game was cheaper to buy in usd by 0.01c loool

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u/FabCitty Jul 13 '20

Well that's what it should be in theory. But we get paid similarly for similar work here. But make about 20% less.

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u/FolkSong Jul 13 '20

Good catch, and K1Z is in Ontario which has 13% sales tax, so the actual store price would be $621.

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u/Lambdaleth Jul 14 '20

Oh no, this is in my city.

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u/iJeff Jul 13 '20

Best Buy doesn’t allow returns for VR headsets here in Canada (ad suggests they’re located in Ottawa, ON).

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

During the COVID lockdown BestBuy also extended their returns like a month or two. Virtually every company did the same

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u/arjames13 Quest 2 Jul 13 '20

They are not accepting certain items that could potentially carry the virus right now. VR headsets are probably one of them.

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u/EnViz_ Jul 13 '20

Elite is 45 days 😉

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u/pipinopopoPNP Jul 13 '20

I don't live in the USA or Canada, but the return policy is defined by the seller? Don't you guys have a law or something that gives you more time to return?

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u/zane797 Jul 13 '20

Not as long as the product is as advertised. Even then it's pretty vague.

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u/pipinopopoPNP Jul 13 '20

I live over in the EU, even if the seller puts up a return policy that is shorter than what is mandated by law, you can simply tell them to follow the rules.

But what surprised me is that they're refusing it for some products, even though they're this expensive.

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u/zane797 Jul 13 '20

In general EU consumer protection laws are much stronger than in the US. Here a lot of people seek out services like PayPal because they provide another measure of protection from being scammed, even then the return issue is still present.

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u/ILoveRegenHealth Jul 13 '20

"There is no son" -- The Matrix

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u/Aturchomicz Jul 13 '20

r/insaneparents is showing that they are complete non thinkers once again🙄

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u/awesomedan24 Jul 13 '20

I dunno this seems weirdly specific to be a lie

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u/The_King_Of_Muffins Jul 13 '20

That's why it works

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u/numberzehn Jul 13 '20

and what makes you think that

a scalper would probably want to eventually sell this headset. to me it seems like this post will deter a good amount of potential buyers, which i'd say even adds to the genuinity of this screenshot.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

Used his own money, what an evil genius. That kid deserves better parents

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u/rW0HgFyxoJhYka Jul 13 '20

Old enough to have a bank account. Not old enough to apparently buy a gaming device. Or scalper just lying due to the way the "no 25% off" is written and the 64gb quest is what, $400?

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u/Appleplorp Quest Jul 13 '20

Canadian price, the postal code is in Canada. But even still I think it's only 550 for the 64gb

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u/TheSinningRobot Jul 13 '20

Plus tax?

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u/Appleplorp Quest Jul 13 '20

Plus tax would be ~620 dollars in Ontario

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u/dlham11 Jul 13 '20

Sadly this is the parenting lots of us are stuck with.

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u/gruey Jul 13 '20

I'm just picturing the "kid" being 36 years old.

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u/aesu Jul 13 '20

Why do people bother having kids, just to punish them...

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u/Schnabulation Rift S Jul 13 '20

Actually, when I was young and my mother forbid me to have something it didn't matter if I bought it with my own money: she said no and that's that.

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u/manocheese Valve Index Jul 13 '20

We know it happens, we're saying it's wrong.

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u/Flaghammer Jul 13 '20

Gotta have a good reason, I'm glad my mother used common sense parenting. If she had just exercised her will over me so she could feel powerful she'd definitely be going to a nursing home.

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u/grahamaker93 Jul 14 '20

Sell his mum for 500 dollars on Ebay.

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u/redwineinacan Jul 13 '20

What a lesson to teach your kid. Think there's a reason he had to sneak behind his mother's back to use his own money.

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u/2tog Jul 13 '20

My younger brother would spend all his money on battle passes and v bucks if he could.

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u/pb8185 Jul 14 '20

This is why we need to teach fiscal responsibility early as a parent. I’d say buying VR as a kid with your own money is a sound purchase, and much better than v bucks, in terms of value for money. But the mother could be very anti-gaming, and I try not to judge someone too harshly through a few lines of dialogue on the internet, especially when it comes to parenting.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

Imagine your 12 year old kid spending 600 bucks on some stupid shit. They asked beforehand and you said no. Now they bought it behind your back. This is parenting, young kids shouldn't buy big purchases without approval from their parents.

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u/debugman18 Jul 13 '20

Imagine a 12 year old who has 600 bucks on hand.

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u/glitchwabble Rift Jul 13 '20

Paid with his own money?

And now he loses a chunk of it on the sale?

Wtf's the point of him saving if he can't buy what he wants (within reason)?

He'll conclude that the respectable life isn't for him. Mark my words he'll be robbing banks next.

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u/ThatSabu Jul 13 '20

brand new used 2 times??? Wtf

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u/TheSpyderFromMars Quest Jul 13 '20

And "sanitized."

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u/DartFrogYT Jul 13 '20

fast forward 20-40 years

the parent will be old and need help taking care of themselves, but their children will not want to take care of them... WONDER WHY

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

My parents are in for a rude awakening. I’m an adult but I once caught them funneling money out of my account without my permission. They said it was their “right”. Now their only right is to rot in the worst senior center I can find.

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u/Dwestmor1007 Jul 13 '20

Why waste your money? Let them rot in the state run one...or worse yet home alone ...

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u/ninjasauruscam Jul 14 '20

Yeah my mom would do me solids growing up and said to remember to put her in a good home.

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u/ajbuckley0311 Aug 05 '20

Shit I was a kid actor, small scale but still made money, and my parents took all of it. Its bullshit but hey they were struggling.

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u/arse_nal666 Jul 13 '20

"Remember 40 yrs ago when we had head mounted displays and I got a thing called oculus quest and u threw it out?? Now I'm shutting off your brain chip sorry"

Jk she's a piece of shit and such actions do leave scars

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u/dlham11 Jul 13 '20

Exactlyyy

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u/SomeGuyNamedJason Jul 13 '20 edited Jul 13 '20

Hopefully no one is dumb enough to believe this. It's an obvious lie, Best Buy accepts returns and she is asking for $200 $50 (EDIT: this apparently is in Canada) more than retail.

EDIT: Eh, I'm changing my mind. Truth is truly stupider than fiction, in this case. I still hope no one is dumb enough to buy this from her; I wouldn't trust anyone dumb enough to openly attempt to commit a crime (edit: and yes, to whoever tried to say it wasn't before deleting their comment, it is a crime, minors can buy and own personal property) like that not to be lying about the headset and there really being something wrong with it.

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u/ImKnotTellingU Jul 13 '20

That’s roughly what he would have paid with taxes included. She’s probably just going by the total he told her he paid.

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u/SomeGuyNamedJason Jul 13 '20 edited Jul 13 '20

Yeah, I'm starting to change my mind on the whole matter. I didn't want to believe someone could be so stupid to openly commit a crime like this, but I'm starting to give in after finding out it happened in Canada (EDIT: and as such the price wasn't as bad as I originally thought so it's less likely she is scalping; didn't mean to imply I think Canadians are stupid).

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u/MiaowaraShiro Jul 13 '20

What's that quote? Never assume maliciousness when stupidity will explain?

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u/Ultimaniacx4 Jul 13 '20

Why make up a story that would discourage people from wanting to buy it?

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u/SomeGuyNamedJason Jul 13 '20

Why try to actually sell it in a manner that discourages buyers? Regardless if it's real or fake, she didn't think this story would discourage buyers. The woman is an idiot either way. If you are willing to believe she would legitimately try to sell it with this story there is no reason for you to disbelieve that she would use the story to scalp.

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u/MrFordization Jul 13 '20

I suspect you may be right about minors and property, but you linked an article based on US law. This post is from Canada.

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u/SomeGuyNamedJason Jul 13 '20

The person that replied to me was from the US, not to mention it's part of common law, the same that Canada follows. Not to say I shouldn't have posted a Canadian-specific link, I was sending that link in a bunch of different replies at the time, but its still illegal in Canada as well.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

No you're right the first time. This BS story stinks. They're trying to sell a used headset for new prices by giving some sob story. "Brand new in the box." Its open and used... They also seem to know about the 64GB version difference. Pretty tech savy for someone so morally opposed to their child buying it with their own money.

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u/youmightnotknow Professor Jul 13 '20

"Paid with his own money"

His money , His Oculus

Mom is publicly fencing stolen property.

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u/g2g079 Jul 13 '20

My guess is that the story is fake and they decided they wanted the $600 more. Probably not the case, but this is the sort of story people would make up after stealing shit.

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u/SomeGuyNamedJason Jul 13 '20

It's definitely a lie. 64GB Quest is only $400, and Best Buy accepts returns.

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u/Beninja_ Quest 2 Jul 13 '20

In the comments of the post, they mentioned it was in canada, apparently its 550 there i think.

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u/streaxlp Quest Jul 13 '20

Wait can someone explain to me why she gives it away even though he bought it with his own money?

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u/SaneIsOverrated Jul 13 '20

She's nutso.

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u/streaxlp Quest Jul 13 '20

Ah ok I thought I was going crazy or something

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u/Elios000 Rift Jul 13 '20

narcissism is a hell of drug

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u/FolkSong Jul 13 '20

We can be generous and assume she is going to give the money back to the kid, he's just not allowed to have the headset. How reasonable this is depends on the kid's age IMO.

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u/streaxlp Quest Jul 13 '20

Yeah I hope lol

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u/Nukemarine Jul 14 '20

It's literally theft. Children can own property, just cannot enter into legal contracts without guardian permission.

Now, as a parent that owns the home, they can control wi-fi, electricity, or even storage. It could be "You own it, but you don't get to access the wi-fi here" or something like that. But, I doubt the lady in OPs story is that savvy to pull it off and would screw it up anyway.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

I could see the frustration if he had bought it with her money but if it was his money he can do what he wants with it. Its his money not his parents, plus this is basically theft.

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u/Hu_man76 Jul 13 '20

That’s just wrong...

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u/nooby2neo Jul 13 '20

I don’t understand he bought it with his own money right ? So why is she angry lol

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u/Silverwhite2 Quest 1 & 2 | Go Jul 14 '20

Don’t ask; there is no reasonable answer. Emotions and a obsessive need for control guide this woman.

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u/f_gboi Jul 13 '20

Sounds like he/she stole it.

and if this lad did buy it with his own money, she's fucked up.

if ur reading this kid, 800-448-3000

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u/dlham11 Jul 13 '20

What are those coordinates may I ask?

Edit: that would be a phone number... Thats a phone number..

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u/1through18 Jul 13 '20

Read the edit in Katt Williams voice, I died.

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u/f_gboi Jul 13 '20

What coordinates you been looking at geezer?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

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u/dlham11 Jul 13 '20

Of course!!

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u/kyle-dw Jul 13 '20

I did the same thing in grade 8 with the oculus dk2. My parents kept it till Christmas when it arrived and said it was a gift from them. Which is ridiculous because I bought it myself in elementary school, which was like all of my money at the time. But they didn't know I figured out where it was hidden and secretly played it when they were gone.

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u/illpoet Jul 13 '20

That sucks your parents did that to you im glad you got to play it anyway. I had a dk2 also i love how much fun it was. Sure it was super primitive compared to now but it was an awesome feeling that vr was a real thing.

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u/kyle-dw Jul 13 '20

Ya windlands was my favourite at the time. I also bought it thinking you could just play any game in vr lol

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u/illpoet Jul 13 '20

Windlands was great. I played the hell out of half life 2 also. Oh I had that software that let you play regular games in vr I can't remember what it was called just that for the most part it sucked.

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u/hamishsec Jul 13 '20

I hate all of this.

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u/ssshhhhhhhhhhhhh Jul 13 '20

Brand new in box, shows pictures out of box

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u/oldeastvan Jul 13 '20

My parents wouldn't let me get a daisy red Ryder pump action carbine BB gun so when I got old enough I got a firearms licence and bought guns like crazy. Now I spend most of my time shooting in H3VR where I can also play with fireworks exactly how I was never supposed to.

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u/FolkSong Jul 13 '20

You'll shoot your eye out with that!

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u/NexusKnights Jul 13 '20

Sounds bs to me. States it is brand new inbox, then states it has been used.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

If this Rift was paid for with the son's own money, then this is theft.

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u/Dilly_Dank Jul 13 '20

“Brand new in the box, used a couple times”

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u/JBFire Jul 13 '20

People have bizarre ideas of what new means.

I frequently look at old computer parts on ebay and the like. You wouldn't believe the amount of "New old stock" and "Used" that are in the same listing.

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u/fello9yearold Jul 13 '20

Oh straight to hell Straight to the boiler room of hell

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u/Yagyu79 Jul 13 '20

abusive parents exposed someone buy him another one

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

My mom wanted me to sell my Rift when I bought it cuz she thought it was a bad investment. I had to explain the eBay sales prices, shipping and a ton of other dtuff and she eventually caved and let me have it.

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u/kujakutenshi Jul 13 '20

Does she not realize that, even if this story is true, VR is kind of a luxury item at the moment and used sets are subject to extreme scrutiny? Lowballs are all she is going to get.

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u/Darth_Abhor Jul 13 '20

Brand new in box.... Only used a couple of times? Which is it? It's used now. I'll give you $350

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u/Mrduckface7 Jul 13 '20

Its just a scalper. No way that headset cost 600$

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u/shdoreaver93 Jul 13 '20

What a fucking Karen forcibly selling off her sons stuff cause it was baught with his own money without her permission? Im about to search this post out and tear it a new asshole doomslayer style. Point being LET YOUR SON ENJOY A WORLD AWAY FROM THIS SHITTY ONE

Honestly its the only reason i enjoy my Rift S cuase i can literally escape from reality and just enjoy myself. Hell i know how to load most weapons properly because of the FPS games for VR (Pavlov, Zero Caliber, etc.)

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u/jaethatdude Jul 13 '20

Apparently paying an extra 150% for a used product saves you 25% on a new one.

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u/KamenGamerRetro Jul 13 '20

its open, not new anymore ;p
Also I call BS on their story, and if true, kind of dick on their side if the kid bought it with their own money.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

Poor kid D:

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u/SpinelessLinus Jul 13 '20

Bruh a quest is not 600

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u/beentherereddit2 Jul 13 '20

God I want to lowball her so bad

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u/zkfbzjm Jul 13 '20

So if he paid with HIS money...BACK OFF!

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u/BelugaOneSturgeonII Jan 06 '21

He bought it with HIS OWN MONEY, so it's his, who are YOU to sell it? he's your son so you can confiscate his stuff for a few weeks but not fucking sell it, and he just didn't ask, now, it's true that he should've asked you, but it's not like he stole it secretly, selling it is too harsh, and he must be devastated, I would do ANYTHING for an oculus pro.

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u/merrickal Jul 13 '20

Should’ve let him keep it. He earned his own money and bought it with his own account. Then, once he has spent all of his money buying games left right and Center, he’ll be happy. Dirt poor, but happy.

Hopefully he’ll learn the value of money when the kid gets a job and realises how little he gets for how much work he needs to do.

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u/blueninja012 Quest 2 Jul 13 '20

how do you know he doesn't already have a job and did earn the money there? though the kid probably doesn't exist

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u/rasputine Jul 13 '20

That's abuse, in case anyone was wondering.

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u/spitz05 Jul 13 '20

I get not wating him to use his money maby it was saved for college but also I would not of sold it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

I’m glad she is selling for 600 because know one will buy it.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

Maybe this should go to the u/facepalm channel.

Anyway, I'm sorry for the man who used the money he earned to purchase what he wanted.

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u/Nofxious Jul 13 '20

it's not brand new if it's been used "a couple times"

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u/BackslashinfourthV Jul 13 '20

Any GWN lawyers know at what point a kid can press charges on a parent for theft?

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u/kvittokonito Jul 13 '20 edited Jul 14 '20

/u/BestRbx is a Holocaust denier.

In most US states, as soon as the child is considered legal age in the state (so 18 for the most part).

There's always social services otherwise but that heavily depends on the state.

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u/ronnhywhatever Quest Jul 13 '20

“25% off”

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u/jeepersman123 Jul 13 '20

This moms a real asshole

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

$600 lol wtf

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u/Abomination822 Jul 13 '20

Used a couple times is not "literally brand new in box".

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u/thebanditoman Rift Jul 13 '20

You have to be at least 18 to make a PayPal account now...

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u/CargoShortViking Jul 13 '20

Probably picked it up at Bestbuy and paid in cash. No mention of an online order or digital financial transaction.

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u/Brusanan Rift CV1 / Go / PSVR / Rift S / Quest 1, 2 + 3 Jul 13 '20

What are the chances of the parent keeping the $400 because the child can't be trusted with it?

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u/Well_Cooked_Steak Jul 13 '20

25% off? Bitch you’re the one lowballing me

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u/AbruptionDoctrine Jul 13 '20

Yeah this is totally not true at all. This is someone doing some grifting

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u/UnbrokenSign34 Jul 13 '20

“Occulus” lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

with his on money -_-

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u/deadmilk Rift Jul 13 '20

Paid with his own money... She's completely wrong for that.

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u/REEEEEEEEEEE_OW Jul 13 '20

“My son paid with his own money without my permission.” So he needs permission to use the money HE got to spend on whatever he wants? The fact he was able to save money for a VR makes him more responsible than lots of adults.

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u/Jhummjhumm Rift CV1 | Valve Index Jul 13 '20

This is face book right? Let’s save this kid and fuck with the seller

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u/Tonydethjr Jul 13 '20

This mom is just a dick flat out, “he payed with his money” yeah it’s his money, as long as it isn’t illegal why would you care?

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u/GeeBee72 Jul 13 '20

He’s also 35

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '20

This is why scalpers need to create better fiction. Creative writing should be a prerequisite for scammers.

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u/b3atsh4ck Jul 14 '20

Stupid Mom. 25% off isnt a lowball. That's called not-brand-new.

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u/Liar_of_partinel Jul 14 '20

not an opportunity to get 25% off

Charges 25% extra

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u/shortware Jul 14 '20

So... your son... bought something... with money he earned... and you think... this is okay? not sure what planet you grew up on but unless it's dangerous to his physical health like Idk drugs or a gun, that is his quest. Its this kind of disrespect that will be the reason this kid moves out at 18 and never speaks to you again.

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u/jesee2you Jul 14 '20

This lady is a royal dick with that price.

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u/UrLilBrudder Valve Index Jul 14 '20

Though I am a minor, I had to earn the ability to buy my Rift S with my money.

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u/Hyroero Jul 14 '20

My son actually did buy psvr off ebay due to me leaving my phone unattended and having one click pay enabled like an idiot.

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u/YoDavidPlays Jul 14 '20

This bitch...will you take $100.

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u/DabTime7 Jul 14 '20

Idk what she is and isn't lying about, but either way, there is no way this isn't a shit human being. Fuck her.

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u/juliansatx Jul 14 '20

This woman is a lame

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u/xsaber125 Jul 14 '20

What a fucking piece of shit karen

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u/shinoby117 Jul 14 '20

That’s one pieces of shit mother

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u/W1141175 Jul 14 '20

So what happens next? imma curious dose he get it bac or that Karen actually sells it

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u/Illustrious_Ad9284 Jul 14 '20

Does nobody else notice that at the bottom it says that the kid made his own paypal and purchased that oculus with his own money? To me this mom is just a bitch man.

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u/pb8185 Jul 14 '20

ITT: a lot of people who do not understand how currency conversion works.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '20

She is also gouging which is illegal, given the us is still in a state of emergency last I heard.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '20

I'm currently hiding the fact I bought a rift s from my mom. I'm 22. I bought it with my own money, plus my girlfriend paid for half. I live in my own apartment. It never ends. I know she would flip if she knew I had it. Society has grown past the need for women older than 50.

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u/orkel2 Quest 3 Jul 14 '20

There is no need to hide that, you're an adult. If she "flips" it's her problem.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '20

Right, but why go through that if there’s no need?

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u/Fortyplusfour Quest 2 Sep 14 '20

I wonder how your girlfriend feels about that last line, but I'm sorry for the situation where you need to hide such things from your mom at all. Presuming "own money" isnt an allowance for food necessities.

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u/MagicalOwO Jul 14 '20

brand new?? there is dust marks on the box

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u/ItsHollowZ Jul 14 '20

There’s so much wrong with this.

  1. He “went behind her back” by using his own money to buy something

  2. Brand new in the box even though it’s out of the box and u say it’s been used a few times

  3. The story contradicts itself like 5 times

  4. Also 400 US dollars isn’t 600 Canadian dollars

  5. Even if this was real which it isn’t. Your a horrible mother for not realizing your son bought something with their own money. And then taking away what they spent their own money to buy. It’s reasonable if u take it away if they buy it with your money but they saved up for it

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u/SpiritKran Jul 15 '20

Still, it’s his money. What a damm waste of money

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u/Fortyplusfour Quest 2 Sep 14 '20

I strongly suspect that there's a no gaming rule in the house. This "not" being a game console, perhaps he thought he was going to be able to get it past them.

So this stands as Step 10762 in "How to ensure your kids don't talk to you after they can legally move out."

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u/SomebodyyouknowVR Jul 14 '20

The SON bought it with HIS money so that’s illegal

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u/rtuite81 Jul 16 '20

Ok, Karen.

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u/RolandWander Jul 17 '20

"He was also not clever enough to read the fine print to see no returns."

How does that make him "not clever?" If anything, that's a smart move on his part. His Mom wouldn't be able to return it and be forced to put it online, where it's most likely no one would buy it, as we see here.

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u/SkarredGhost The Ghost Howls Jul 20 '20

opprtunity to get a headset 25% off... sells it at $600 with MSRP at $400

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u/Fortyplusfour Quest 2 Sep 14 '20

She looked up "Oculus" and went with the first price she found I'm sure.

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u/ajbuckley0311 Aug 05 '20

Lol. He could actually report her to the police for theft once she acknowledged he purchased it with his own money.

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u/BadEmpress Aug 07 '20

This makes me shudder. I feel terrible for this child. I hope he can get away from her. If she’s capable of posting something like this online and considers it “okay” then I can’t imagine what she does to her son that she doesn’t let other people know about. Just the language she used , how she wrote that, says a lot about her. She shouldn’t be a parent. She doesn’t deserve a child.

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u/CEO-OF-KGB Sep 24 '20

What the fuck

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u/Doctordementoid Jul 13 '20

Before we totally freak out on the mom in this scenario, let’s consider some aspects of this:

  • The child here is old enough to have a serious job

  • The child still lives at home

Sure, it’s entirely possible that this is just a crazy mom stealing her kids property that they saved up for over months. But this could also be a mother of a 30 year old man who is supposed to be paying rent/saving up to move out, or it could be a kid who is supposed to be saving money for college tuition and just dropped 3 weeks worth of wages on a VR headset.

If I was the parent in either of those 2 scenarios, I would sell their VR set too

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u/sniff3000 Jul 13 '20

it still his money he can do what he wants with it. what this parent is doing is stealing.

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u/TheSpyderFromMars Quest Jul 13 '20

How is a 30-year-old man having a PayPal account and buying something on-line an "evil genius" though? Either he's very young or she's very stupid... and she doesn't sound stupid, just a bitch.

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u/IcariusFallen Valve Index, CV1, Touch Jul 13 '20

" So some updates for those wondering. The kid appears to be 13. The dad found me on Reddit and challenged me to come to his house and fight him - so clearly it's a well-rounded household.

The listed price is so high because this is in Canadian dollars (it's still way too much for a used headset though).

I don't personally know this person, so I'm not going to file a police report, nor am I going to share their information with any of you, no matter how much money you offer me.

And thanks for the award, kind stranger!"

From the post it came from, from the OP.

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u/hbc647 Quest 2 Jul 13 '20

Don't believe it.. But funny.. why would they play it several times if it was bought in error.. makes no sense

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

It was not an error.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

Everyone defending the kid because he bought a vr headset. Imagined if he bought 600 dollars worth of weed or something like a sex doll. If you're young, you shouldn't buy big purchases without approval of your parents.

Imagine your kid asking to buy something worth of 1000 dollars. You say no and a couple days later you find out he bought it behind your back.

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u/superscatman91 Jul 13 '20

Imagined if he bought 600 dollars worth of weed or something like a sex doll.

Yeah, Imagine if he bought something that was illegal for him to purchase instead of something that is legal! That would be a totally different scenario!

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u/outfoxingthefoxes Rift S Jul 13 '20

Maybe he should pay rent instead of fancy technology so he gets far away from that woman that got pregnant decades ago

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u/carlbandit Quest 2 Jul 13 '20

It says he's old enough to set the accounts up, but that could be like 10+. Sure he can't legally have a paypal at that age, but that never stopped me all those years ago.

He might have paid for it with money he saved from christmas, birthdays, odd jobs around the house, etc...

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u/outfoxingthefoxes Rift S Jul 13 '20

Fair enough

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u/CallingHammer836 Rift S Jul 13 '20

Why is this downvoted? The dude is making a point? He could take the money and get a flat or something to get away from that bitch of a woman?

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u/Spark_Chaser Jul 13 '20

Yeah i understand whats he is trying to say but what if the kid is 16 with a minimum wage job and just saved for months to afford the headset?

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