Why remove seal from new game?

woofercooker · 23 Dec 2013 at 15:32

I purchased a 3ds game from a company on ebay advertised as new

Turned up with no seal so doubled checked the auction and i was correct it said new but i missed the small print.

"The item is new but the original shrink wrap has been removed to ensure the contents are correct before sending the item"

u wot 8? Why on earth would you remove the seal from a new game to check its contents before selling it? not sure if rly new tbh :confused:

cHk4 · 23 Dec 2013 at 15:33

woofercooker said:
I purchased a 3ds game from a company on ebay advertised as new

Turned up with no seal so doubled checked the auction and i was correct it said new but i missed the small print.

"The item is new but the original shrink wrap has been removed to ensure the contents are correct before sending the item"

u wot 8? Why on earth would you remove the seal from a new game to check its contents before selling it? not sure if rly new tbh

When I had a PS1 I got I think it was FIFA 98 or something and it had the seal and everything on, opened it up when I got home and NBA was in there!

wingman · 23 Dec 2013 at 15:34

How small was this 'small' print? You've got to be vigilant on eBay.

uniQ · 23 Dec 2013 at 15:39

Wrong thread :x

Nismo · 23 Dec 2013 at 15:40

Have hey nicked any codes or anything that should have been in there?

woofercooker · 23 Dec 2013 at 15:44

wingman said:
How small was this 'small' print? You've got to be vigilant on eBay.

Not that small tbh, kind of the same size as everything else,

i admit i should have been more vigilant i won't be complaining to them i just looked at the top and it said new and it was a business seller and thought i was good, but still, who the hell removes seals from new games to check em fair enough if it was a common thing to open up sealed games and get the wrong one but im sure that's not the case, it appears that all the other games the sell say the same thing, seems rather strange to me.

woofercooker · 23 Dec 2013 at 15:45

Nismo said:
Have hey nicked any codes or anything that should have been in there?

I forgot to check that before wrapping it up for Christmas grrr. I hope not because its one of the games you can use to get a free copy of mario 3d land when you register.

badcompany · 23 Dec 2013 at 16:21

woofercooker said:
I forgot to check that before wrapping it up for Christmas grrr. I hope not because its one of the games you can use to get a free copy of mario 3d land when you register.

think this is the reason, hopefully for you I am wrong but its my guess as to why;.

JBeck · 23 Dec 2013 at 17:35

Yep I bet they have nicked some codes for DLC, check their other listings for game codes or similar?

TriedandTested · 23 Dec 2013 at 18:00

Link us to the seller...not that i EVER use eBay.

TriedandTested · 23 Dec 2013 at 18:02

Hmm...is it Games Hamster? Seems to be on all their listings: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Legen...ds-3DS-OUT-NOW-FREE-UK-DELIVERY-/261354439548

Gimpymoo · 23 Dec 2013 at 18:18

As a seller, I would open packaging to cover myself and take photos etc to cover as much as I can against fraudulent missing goods etc.

Moothead2 · 23 Dec 2013 at 18:27

I'd open a case to be honest. Regardless of what the description says if the shrink wrap has been taken off when it originally had one then surely it can't be considered new. I'm sure eBay would take the listed condition over the description in cases like this. Especially considering it's an official seal on the game rather than some generic shrink wrap.

Did it come with a Club Nintendo code? You can always re-wrap it, right

?

acharris · 23 Dec 2013 at 18:46

I've bought a couple of things which have been sealed and missing contents. I bought Die Hard Boxset 6 years ago on DVD, all sealed, got it home and Die Hard 2 disc was missing. It was tough getting a replacement as they thought I took the disc out and returned for a 2nd copy.

Also had Afterburner sent to me from Activision on the Commodore 64, and the disk was missing and that was sealed. So I do it to be honest if I sell on ebay, just to cover myself as it does happen.

uniQ · 23 Dec 2013 at 18:49

To answer OP I would presume it was just a way to list something as brand new even though it had actually been opened.

Your options are to:
a) Return it, but you pay the return postage.
b) Keep it.

Ryan-3 · 23 Dec 2013 at 18:52

At first I thought it was a bit weird if not suspicious, but I suppose it just guarantee's that you will be receiving what you are meant to.

Plus, it removes any need of raging while trying to unwrap some games. Some can be a right ****.

Moothead2 · 23 Dec 2013 at 19:00

Ryan-3 said:
At first I thought it was a bit weird if not suspicious, but I suppose it just guarantee's that you will be receiving what you are meant to.

Plus, it removes any need of raging while trying to unwrap some games. Some can be a right ****.

But the seal itself is the guarantee. Yes there may occasionally be an error, but that's very, very unlikely.

Ryan-3 · 23 Dec 2013 at 19:01

I suppose it can be seen as a guarantee, but there is still that very slim chance of there being an error.

Still, much faster not having to unwrap

JBeck · 23 Dec 2013 at 19:07

Gimpymoo said:
As a seller, I would open packaging to cover myself and take photos etc to cover as much as I can against fraudulent missing goods etc.

But when you list an item on ebay as new it must be 'New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging'.

Otherwise it's not classed as new. So in that respect I say to the OP that regardless of the small print in the listing, if it is indeed listed as 'new' then ebays terms override the terms set out by the seller in the small print.

Sellers cannot agree to ebays terms and then override them. So, send the stuff back if your really not happy.

Moothead2 · 23 Dec 2013 at 19:11

Or if it's the code that's missing and you're happy to keep the opened product demand they give you a code. I'd also leave a negative feedback if it is indeed missing.