Persona 5 Strikers steelbook

[gothamhunter]

Originally Posted by Twisted

Just be forewarned, there is precedent for Best Buy US to have allotted exclusively SCRATCHED and DENTED steelbook cases, sometimes for the bonus steelbook that accompanies pre-orders..it's a mixed bag..some steelbook releases are "sealed" therefore greater probability of receiving a satisfactory condition steelbook..that being said, a big chunk of Best Buy video game promo steelbooks come [B][I]UNSEALED[/I] carelessly shipped by being[/B] thrown into a random cardboard box with random items as they are delivered to various stores..therefore some stores end up ONLY getting dinged and scratched steelbooks..they don't put much effort into it sometimes, because they look at them as "freebies".bonuses..."take or leave it Bud!" type attitudes..so don't have your hopes up too high, that they will be "minty" and sealed..i'm afraid Best Buy record is spotty at best..when it comes to safe handling of steelbook cases..a lot of times, those who arrive on release day first thing early morning end up getting the best 1 or 2 steelbooks condition wise that is in the "lot" allocated to the store.

It's been about 50-50 for me. I've had perfectly sealed bonus steelbooks in mint condition, like the Yakuza one, and other times I've had completely terrible, stickered steelbooks like RE2 and RE3. YMMV entirely, but don't rule it out completely.