Sent xbox one by mistake

JReacher1

unholyangel wrote: »

I can assure you, it happens.

As for it not being realistic, try hanging around on this forum for a few years and you'll see your fair share of companies only starting to chase people/take payment from expired cards etc years afterwards.

The limitations act sets the period OP is liable, it does not vary case to case - and that period is 6 years. The only way to discharge your duty early is by making reasonable attempts to contact the owner.

I'm sorry but you're talking rubbish.

There is a difference between not taking payment for something and chasing it years later than a company discovering they send the wrong item years before and asking for money.

Legally they can do it but if this is not picked up in the first 1-3 months it will never be identified.

The OP's post is basically "I want to keep this Xbox one will I get away with it?"

The answer is if they don't contact him in the next few weeks he will almost certainly do. Therefore its probably worth the gamble (if you're that way inclined).

peachyprice

[QUOTE=JReacher1;66911954
Legally they can do it but if this is not picked up in the first 1-3 months it will never be identified.

The OP's post is basically "I want to keep this Xbox one will I get away with it?"

The answer is if they don't contact him in the next few weeks he will almost certainly do. Therefore its probably worth the gamble (if you're that way inclined).[/QUOTE]

I suspect in this case it will be picked up if the person expecting an xbox received Op's £50 item

unholyangel

JReacher1 wrote: »

I'm sorry but you're talking rubbish.

There is a difference between not taking payment for something and chasing it years later than a company discovering they send the wrong item years before and asking for money.

Legally they can do it but if this is not picked up in the first 1-3 months it will never be identified.

The OP's post is basically "I want to keep this Xbox one will I get away with it?"

The answer is if they don't contact him in the next few weeks he will almost certainly do. Therefore its probably worth the gamble (if you're that way inclined).

I'm not the one giving advice based solely on my personal opinion/beliefs that could end up getting someone else in trouble.

And the time scale for picking up on it/whether they notice it is down to their procedures. The fact its a bigger value item means a higher risk of them chasing it up.

That you'e making statements such as "it will never be identified", just shows you have absolutely zero knowledge or experience of how these things work or what stock control measures exist that would allow them to easily trace the missing goods.

Most big companies will have 99.9% accuracy when it comes to accounting for stock.

JReacher1

unholyangel wrote: »

Most big companies will have 99.9% accuracy when it comes to accounting for stock.

No they don't. 99.99% is a made up figure. Even if it was true then there is obviously room for error (.01%).

They are aware of what stock they have bought
They are aware of what stock they have sold

Identifying that the wrong item of stock was in a parcel sent 4 years previously is very unlikely. I would go as far as to say that its 99.99% certain they will get away with it (if they hear nothing in the next 1-3 months because as PeachyPrice says someone else may report it if they got the wrong item not the XBox!).

Also they won't get into trouble. They will just be made to pay for the item. Its up to the OP if they want to gamble or not. They have been made aware of what the risk is and they can now decide what they do. You rabbiting on about stock control systems at "most big companies" is basically completely irelevant and seems like you just want to show off about your personal (inaccurate) knowledge......

FiremanDave

peachyprice wrote: »

I suspect in this case it will be picked up if the person expecting an xbox received Op's £50 item

And?

How do you know someone got the £50 item and not the Xbox they ordered?

powerful_Rogue

Quite shocking some of the replies in this thread.

I thought this was MoneySavingExpert, not MoneyScammingExpert.

FiremanDave

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

Quite shocking some of the replies in this thread.

I thought this was MoneySavingExpert, not MoneyScammingExpert.

It is the op wants to save £250.

nilequeen

pelvisdentist wrote: »

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to ask a question. I ordered something from a company a few days ago, worth about £50 but much to my surprise, I instead received an xbox one.

I'm wondering if I'd get into any legal trouble if I kept it? Please don't turn this into a debate about ethics/morals, I'd just like to know whether or not I have the right to keep it, as someone told me that if you are sent something you didn't request then its legally yours.

Thank you,
pelvisdentist

Hmm, this is like one of those cash machine errors, when you ask to withdraw £30 and it gives you £300 or whatever, some people take it, some even queue up for their turn, others don`t take it out of some moral outlook. Either way it is the banks stupid fault not that of the public.
Or those washed up containers or beach wrecks where motorbikes and tv`s are washed up onto the beach, you must ask the keeper of the wreck to take anything, but who does?
This may not answer your question but it is something to think about.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

powerful_Rogue

FiremanDave wrote: »

It is the op wants to save £250.

More like the OP wants to steal £250

pitkin2020

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

Quite shocking some of the replies in this thread.

I thought this was MoneySavingExpert, not MoneyScammingExpert.

its not about scamming at all, blimey you buy a car and its faulty everyone tells you caveat emptor yet a company who should know what they are sending out doesn't its scamming.

At the end of the day the OP has no legal right to keep but by the same token why should he willing go out of his way to contact the company who sent it. If they know it was sent to the wrong person or by mistake then they know and they will be in contact shortly, where the OP will have no option but to return it BUT its upto the company to do the chasing!!

Morally you would call them up but would they MORALLY call you and tell you've been overcharged if you hadn't noticed.....unlikely!!