Ughh Just got pwned on ebay - Resealed Suikoden II

[neojapan]

Damn! I've practically spent $585 in getting a perfect suikoden II game and still I get screwed on ebay... I got 3 games each claiming to be mint and they arrived with scratches... now I decide to order a Factory sealed one so I can get it NEW.. and bam.. reseal...

I cant do anything bout the past 3 games since more than 60 days have passed but I just got the "Sealed" one today.. what should I do??
The plastic wrap seemed loose.. so I inspected it, and on the top it lookes like it was glued. and the sticker inside looks like it was opened on the corner and carefully lifted to open the game case...

heres the auction

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=230471003627

any help is appreciated... I hate ebay and the damn scammers!

[megasdkirby]

Take a few closeup pictures, specially of the "glued" portion, to see what others say.

And you really need to reduce your spending habits. j/k

[wingzrow]

That's some awfully wrinkly plastic for a sealed game. We could definitely use some more pictures.

[scooterb23]

You've spent almost $600 to buy 4 copies of the same game, because of a couple scratches that paying $2 to use a buffing machine could have dusted off?

I now understand Justin Bieber's popularity.

[General_Murdock]

I know that money is nothing when you love a game.

That's really sad to hear. Do you live in the same country as the seller ?
If you do you can register the fact in the policy.

If you don't you can send pictures to paypal. Once I've bought an apple ipod and it came broken. I e-mailed paypal, went to the policy and got my money back.

Hope this helps.

I really want to use a smile, is this a bad time to use this one ?

[Enigmus]

You've spent almost $600 to buy 4 copies of the same game, because of a couple scratches that paying $2 to use a buffing machine could have dusted off?

I now understand Justin Bieber's popularity.

This is why I will never use eBay or talk to a Justin Bieber fan.

They are one and the same- full of overpriced, inflated objects that could be found in real life with a bit of looking around your area.

Also, who would go ahead and buy four copies of one game? Where is the sense in that?

[ScottK]

I'd file a complaint with ebay. I thought that ebay offered money back protection including shipping if the item is not as described.

[kupomogli]

That's some awfully wrinkly plastic for a sealed game.

My thoughts exactly. From viewing just the pics that were offered I wouldn't have purchased it.

I'd recommend this. Throw them all back up on Ebay, including the sealed. Sell the sealed one as sealed and the rest as light scratches, that way you'll make your money back.

[Bojay1997]

My thoughts exactly. From viewing just the pics that were offered I wouldn't have purchased it.

I'd recommend this. Throw them all back up on Ebay, including the sealed. Sell the sealed one as sealed and the rest as light scratches, that way you'll make your money back.

That would be fraud and is not tolerated here.

[megasdkirby]

My thoughts exactly. From viewing just the pics that were offered I wouldn't have purchased it.

I'd recommend this. Throw them all back up on Ebay, including the sealed. Sell the sealed one as sealed and the rest as light scratches, that way you'll make your money back.

I remember seeing a similar situation like this a few weeks to a month ago with another DP member.

[Oldskool]

Doesn't look like a reseal to me but I dunno. I mean, it's got the hangtab on the back and the seal with the bar code is still in place on the jewel case. You sure you just don't have a buyers remorse issue at the moment?

[neojapan]

Contacted the seller, he claims he bought it from a 100% feedback seller years ago, he also said that he would accept a return for a full refund or "partial refund".. Im tired of partial refunds. Answering the question on how many copies I ordered, no, I ordered one by one, but I always ended up getting scratched discs, I want the disc to be MINT thats why I decided on getting a sealed game. So what to do? what if I send the game and he keeps it and says he didnt received it? I fear of doing this without making a claim..

[Oldskool]

Just make damned sure that it's a re-seal before doing anything. You don't wanna send back something that is truly a factory sealed game. Take some extreme close ups for us.

[neojapan]

Doesn't look like a reseal to me but I dunno. I mean, it's got the hangtab on the back and the seal with the bar code is still in place on the jewel case. You sure you just don't have a buyers remorse issue at the moment?

I was willing to pay $350 for a sealed one and mint guide last month but I didnt won the auction. so no I dont have remorse, i will post pics soon.

[megasdkirby]

It's easy: ship it using either Delivery Confirmation or Signature Confirmation. Once the selle receives it, you have proof of delivery.

I would just open a Paypal claim, elevate the dispute to a claim, select "NOT AS DESCRIBED" and just wait until Paypal tells you to ship the item back. Provide the DC code and once it says "DELIVERED", your entire funds will be returned.

I would add one more thing, however. I would add USPS Insurance together with Signature Confirmation. That's me, anyway.

[kupomogli]

That would be fraud and is not tolerated here.

It's not fraud if he can't tell whether it's a reseal or not and it possibly is sealed. He also said the others had scratches so putting them on Ebay and I'm only assuming that being listed as Mint they had light scratches and weren't all gashed up and stuff. Obviously if they were scratched up I'd test them out and list them as tested but scratched.

[megasdkirby]

It's not fraud if he can't tell whether it's a reseal or not.

As long as he is honest about it, unlike a past situation (a different thread) concerning the rarebucky fiasco.

[Oldskool]

That would be fraud and is not tolerated here.

There is a difference between saying that it's "sealed", and that it's "factory sealed".

[pseudonym]

Semantics I think. You still might be misleading people to think it's original when the seller might have his own doubts to it's authenticity.

Also, who's Justin Bieber? Seriously.

[megasdkirby]

Semantics I think. You still might be misleading people to think it's original when the seller might have his own doubts to it's authenticity.

Also, who's Justin Bieber? Seriously.

I would just put something like "a copy of", and avoid terms like "new" and "sealed" alltogether.

Also, I agree...who the hell is Justin Bieber?

EDIT: Seems like a Canadian that got his chance from Youtube.