June 2016 hauls, come to Finland and experience Juhannus

[Arseen]

Let's put it this way:

Mainly gaming related stuff, but occasional non-gaming-related allowed no matter how idiotic the purchase is...

Yep, same petty insults and name calling as last time this came up too.

For once I was not talking about guns spesificly but in general.
See first post of topic.
Item not really nesessary if you can hold knife, so bit of buyers remorse.

[wiggy]

Self defense/protection with an AR-15

Come on, let's be realistic here.

[RealPlumpBox]

Oh the drama I cause here due to my other hobbies.......

[OhhNoYouNintenDidnt]

Apologies for "starting something" here guys.........not my intention and it doesnt seem as if it did anyway.

Also, had never noticed a discussion or argument about it before (although Im sure it has come to that of course) so further apologies for evidently bringing up something that has been discussed before.

Anywho, back to regular scheduled programming! 

[FireJoker54]

Well, I finally had my first nightmare experience with Ebay. I recieved a package today which was supposed to be a nice in box NES(the shipping box was obliviously too small). This is what I saw when I opened it... She cut/ripped the box and shoved it to the bottom as if to make some extra packaging. Good god.

[Arseen]

[larryinc64]

Why. Just Why.

Evey-time I buy a boxed thing on eBay I always contact the seller to make sure they ship it properly.

What listing was it, I'm curious of the before pics. What is the sellers response to this and how much did you pay?

[FireJoker54]

Why. Just Why.

Evey-time I buy a boxed thing on eBay I always contact the seller to make sure they ship it properly.

What listing was it, I'm curious of the before pics. What is the sellers response to this and how much did you pay?

I paid close to $90CAD shipped, which is an okay deal if it was complete. You can clearly see the box in pictures of the listing(granted it was only seen in the last pic but it WAS there). It had its flaws but it looked like a nice & sturdy looking box. I told her I paid for a CIB NES and asked her why in the hell did she destroy the the poor thing... Here's her answer: "I just added it to the box in case you might want to see the original box it came in, more for the sake of novelty than any added value. I, in good faith, feel I represented the items of the auction truly." 

Before:

After:


I once recieved broken or bootleg games but in 10 years on Ebay this is the first time something like that happened to me.

[Megatron]

I'd ask for a refund, and if she doesn't comply then file a complaint with eBay.  The image is clear misdirection.

[Quazimoto]

I'd ask for a refund, and if she doesn't comply then file a complaint with eBay.  The image is clear misdirection.

This a thousands times over. I get that some people don't understand the value of the original box with a vintage game system.  But, the fact is that the seller showed and advertised one thing in the listing and sent something else. 

[larryinc64]

I guess some people don't 'get' the box makes it worth more. I got a Craig's List lot of a bunch of SNES boxed games, and they were priced eBay prices . . . of loose carts. I got a good deal, and the seller thought they were selling at market value.

Still, if you buy something in box, why the hell would you tear it up?

[TDIRunner]

Good luck getting your money back.  That box makes me sad. 

[palmer6strings]

That torn up box just makes me extremely livid. Not that I'm promoting violence here but that deserves someone a bitch slap.

[nbart711]

Unfortunately, I have had similar issues with eBay purchases. From my personal experience it seems to be a result of sellers attempting to avoid additional shipping charges. All too often I get items that needed extra packaging, but the seller chose to ship without to keep weight/size down. You should be able to get at least a partial refund from the seller. In general eBay seems to favor protecting buyers over sellers. Getting retro games off eBay used to be a great option, but things have really started to take a turn for the worse in the last few years.

[TDIRunner]

At the end of the day, everyone has to understand that no matter how popular retro gaming has become, the vast majority of people still don't know that much about it and will never realize why a box would add value to something.  With that said, you reasoning for being mad and wanting a refund is still valid.  I don't think the seller intended to mislead you or piss you off by destroying the box.  It's clear that the seller honestly didn't know that anyone would care about the box.  But that doesn't mean you aren't entitled to either a full refund and return or a partial refund.  I hope it all works out for you.