So I bought a sealed Clicker statue...

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Originally Posted by 0329liuken

That bag is the same as the outer box they shipped it with, to me it means nothing. For most statues -
1. there’s a shipping box
2. once you open that box there’s a bag or plastic wrap around it
3. inside the wrap there’s the box with art with the statue in it, this box may and may not have a sticker or tape sealing it
4. Inside the box, there’s foam protecting the statue, which may or may not be taped

To be, I would consider it’s “brand new sealed” if the tape in 3 is not broken if there is one.

Statues from Gamingheads and F4F have the polystyrene mould which the statue is housed in, sealed with tape along the joint. The art box will not be sealed shut with a sticker or tape. The shipping container will be the only other box which is taped closed. I would personally consider it new and sealed if the tape is not broken in number 4.

F4F have also started putting a blue and white, signed quality assurance sticker on the tape on the box for the polystyrene mould. This is something which they have been doing for the last 2-3yrs now.

Personally, I would not buy a statue from a seller who advertises it as new and sealed anyway, as this tells me that the statue has not been inspected since being received from the manufacturer and has not been checked by the original purchaser for defects or breakages. If you decide to open it and there is problem with the statue, then you will not be able to get it replaced or repaired from the manufacturer and the seller will just tell you that it was sold as sealed and they were unware of any issues and cannot do anything about it.

A friend of mine sold a couple of OoT Link Statues from F4F which he bough off play.com many moons ago. He sold them as new and sealed and one of the statues, the buyer had opened a case against him as the statue was received broken. Ofcourse he could not exactly provide a replacement and having not checked the item before dispatch, he could not prove otherwise that it was damaged in transit. Since you cannot insure statues for breakages during transit, I always add a clause to my listing with regards to purchases and items being received broken. I will ofcourse do my best to package the items to avoid any potential damage, but cannot be held responsible if a statue is damaged in transit.