sweil
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posted on March 22, 2001 10:09:05 AM new
Two weeks ago I bought a video game off of ebay for my son. It was advertised as "new sealed in box" I took this to mean the game was brand new and unplayed. The game arrived last week but my son wasn't allowed to open it until this tuesday as he had his game privileges taken away. I was a little surprised to find out after he opened it that a game was already saved on it with over 22 hours of play time on it. I do not want to return the game as I am happy with the price I got it for. I still think I should contact the seller to let him know I think his description was misleading. Any advice on how I should phrase this email to him?
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Juggheadd
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posted on March 22, 2001 10:15:42 AM new
Ask the seller how the disk got the 22 hours saved game on it. I interpret this the same way I would interpret a listing for a untouched coin that arrived with a fingerprint on it.
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kyms
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posted on March 22, 2001 10:19:53 AM new
That is very strange. You say the box was actually sealed in cello? Did the game itself look used?
I sell games and puzzle, recently people have been emailing me to ask if my items are "Factory Sealed and Brand New" or sealed by me.. (I was just listing items as sealed, now I go with "Factory Sealed"
It seems unreal that anyone would bother resealing something.. Like nobody would notice..Is this common?
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[ edited by kyms on Mar 22, 2001 10:21 AM ]
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sweil
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posted on March 22, 2001 10:29:13 AM new
I know things can be resealed very easily. Every time I go into blockbuster I will see hundreds of previously viewed movies for sale that are reselaed. I don't mind buying them that way since they are advertised as previously viewed. I am going to write to the seller this afternoon and then decide what kind of feedback to leave. So far I am thinking of a neutral stating "advertised as new and item was previously played" Tha game is in great shape shape and came with all instructions. The box was alittle crushed but no worse than you see in stores sometimes. I guess I have to start looking for ones advertising factory sealed. And some sellers wonder why the buyers as them so many questions before bidding. LOL
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engelskdansk
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posted on March 22, 2001 10:38:47 AM new
kyms -- If you type a quotation mark followed by a bracket you will get a smiley face! To avoid that one has to add a space between the quote and the bracket, otherwise you will end up with this: "!
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mrssantaclaus
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posted on March 22, 2001 11:04:49 AM new
All video stores have a sealer - I probably have 3 in my basement. Normally a store will take the video out, replace it with a filler, and re-shrink wrap it.
To list it as new and sealed is downright deceitful. I would be tempted to Neg the person - new sealed means just that - never opened.
Kind of reminds me of a certain box on eBay made to look like a PS 2 game.
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rnrgroup
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posted on March 22, 2001 11:12:14 AM new
Sealed in box means factory sealed - never opened or used since it left the factory. Anything else is sleazy prevarication. -Rosalinda
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Juggheadd
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posted on March 22, 2001 11:17:09 AM new
Is it possible that the game was tested at the factory before being shipped?
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capriole
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posted on March 22, 2001 11:20:52 AM new
The one thing you should always do is open a package and "vet" it as soon as you get it.
This way if you want to make a return, you don't have a period of time which may look like you have used the item.
I know you're happy with the price, but it's still a fraudulent sale.
I have access to a sealer if I want.
Record stores do, they let a person listen to the music and then phhhhoooooop they seal it back up.
Maybe the seller didn't know?
I somehow doubt it.
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mcbrunnhilde
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posted on March 22, 2001 12:16:37 PM new
Kyms, some of the smilies on this board can be made by the standard e-mail emoticons rather than using [*wink] or [*smile] (without the asterisks). What you did to get that face was to type a semicolon and a right parenthesis--when you sent the message it automatically turned into the wink face (and if you go back and edit your comment, you'll see what you typed--it only transforms into the face when you submit your post). FYI colon and right parenthesis will give you the non-winking smiley.
I think there's a thread titled "Newbie How To" that lists emoticons that translate into faces, but I don't have the link to it.
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martiniswiller
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posted on March 22, 2001 12:23:40 PM new
I think you have the right idea, sweil, in waiting to hear their response before taking action. They may have bought it thinking it was brand new sealed in the box, and they may be willing to offer a partial refund. Mistakes happen, and we prove our character in how we respond to them. This is, of course, if it was an honest mistake. If by their response, you find that they were dishonest in their description, nail them to the wall so they don't do this again. What is their feedback like?
Martiniswiller (not my name on eBay)
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rapid1688
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posted on March 22, 2001 12:28:26 PM new
Can somebody direct me where I can buy an economic type shrink sealer? Thanks.
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