In the last couple of days, I’ve had three or four of my friends call me and ask if I knew anybody that was looking for a Microsoft XBOX 360 and they all were selling them cheaply. Just over a week, Microsoft banned 1 million XBOX Live Players [Article: CNN] and those machines cannot rejoin the XBOX Live network, which is necessary for updates and playing games online.

This is the stuff that lawyers have wet dreams about. So a week later indeed, there were announcements of an class action lawsuit on the way [Article: Lawyers & Settlements] and at the same time, eBay, Craigslist and other sale outlets [Article: CBC News] are being flooded with these banned XBOX 360′s that look just like any other one until you login to XBOX Live and find out your cheap $100 machine will never get any updates and play online. Sure, it will play games just fine though… but it’s a crippled machine. All because people wanted to be able to pirate games for the Microsoft XBOX 360.

There’s been talk about firmware fixes for those machines that were affected [Article: Tom's Guide] but the fix is a complex set of instructions that will have you probably switching religions and getting the cops called on you because you’ve thrown your HDTV, a trashcan and your Pokémon card collection out of different windows in a fit of rage because you cannot pwn the next dude in Gears of War 2.

So yeah… don’t buy that cheap XBOX. It might be banned.

A pair of Nike Zoom Potro PrizeFlight Premiums. With these, you’ll be guaranteed a stylish separation from the crowd of Nike Air Force One and other sneaker head shoe mainstays. With a full-length Nike Air Zoom insole and a very form fitting and well-padded interior, these possibly could be the most comfortable casual sneakers in a long time. And as a limited edition sneaker, they’re somewhat hard to find…

But you’re in luck and all it takes is an eBay account and a little bit of patience since the only retailer on the internet – that I can find with inventory – is in Taiwan.

Just having received the shoes, it will take close to 7-9 business days, but will arrive just in time for Christmas for your sneaker addict. They look great with a crisp pair of dark denim jeans and cost about $89.99 USD and another $30.00 USD for shipping with eBay’s “Buy It Now” option. A perfect pair of sneakers to get noticed.

[ eBay - id4shoes ]

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Prior RTL* Last Second Shopper Gift Guide Options:

• #11 – Tank Theory Dungeons Belt Buckle
• #12 – Vaja Case iVolution Case for the Apple iPhone3G

Yep… I’m doing something I’ll probably regret in the near future, but hey… the funds are just that needed.

In order:

• 4G 30gb iPod Photo
• Takara 00 Re-Issue Optimus Prime – MISB
• Takara 06 Re-Issue Megatron – MISB
• Takara 02 Re-Issue Prowl – MISB
• Takara 02 Re-Issue Jazz (Meister) – MISB
• Takara 05 Re-Issue Smoke Screen – MISB
• Takara 10 Re-Issue Soundwave w/ Laserbeak (Condor) – MISB
• (not shown here) Dell 09Y200 MiniPCI 802.11b for Dell Latitude D600 and others

If the above links don’t work, you can always search for me at eBay under the username gerbick.

All of these have about 2 more days of bidding left – all end on Monday, August 27th. Thanks for reading, happy bidding.