Police appeared on Waller's door after the purchase, and they inquired as to how he had come across the system. According to the Salisbury Post, the police were able to track the system whenever Waller turned on his system. The original owner of the PS3's PSN ID was still stored on the system, and it was set to auto-login when the system turned on. By tracking Waller's IP address, they were able to find him.
Waller is of course innocent in the whole debacle, but police confiscated his system nonetheless. While the police look for the person who sold the stolen system to the games shop, Waller was given compensation from the store he didn't want: an Xbox 360. "Waller is appreciative of the offer from the store but notes the Xbox isn't nearly as expensive or sophisticated as the PlayStation."
[Thanks, jimb!]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
8-11-2008 @ 8:12AM
sibbor said...
LOL!? Getting a X360 instead of a new PS3 system? Damn, my inner rage meter would have filled up in a matter of seconds.
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8-11-2008 @ 8:17AM
jimb said...
Two thanks in for the stories in a row...
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8-11-2008 @ 8:21AM
leiwei said...
Poor guy. He was probably getting ready to startup a blu-ray collection too!
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8-11-2008 @ 8:22AM
leiwei said...
Hmm.... forgot to add, so value of used PS3 = value of Xbox 360 (new I'm hoping) at game store?
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8-11-2008 @ 8:23AM
OddyOh said...
He should just trade the XBox to another store towards a PS3!
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8-11-2008 @ 8:29AM
stargateheaven said...
That's no fair. Even if i personally don't like the 360 as much, he's lost out on money! :(
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8-11-2008 @ 8:34AM
Albanian_Killa said...
WTF? He didn't get his money back for something that was stolen? This fucker should sue and get all his money back so he can buy a PS3.
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8-11-2008 @ 7:08PM
Steve Childs said...
lol, that's the normal American Response isn't it, to shout 'SUE!'.
I'm assuming US law is the same on this point, but if you buy Stolen property, whether you know or not and its then found to be stolen, you loose any rights to it - it still belongs to the original owner.
The only way you could sue is if you could prove that the shop should have known it was stolen, which lets be honest, is pretty neigh on impossible to prove.
In this case, its simply hard luck. But hey, look on the bright side, it was only a PS3, it wasn't a $15000 car.
8-11-2008 @ 8:44AM
jackjon said...
wowiest. inside that console must be hidden the secrets to creating a new form of crack. more potent than ever before. why they went to the trouble of all that, when there is some real shit going on in the world.... tracked his ip through psn? how did that come to be? was sony looking for the console as well?
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8-11-2008 @ 12:44PM
thinkofmeasmra said...
thats what i was thinking....they would have HAD to have cpoperation from Sony which means they took the time to go back and forth with Sony to help them track it down...all this for a stolen ps3 when as you said, theres murders and you know, real shit the cops should be dealing with.
8-11-2008 @ 3:20PM
BowserUSC said...
I hope you remember your comments next time anything is stolen from you.
8-11-2008 @ 8:55AM
Starks said...
Poor guy, getting an x-box to replace the PS3
I'd sue to get my money plus some more due to the stress of having the police knocking on my door.
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8-11-2008 @ 9:03AM
Mein Bratwurst said...
Poor guy indeed... first he gets a stolen PS3, now he has to experience the red ring of fail. :(
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8-11-2008 @ 9:10AM
drdre74 said...
no way in hell. The store would give me a new PS3 not a xbox thats going to break down as soon as he plugs it in. Its not his fault that they bought a stolen PS3 and sold it. If his girl paid for a ps3 then he should get a PS3 replacement.
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8-11-2008 @ 9:26AM
johnnyknockuup said...
Doesnt make sense, he bought and paid for a ps3. Its the stores responsibitily to give him what was bought. It wasnt the customers fault it was stolen.
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8-11-2008 @ 9:51AM
kingofwale said...
not for fanboy fuel... are you sure you are on the right website?
Geez, read the url. ps3FANBOY.com...
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8-11-2008 @ 9:55AM
Edge said...
Yes, I read the URL. This is me cutting off the negativity in the gamer media. If any other fanboy blog wants to take a cheap shot like this, they will lose my page views.
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8-11-2008 @ 9:57AM
Eggy said...
ha with this post I made you check this site again!
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8-11-2008 @ 10:09AM
Cory said...
Two important questions.
1: Did the guy who originally had his PS3 stolen get it returned to him?
2: Did the new guy get his money back from the game store? They sold him stolen goods, last time I checked thats illegal.
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8-11-2008 @ 10:29AM
theberlindoctor said...
Its not the store's, nor the cops' responsibility to repay you for purchasing stolen goods. If you buy stolen goods, from anyone, the cops take it away and you're never compensated. There is no legal recourse you can take. That's just the way it works. The store didn't have to give him anything.
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