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

Notorious_handholder@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I’m so confused, this seems like a string of really weird and bad decisions

Why would you buy from gamestop of all places online when they’re so ubiquitous that you could walk into one anywhere and buy it new with the box instead?
Why buy it from gamestop online for full price when you could buy it digitally for full price or other online places with a discount.
Of all things to buy new, a pokemon game is one that buying used for cheaper is a better option all around, and gamestop specializes in used games.
I’m still stuck on this but why gamestop? Amazon and ebay have the game much cheaper new, and with the box guaranteed too

Op get a refund and save like 20-30 bucks buying the game from elsewhere with better quality control

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RenegadeTwister@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
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- Notorious_handholder@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I ain’t victim blaming, I’m not saying it is ops fault for what happened. I even made that clear with my last sentence that OP needs to get a refund and buy it elsewhere cause gs is a shitty company that’s also charging more for a new older game than other places. I honestly was just more personally curious of what lead OP to trusting gs in the first place in the manner they did. Not to blame but genuinely just wondering why from a personal standpoint
  
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  - webadict@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Asking “Why would you do X?” implies heavily that had they not done X, the situation wouldn’t have happened. It is victim blaming.
    
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    Notorious_handholder@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Well you don’t need to imply my comments because I made it very clear Im not blaming… If someone bought cough syrup online from a shady dealer for the same price or more than getting it online from a reputable dealer. I wouldn’t blame the person at all if the cough syrup came pre-opened. They paid for something and got bait and switched. But I am personally curious as to why they bought from them because it is different than what I would do. Again not to blame but more out of curiosity.
    
    Victim blaming would be me saying it’s their fault for buying from them and that they deserve it. Neither of which I advocate or condone at all
    
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brlemworld@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Maybe they had a gift card?

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- Notorious_handholder@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  That makes sense. Either way OP needs to get a full refund then take that gift card (if that is the case) to a converter/sell it to get the money off of it so he can use the money elsewhere with a better company that will actually keep up their end of the deal in full
  
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TORFdot0@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
If you have multiple Nintendo switches in your household (read- kids) and everyone has their own account then buying digital doesn’t make sense. I don’t buy from GameStop as a rule because my local game shop is better in every way but I wouldn’t blame someone who bought from them as not every city has a thriving local game scene

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XeroxCool@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The popularity of ebay and Amazon kinda proves how many people would rather shop online, doesn’t it? Since basically any retailer still around has added a competitive online store. You can also easily go hundreds of miles between gamestops so they’re not truly ubiquitous to most of America’s land mass

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- Notorious_handholder@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yeah I get that, but then I’m still curious as to why picking gs when Amazon, ebay, and other brick and mortar retailers like walmart, target, and best buy. All also sell the game online for new for a cheaper price. One other person mentioned maybe OP had a gift card which would then make sense.
  
  Either way OP needs to get a full refund, if it’s on a gift card then they need to take it to a converter to get the money to spend it with a different company that will actually treat them well and won’t pull a shady bait and switch.
  
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Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
On digital vs physical:

Digital versions are locked into the whim of Nintendo. For instance, you can’t play the game on another switch if the user who brought it is playing another game on their account. In fact, the second Switch can’t even play it without having an internet connection.

You can’t sell a digital copy second hand, meaning the value is way lower for digital copies. They still have the same retail price though…
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