So I overpaid for this...
$46 + shipping on these. Seller had them listed as having "slight shelf wear". Looked rather nice from the one pic each on this, so I threw down some bids. I was sorely disappointed.
Please excuse the poor resolution on the later images. My camera phone sucks, but you stil get the general idea on why I'm disappointed. 
I'm thinking about asking for a refund, especially on the DK3.
$15 for these 2:
$31 for this:
They came today, and this is what they actually look like:
Comments
maybe "slight shelf wear" = a shelf fell on them!
i would send the pics to them and say you want a $20 refund. what you show on the back of the black boxes is not normal shelf wear. that is terrible shape. if they dont give you your money back, neg them and post the sellers name in the deadbeat thread, cuz those boxes are terrible!
i second this....
hope you get some money back man. that sucks.
"Hello,
I am extremely disappointed in the quality of the games you shipped to me. The pictures that you listed, along with your description of "slight shelf wear" does not account for the tears on the Kung Fu and Donkey Kong 3 boxes, nor the stickers on the Kung Fu Heroes box. Please see the attached pictures for what I am referring to if you do not remember.
Now I am willing to be reasonable with this. The carts by themselves have a value of about $20, but the boxes are completely worthless. So if you will refund me the $25 difference, I will still leave positive feedback, and consider the matter settled. If not, I am prepared to leave negative feedback and file a complaint with ebay and paypal. I hope we can reach an agreement on this. Please note a similar message has been sent to you via ebay's messaging system. Thank you.
Jonathan Pickens "
Hopefully he take me seriously.
did he provide a tracking number? if not file an unreceived item claim with paypal and get your money back
Yeah, because stealing from someone and lying about receiving them is a better way of doing it. I'm so sick of people that think this is a "good idea" for some reason. File a "not as described" dispute at least, but don't tell people to lie about receiving the items if the seller did not put any tracking on it.
he still lied about the condition though. that's pretty wrong.
what would a "not as describe" claim do?
get a partial refund?
that may be ok. but it's still screwed up to lie about the condition. that's ripping people off.
i do
he still lied about the condition though. that's pretty wrong.
what would a "not as describe" claim do?
get a partial refund?
that may be ok. but it's still screwed up to lie about the condition. that's ripping people off.
It forces the seller to either refund the buyer and have the merchandise returned, or refund the buyer without merchandise being returned. They can disagree with the claim, and PayPal decides based on the auction, but honestly, everyone views condition differently, so he/she may not have really thought about being as descriptive as possible with the items.
Ripping people off is saying the item never arrived in the first place. There is a right and wrong way to go about doing this. You realize based on what you are telling him to do, anyone internationally can do that to a US seller unless an item is sent Express. That's why it's not a good idea to be mentioning this as an option because that's all we need are more people ripping everyone else off because of no tracking.
I totally agree about putting delivery confirmation on everything, lol. I know people that work for the post office, and they tell me some of teh shit that goes on there. If you knew half the stories I did, you wouldn't send anything anywhere!
Hello Jonathan,
My apologizes for the misunderstanding on the quality of the conditions of the game cases. But, you must realize that these games are approximately twenty to twenty five years old! Since condition of the cases is an issue with you, I would like to know why you never email me with any questions in regards to the "Exact" condition of these items? My pictures are clear for you to see what you are bidding on. If there was any doubt in your mind, you should of email me on this first before placing your bid!
I don't appreciate your threats as a fellow eBayer. In regards to if I don't meet your demands, and pay your requested ($25.00). That you will contact eBay & Pay Pal and leave a complaint about this subject matter with negative feedback. I will not be intimated by you, just because I don't meet your demands!
This is not the way I would like to address any problem, or issues with a fellow eBayer. I would like to keep this friendly and workable, but twenty five dollars is not reasonable. I'm willing to credit you back twenty dollars ($20.00) as a good faith offer. Let me know if this is agreeable to you, if so credit will be issued.
Thanks, Bruce
Hello Bruce,
$20 is agreeable to me. I was not attempting to intimidate you, I was merely informing you of the course of action that would be taken should this matter not be resolved amicably. You can see them as threats if you so choose, but there is a reason ebay has an Item Not as Described complaint process. I am very aware of the age of the games, and I'm sorry that I trusted your initial descriptions of "slight shelf wear" to not be completely honest. The pictures were not clear, as they did not show the tears on the boxes on the backs of the items, as I mentioned in my first email to you.
Once the twenty dollards ($20.00) has been refunded, I wil consider this matter resolved.
Jonathan
Take money, run, ask for better pics next time, ???????, PROFIT!
Lmao, I used to play Final Fantasy XI, and they used that same line all the time in various forums. Must be a gamer thing in general.
I just hope the guy doesn't take his sweet-ass time getting me my cash back. I could use it to put towards better games
Originally posted by: nesguy
but twenty five dollars is not reasonable. I'm willing to credit you back twenty dollars
Thanks, Bruce
so now wait... $25 is not reasonable, but $20 is? hmmmm, that doesnt make much sense to me. also, i like the fact that this dude says his pics are clear as to the condition of the games... yep, they are clear. FROM THE FRONT, which is what the pics are of, the boxes look great, and they really do! he kind of neglected to mention anything about the backs though. yep, normal shelf wear can tear hangtabs off and completely tear up the back of another box! i sure hope my shelves dont do that to my games!!!