Zavvi to start selling previously released game steelbooks

[imironmann]

Originally Posted by Cosmic_Link

Zavvi ship to the states. You guys get different steelbooks from Zavvi compared to what we get though. International customers get the much more common "concave style" steelbooks.

I told you once already I'm pretty boring and am just fine with the regular flat steelbooks. Don't really care for the "concave style". They don't have to take the extra effort to send us these.

[Dreamcazman]

What are these 'concave style' steelbooks you guys are talking about? I have steelbooks from all over the world for both VG & Blurays and haven't seen any noticeable difference between them.

As for Zavvi selling steelbooks for older stuff, I think it's a great idea. I've bought a few steelbook versions of movies lately but they were for either movies I really loved or I didn't have a copy of it in the first place. I'm not going to go nuts and order every single movie or game that has a steelbook...

...well, games maybe if they're cheap enough.

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by Dreamcazman

What are these 'concave style' steelbooks you guys are talking about? I have steelbooks from all over the world for both VG & Blurays and haven't seen any noticeable difference between them.

As for Zavvi selling steelbooks for older stuff, I think it's a great idea. I've bought a few steelbook versions of movies lately but they were for either movies I really loved or I didn't have a copy of it in the first place. I'm not going to go nuts and order every single movie or game that has a steelbook...

...well, games maybe if they're cheap enough.

The "concave style" steels that zavvi sometimes give to a lucky few customers.....










Granted these aren't necessarily examples of zavvis damaged steels but you get the picture

They just meant that zavvi don't always pack very well

[Matt16]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

The "concave style" steels that zavvi sometimes give to a lucky few customers.....

Granted these aren't necessarily examples of zavvis damaged steels but you get the picture

They just meant that zavvi don't always pack very well

If you'd rather ship the steel to a UK address and have it forwarded with proper packing to limit the chance of it being zavvied up, just let me know Swifty

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by Matt16

If you'd rather ship the steel to a UK address and have it forwarded with proper packing to limit the chance of it being zavvied up, just let me know Swifty

Thanks for the offer mate

I have yet to get anything from Zavvi myself to be honest but have heard the horror stories and all that

I will give them at least one chance and see what they make of it

[imironmann]

I gave Zavvi a chance once.

They sent me a ball of trash in a jiffy bag.

[Dreamcazman]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

The "concave style" steels that zavvi sometimes give to a lucky few customers.....

Ahh, haha, I get ya.

I've ordered a fair bit from Zavvi/The Hut and the steels have always arrived in one piece. Some other larger items didn't fare so well.

I did however order RE6 steelbook edition from another UK company and it arrived as if some fat dude sat on it.

[ferrari100]

I think a reprint of the mirror's edge steelbook would be awesome as I want it for a reasonable price. Might happen as Mirror's edge 2 has just been announced.
fingers crossed

[gu8]

as for zavvi packaging, steelbooks/games/dvds/blurays all come in that shitty jiffy bag so its sods law on it mate

bigger items have been getting packaged a little better but not great

[vhal_x]

Zavvi has new packaging for steelbooks, similar to the Play.com packaging (although Play's is still better) xx