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    Alright.....I received an Xbox controller "S" today with my a purchased refurbished Xbox at Gamestop. I opened up the box with the system to find the controller new in packaging. Cool I thought...until I found it they're were no colors on the buttons, no Xbox logo, and some of the spacing in the typing was too big or too small (and a few cracks in the packaging). This is what it says on the back:

    "Controller"

    "The function of each button may vary depending on the games used.Check the specific game manual for more information".


    REALLY weird...is the controller S supposed to have a green or black cable..and is it supposed to disconnect at the front?

    I had played a duke before and it had a green cable and disconnected at the front, is the controller S supposed to do that (this one has a black cable, and does not disconnect in the front)?

    So...what the hell is this thing?
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    YO ASS GOT SCAMMED SON

    shit

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    Quote Originally Posted by Overbite View Post
    YO ASS GOT SCAMMED SON

    shit
    Dead serious? Shiiiiit.....


    What is it, a pirate?
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    prolly some cheap 3rd party deal

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    Well like...is it an official third party controller...like Madcatz or Pelican? Because...it doesn't even have that on it...
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    Can you camwhore it a bit for us? A pic would help. Then we can get the torches ready.
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    Alright....



    No color on buttons...




    Is that the normal thing it says on the bottom?




    Is that what's supposed to say too?



    Huge "MADE IN CHINA" sticker...odd.



    Controller port does not separate.
    Last edited by Fuzzball24; 09-10-2007 at 08:53 PM.
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    This is just too funny....

    although I do feel bad for you!

    Thats why I never buy used! Learn this lesson well!

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    I assume it looks like this?



    Yeah, pirate all the way... Arrrrrrrrg...


    more pics here: http://gamerhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=759

    Only problem i've seen is that the cord is stupidly short. I'd take it back and bitch at gamestop. They don't even have the breakaway ends...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ProgrammingAce View Post
    I assume it looks like this?



    Yeah, pirate all the way... Arrrrrrrrg...


    more pics here: http://gamerhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=759

    Only problem i've seen is that the cord is stupidly short. I'd take it back and bitch at gamestop. They don't even have the breakaway ends...

    Is that thing for real?

    My God....

    selling off my stock in Game Stop now...

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    Yeah I'd take it back too. If they're going to sell you a refurbished unit they damn well better have first party components. Are they even allowed to package refurb systems like that? Especially with a pirated pad. I imagine MS would not be happy about this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ProgrammingAce View Post
    I assume it looks like this?



    Yeah, pirate all the way... Arrrrrrrrg...


    more pics here: http://gamerhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=759

    Only problem i've seen is that the cord is stupidly short. I'd take it back and bitch at gamestop. They don't even have the breakaway ends...
    Exact. Same. Thing.


    Taking it back tomorrow.
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    That goes down in my book as incredibly lame. At least when i bought that one, i knew it was pirate.

    If they give you *any* flack about returning the controller you could make the district manager's life very miserable by calling microsoft and telling them what happened.

    The controller doesn't even meet microsoft's requirements for safety. Not only is the cord too short (we're talking roughly 4 ft), but it doesn't have the quick disconnect at the end. This is all assuming that the controller isn't just a firehazard waiting to happen. I'm half afraid to open it up...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ProgrammingAce View Post
    That goes down in my book as incredibly lame. At least when i bought that one, i knew it was pirate.

    If they give you *any* flack about returning the controller you could make the district manager's life very miserable by calling microsoft and telling them what happened.

    The controller doesn't even meet microsoft's requirements for safety. Not only is the cord too short (we're talking roughly 4 ft), but it doesn't have the quick disconnect at the end. This is all assuming that the controller isn't just a firehazard waiting to happen. I'm half afraid to open it up...
    Agreed. From what I know about manufacturer/store relationships. MS will throw a SHIT-FIT. Especially if this is a wider problem. The DM would lose his job overnight.
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    GUYS.

    GUYS.

    First things first. Relax.

    Now ask important question:

    Was it a GAME STOP REFURB or a MICROSOFT REFURB?

    Two different things.

    A microsoft refurb would not have come with a retail sealed accessory. They're boxed like retial new units.

    A Game Stop refurb (white box with black and white printing) is a system refurbished at Game Stop. $79.99, I'm assuming this is what you bought.

    It also means they can put whatever they want in the box. Usually it's a Microsoft Large, S, or Mad Catz / Pelican brand. Odd choice in that one. Looks like the same controller type from the company who does those knock-off PS2 ones in the yellow packaging.

    Now, if you would like a VERY SMOOTH transaction, all you need to do is the following:

    1. Just bring it back with your receipt, NICELY explain you bought the refurb and it had that controller, and would prefer to have a actual Microsoft S controller. Any employee worth their name tag would just go in the back, open one of the used decks and gladly swap out the controller.

    The employee didn't put it there.

    The DM didn't put it there.

    Don't crucify someone for something they had nothing to do with. It makes both of our lives that less cranky.

    JFHC.

    Someone stop the sale on torches already.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wolfrider31 View Post
    Yeah I'd take it back too. If they're going to sell you a refurbished unit they damn well better have first party components. Are they even allowed to package refurb systems like that? Especially with a pirated pad. I imagine MS would not be happy about this.

    Yes, they are allowed, as long as they call it used and refurbished, which is what has to be assumed given that Microsoft does not manufacture or even deal with original Xbox systems anymore!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dangerboy View Post
    GUYS.

    GUYS.

    First things first. Relax.

    Now ask important question:

    Was it a GAME STOP REFURB or a MICROSOFT REFURB?

    Two different things.

    A microsoft refurb would not have come with a retail sealed accessory. They're boxed like retial new units.

    A Game Stop refurb (white box with black and white printing) is a system refurbished at Game Stop. $79.99, I'm assuming this is what you bought.

    It also means they can put whatever they want in the box. Usually it's a Microsoft Large, S, or Mad Catz / Pelican brand. Odd choice in that one. Looks like the same controller type from the company who does those knock-off PS2 ones in the yellow packaging.

    Now, if you would like a VERY SMOOTH transaction, all you need to do is the following:

    1. Just bring it back with your receipt, NICELY explain you bought the refurb and it had that controller, and would prefer to have a actual Microsoft S controller. Any employee worth their name tag would just go in the back, open one of the used decks and gladly swap out the controller.

    The employee didn't put it there.

    The DM didn't put it there.

    Don't crucify someone for something they had nothing to do with. It makes both of our lives that less cranky.

    JFHC.

    Someone stop the sale on torches already.
    Lets see what happens then...this could get interesting...
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    Quote Originally Posted by neogamer View Post
    Yes, they are allowed, as long as they call it used and refurbished, which is what has to be assumed given that Microsoft does not manufacture or even deal with original Xbox systems anymore!
    Yes, but at least MadCatz and Pelican try to make their controllers as close as possible, feature wise, as the originals.

    That one? I can find that same controller pad at the bootleg Chinese shops in town. (And they'll try to sell it to me for $40, goddamn scammers.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitsune Sniper View Post
    Yes, but at least MadCatz and Pelican try to make their controllers as close as possible, feature wise, as the originals.

    That one? I can find that same controller pad at the bootleg Chinese shops in town. (And they'll try to sell it to me for $40, goddamn scammers.)
    It still is legal...

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