Comment on Paid full price and got this in the mail (open box). GameStop and I have different definitions of “new”

• Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  What system? The system is put in plastic sleeve in a glorified filing cabinet. The game is never played, the box is just used for display. What’s asinine is that the video game manufacturers never realized they could sell cover boxes to gamestop and the like and probably male extra profit… which would stop the entire need for them to do this at all.

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  • phillaholic@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Try returning an open game to GameStop under the same rationale and see if they agree.

    Twenty Years ago they let employees “check out” brand new games that were opened like this so it was all bullshit.

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  • ShustOne@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    My mistake about your post. But they will sometimes use a disc in the in store kiosk and then sell that as used if it’s the last disc available. At least they used to.

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    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      No you were right. Employees can take games home to sample, and they’re still sold as new

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• kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Why do you assume the game was ran?

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  • ShustOne@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    My mistake I thought they had used it in the kiosk. My point still stands though that someone else opened it, touched it, and I have no way of verifying it’s integrity until I get home. That’s used.

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    • Stumblinbear@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      We have very different definitions of used

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      • beefcat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        As soon as the disc is removed from the box it is used.

        When. I buy a NEW game, the entire thing should be in mint condition, case included.

        If anything has been adulterated in any way compared to how it came from the factory, then I shouldn’t have to pay full price.

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      • ShustOne@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yes we do. New to me is unopened…if you took the plastic off I’m not paying.new. GameStop wouldn’t take this game back as new either.

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  • Fades@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Because this thread is just a circlejerk

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