This week, there was all sorts of news about Wii scams, and by scams, we're not talking about all the shady business with crazy bundles and eBay scalpers, but things that are even worse. On the smaller scam front, some guy listed a Wii on Craigslist that turned out to be not only broken, but also stolen. He should have known the $250 price tag was too good to be true. Wiis on Craigslist, in this blogger's experience, do tend to be cheaper than eBay, but retail price? That had to be shady -- and lo, it was. It's one thing to get a broken Wii from a store, and another thing entirely to get one from some guy.But even worse was what happened to 2,500 desperate wannabe Wii-owners in the UK over the holidays. Ozone Electronics took payment (over retail price, we might add) up front and guaranteed Wiis to the buyers before promptly disappearing and making off with the loot. What's worse? No one's been able to track down the head honcho of Ozone, so there are a lot of angry people who are not only Wii-less, but faced with fighting a charge on their credit cards.
It's sad that people are reduced to risking their money in such ways, but in case you hadn't noticed, the Wii is sort of in demand. These probably aren't the only such schemes, not if we're hearing about two in one week, so we're curious: have you heard any similar stories? Let's get as many out there as possible, and maybe we can help people know what to watch for.
