Spot the Mistake !

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Spot the Mistake !

Post by John Upham » Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:24 pm

Something a little bit wrong here Amazon ....

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01B5ER1PG

Who is it in reality for night out on the town with RW O'Brien as the star prize ?
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Re: Spot the Mistake !

Post by Nick Grey » Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:27 pm

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Re: Spot the Mistake !

Post by John Upham » Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:34 pm

Nick Grey wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:27 pm
?
I'm sorry to say that "?" does not cut the mustard but a good effort nonetheless.

So, who is in the photo described as Jonathan Penrose ?

He was playing in the event and the photographer (Colin Davey) was confused.
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Re: Spot the Mistake !

Post by John Clarke » Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:47 pm

Andrew Whiteley?
"The chess-board is the world ..... the player on the other side is hidden from us ..... he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance."
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
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Post by John Upham » Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:55 pm

John Clarke wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:47 pm
 Andrew Whiteley?
Correct !
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Re: Spot the Mistake !

Post by John Upham » Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:57 pm

John Upham wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:55 pm
John Clarke wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:47 pm
 Andrew Whiteley?
Correct !
So, if you have spent $29 thinking it was a portrait of Jonathan Penrose I am sorry to disappoint you.
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Re: Spot the Mistake !

Post by John Clarke » Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:13 pm

John Upham wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:55 pm
John Clarke wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:47 pm
 Andrew Whiteley?
Correct !
Good-oh. But I think I'll donate the night out with Mr O'Brien back to the prize pool.
"The chess-board is the world ..... the player on the other side is hidden from us ..... he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance."
(He doesn't let you resign and start again, either.)
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Re: Spot the Mistake !

Post by John Upham » Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:26 pm

John Clarke wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:13 pm
John Upham wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:55 pm
John Clarke wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 07, 2020 9:47 pm
 Andrew Whiteley?
Correct !
Good-oh. But I think I'll donate the night out with Mr O'Brien back to the prize pool.
You could accept the second prize...
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Re: Spot the Mistake !

Post by Richard Thursby » Wed Oct 07, 2020 10:47 pm

There doesn't seem to be any way to report this error to Amazon unless you have an account on the US site.

I feel I should be able to do a lot better than only recognise the first of the three actors in the fourth image.
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Re: Spot the Mistake !

Post by Nick Grey » Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:23 pm

Amazon looked like a dodgy fraud attempt.
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