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Originally Posted by Twisted
IT JUST SEEMS MORE TIMES THAN NOT...MY COLLECTORS EDITIONS ARE ARRIVING WITH EXCESSIVE SHELFWARE AND DAMAGE...THIS WEEK ALONE I RECEIVED MY MODERN WARFARE 3 HARDENED EDITION WITH SHELFWARE DAMAGE TO THE GAME "CASE" ITSELF ON ALL 4 CORNERS, AND I PLAN ON RETURNING UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN ONLY RECEIVE MERCHANDISE CREDIT, AND THE ITEM IS SOLD OUT IN USA...AND YET AGAIN, MY SONIC GENERATIONS COLLECTORS EDITION ARRIVES FROM AUSTRAILIA..WITH VISIBLE DAMAGE TO ONE SIDE OF THE BOX, AND THE PLASTIC COVER CRACKED IN VARIOUS SPOTS..THE GAME ITSELF HAD "AIRPACKS" ON ONE SIDE, AND THAT'S..IT..THE SAME GOES FOR UNCHARTED 3 EXPLORERS FROM AMAZON.DE..GERMANY..WITH AGAIN, BEAT UP TORN OUTER COVERING, UNLIKE THE CLEAN ONES I SEE PEOPLE POSTING ON THE FORUMS...THIS IS VERY DISCOURAGING TO A SEAL GAME COLLECTOR..IT MAKES ME ASK IF IT'S EVEN WORTH IT ANYMORE TO SOME ONE IN MY SPECIFIC GENRE?..BECAUSE WHERE ALL AMPED AND EXCITED TO SEE THE PERFECT PICS, PUT IN PLENTY REQUESTS, BUT DURING SHIPMENT, THE PACKERS AND SHIPPERS DON'T CARE..THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO TREATED MY PACKAGES WELL WERE VOLUNTEERS ON THIS BOARD OR IMPORT SITE YAMATO-TOUCH.COM...VERY HAPPY WITH THE HELP I GOT ON HERE, AND THAT JAPAN IMPORT SITE,..AMAZON.DE, AUSTRAILIAN ON LINE RETAILERS, WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING TO USA...I'M THROUGH WITH THEM...  |
I suggest in future you consider a forwarding alternative. If somebody in the country you require goods from gets it, then not only will returning be a lot less painful but you can also be more specific in your packing expectations
You sound ALOT like me, i also find the condition obsession a bit stressful to say the least,