Seller Pet Peeves

[Famicoman]

I'm just curios what you guys hate about your game sellers. It can be their disregard for game stuff, or how they put their "mark on all their games. I personally hate how this one seller puts his stickers all over his consoles. What about you?

[n8littlefield]

I hate that I don't have any good ones :wink:

 

But I mostly hate places that don't test their old games for things like the save game battery on NES games.

 

For modern games, I feel that if there is no manual or box, they should not buy/sell it, unless at a reduce rate, because I'm anal.

 

 

But, unfortunatly, I just got my 2600 this week, and I am struggling finding ANYTHING for it. I live in Maine and it seems like the oldest people carry is SNES+.

[Susuwatari]

I hate seller who advertise a boxed system and then send you the box with no wrapper. (all taped up, marked on, and scruffed all over) It has happened before.

 

I hate seller who puts really low starting bid but makes up for it with insane shipping charge like $20 for one 2600 cart.

 

I also hate seller who lies about the shipping status. One claimed he shipped it the day after he recieved payment but when I do finally get it, the post mark was the day after I complained to the seller and not 2 weeks earlier as he claimed. WHen I bid on his auction, he had 100% feedback and when I put a neg, he was swamped with about 20 negs for slow shipping, bringing his rating below 80%.

[ATARIeric]

 

But, unfortunatly, I just got my 2600 this week, and I am struggling finding ANYTHING for it.  I live in Maine and it seems like the oldest people carry is SNES+.

 

 

my fathers side of the family lives in biddeford not far from funtown the last time i was in maine i was 12, everyone had atari there that i could remember. might wanna check out yard sales in that area, or you could always goto old orchard beach get some pier frys and clams with fried dough and a couple of pieces of taffy and call it a day

 

i hate sellers period

[christianscott27]

the cant be bothered "got it around somewhere" guy.

 

"yeah i got a whole bunch of colecovision stuff, i should really bring it out"

 

and they never do...its always in the backroom, the basement, the storage unit or where ever. out of reach like some rainbows end, only because somebody is annoying enough to mention it but not go dig it out.

[Great Hierophant]

I hate sellers who act like they really know what they are talking about when, at best, they only have a superficial knowledge of what they are selling. I reserve my special venom for those who would sell pirate goods to the public or sell pirate goods online without mentioning their origin. (I hear alot of its about in the GBA cartridges scene.)

 

I also hate sellers who simply double their prices just because they have a box. Box, manual and any extras I can understand, but a badly worn box?

 

Finally I hate sellers who, in online auctions, fail to state the obvious, like the condition of their goods and whether they work or not. Lying about this is even worse.

 

What about the cheat who takes your money and never sends you the goods. I had that one recently and made him very sorry.

[jetset]

Hmmmm..can anybody guess mine?!?!?!

 

And it doesn't have to be $20 bucks either. Charging $5 to ship a single cart then sending it in a .33 cent bubble mailer with $1.02 postage to fluff thier profit is pretty lowlife.

 

Going to EBgames or Electronics Botique or whereever, seeing $12.99 for a crappy Dreamcast or PS1 game in a paper "EBGAMES" sleeve with no instructions also irks me.

 

I guess you could say price gouging in any form tops my list.

[figgler]

The absolute worst thing ever:

 

Going to EB Games, grabbing a supposedly new game off the shelf and bringing to the cash.

 

Me -"I'd like to buy this game please"

 

The idiot employee then goes fishing through a bunch of discs to find the

game and instructions, because I've brought him an empty case

 

Me - "I want to buy a new copy of this game"

EB - "This game is new, it's just our floor copy, so it's been opened."

Me - "Well it's not new if it's been opened, do I get a discount or something?"

EB - "The game is new. No one has ever used it before, it's just been opened and the disc removed"

Me - "It is not "new" if it has been opened. I am only going to pay full price for a game that is new"

EB - "But this game is new"

Me - "Okay fine, do you have a sealed copy of this game?"

EB - "Sorry no, this is our last copy, but it is brnad new, never used."

 

After trying to explain the definition of NEW to some fucking idiot I usually just leave and buy nothing. I can't think of any other retailer in any industry that attempts to sell you opened goods at full price and then looks at you like you are retarded when you question it.

Fucking EB.

[ATARIeric]

Hmmmm..can anybody guess mine?!?!?!

 

And it doesn't have to be $20 bucks either.  Charging $5 to ship a single cart then sending it in a .33 cent bubble mailer with $1.02 postage to fluff thier profit is pretty lowlife.

 

you hit the nail with the hammer with that one, you automatically think they are shipping it priority for the $5 cost. i can see if they charge for shipping and handling and are operating a big business to recover fees and cost of packing materials. when i sell items and my shipping cost is 10.00, it actually is only $7.02 with my ups account. that 2.98 covers gas,time, materials "handling" for that i say im not doing any wrong! they dont pack themselves, but $5 and only spend 1.02 to ship, thats wrong!

[jetset]

The absolute worst thing ever:

 

Going to EB Games, grabbing a supposedly new game off the shelf and bringing to the cash.  

 

Me -"I'd like to buy this game please"  

 

The idiot employee then goes fishing through a bunch of discs to find the  

game and instructions, because I've brought him an empty case

 

Me - "I want to buy a new copy of this game"  

EB -  "This game is new, it's just our floor copy, so it's been opened."  

Me -  "Well it's not new if it's been opened, do I get a discount or something?"  

EB - "The game is new.  No one has ever used it before, it's just been opened and the disc removed"  

Me -  "It is not "new" if it has been opened.  I am only going to pay full price for a game that is new"  

EB - "But this game is new"  

Me - "Okay fine, do you have a sealed copy of this game?"  

EB - "Sorry no, this is our last copy, but it is brnad new, never used."

 

After trying to explain the definition of NEW to some fucking idiot I usually just leave and buy nothing.  I can't think of any other retailer in any industry that attempts to sell you opened goods at full price and then looks at you like you are retarded when you question it.  

Fucking EB.

 

Absolutely hilarious!

 

You're right they do try to pull that. I pretty much always buy used from them anyway...

[spacecadet]

Are we gonna include auctioneers in this too? Or is that too OT? Because it sounds like you're talking about individual people.

 

I hate sellers who automatically think a game is RARE just because it's OLD. I was looking through some Genesis auctions tonight and honest to God I saw at least three auctions for Sonic 2 listed as RARE. This game sold around 4 million copies!

 

I also really hate sellers who don't understand the meaning of "New in Box". I see "NIB" all over auction titles and half the time I'll click on it only to see a box, cart, and instruction manual pictured separately - often with obvious wear marks on every individual item! Even "MIB" is pretty overused. "Complete" is another apparently misunderstood term - to me, "complete" means an item comes with every single thing it did when it was new. I'm not unreasonable, I'm not talking about every little twist tie, every plastic bag, or whatever, but I do mean instruction manuals, boxes, catalogs, etc. I see so many things listed as "complete" that are missing the manual, or the box, or whatever. I've seen bare carts listed as "complete"! I guess it's a "complete" cart, in that nobody has disassembled it and removed the PCB or anything...

 

I hate sellers of any kind - auction or online store or whatever - that don't even say whether an item comes with a box or anything. I mean, it's not important to everybody, but it is important to some people! Especially when you're trying to figure a fair price.

 

In terms of local stores, I really hate over-pricing to the point where it insults my intelligence. There are a couple stores in New York that have really amazing inventories (one specializes in imports, another in classic stuff) but their prices literally make me point and laugh. I'm talking $400 for a bare Neo Geo AES, $150 for a non-boxed 4-switch Atari 2600, $100 for a non-boxed Genesis, that sort of thing.

 

On the other hand, I love sellers that include items that weren't in the item description. Both my 2600 and my Sears Video Arcade included original boxes even though that was not stated or implied in the description. Was a nice surprise both times.

[Dones]

The absolute worst thing ever:

 

Going to EB Games, grabbing a supposedly new game off the shelf and bringing to the cash.  

 

Me -"I'd like to buy this game please"  

 

The idiot employee then goes fishing through a bunch of discs to find the  

game and instructions, because I've brought him an empty case

 

Me - "I want to buy a new copy of this game"  

EB -  "This game is new, it's just our floor copy, so it's been opened."  

Me -  "Well it's not new if it's been opened, do I get a discount or something?"  

EB - "The game is new.  No one has ever used it before, it's just been opened and the disc removed"  

Me -  "It is not "new" if it has been opened.  I am only going to pay full price for a game that is new"  

EB - "But this game is new"  

Me - "Okay fine, do you have a sealed copy of this game?"  

EB - "Sorry no, this is our last copy, but it is brnad new, never used."

 

After trying to explain the definition of NEW to some fucking idiot I usually just leave and buy nothing.  I can't think of any other retailer in any industry that attempts to sell you opened goods at full price and then looks at you like you are retarded when you question it.  

Fucking EB.

 

For EB, the word used == open (as long as they were not the ones who opened the game). I had the same thing happen to me. I Went to buy a game and luck had it the only they had was the display copy. The box looked worned out and worse yet the "new" copy, who was stored inside the game's instructions on a loosely sandwich bag, had some light scratches. To be fair I hear some games don't come shrink wrapped but still...

 

* jokingly * In my opinion paying for a new item means having right to be the first to open it, smother it and butcher it (and maybe later actually sit down and start playing it). LOL

[n8littlefield]

I always like the fact that to add insult to injury, not only will EB sell an open copy as new because it's their display model, but they will also be kind enough to put the game in the case, and then place giant stickers along the three edges so that you can spend an hour trying to take them off and clean off sticky residue.

[charitycasegreg]

I hate how many of game sellers know the value of the games... but some dont I also hate ones that dont let you have a game that is in the trash can.

[RMila75]

I have to add that I agree completely with every complaint here about EB Games. I will NEVER even try to ask for a "new" game in their stores.

If they feel the need to sell a new game in a worn case covered with those sticker seals that seem designed to leave behind the maximum amount of sticky goo, they should knock a few bucks off the price.

It's funny that so many of us have had the exact same experience.

[Famicoman]

Once I saw a lady with a game gear. I go up and buy it and she says to come back in a little while so I can pick up the battery covers when she takes em 'out. I agree, and come back 3 times within the hour. Still no covers. I hate it when they lie.

[candiru]

Vintage Stock, which when they first opened had pretty reasonable prices on their Atari games. Lately it seems they've been consulting some inflated price guide.

 

Sure it's smart business to know what you're selling, but they don't even bother to take into consideration that the label might be in piss-poor shape. I'll buy a poor condition game I don't have if the price is right, but when they want nearly $10 for a crappy condition R4 it leaves me with very little desire to ever return to their store.