GuyIncognito wrote:Yes, it's wrong. You lied to the store, you passed your problem on to someone else instead of taking responsibility for your own actions, and now some other poor kid or collector is going to buy your opened no-longer-NIB rejects. You should feel bad. You acted selfishly and immaturely. I'm glad you don't shop in the stores in my town.
The fact that there's a "glut" of these (and BTW, there's no glut in my area) is no excuse for this poor behavior, and shame on you, Valander, for suggesting that's an excuse and trying to rationalize selfish behavior.
This is why I look up video reviews of figures when I can, and when I can't I examine pictures and pre-prod artwork and prototype pics (and in the case of third parties, look up reviews of their previous products) before committing. I'm sure we've all had buyers remorse at some point, but I think the fair thing to do would have been offer them up on here, or on ebay, with the packaging optional and with a very clear statement that they'd been opened and transformed once.
If something is broken when you get it opened, or even very shortly after (assuming you didn't damage it through carelessness) then I see no problem returning to store for a refund (or store credit maybe, whatever their practise is) but people intentionally lying to make money and excuse their own bad decisions doesn't sit well with me.
Still, could have been worse, you could have returned a bee-hive.
I bought these and after opening them to be unsatisfactory. I've repackaged them with all their parts and paperwork, and would like a refund.
El Duque wrote:I think as a consumer you have the right to return items you're not satisfied with, but should always be honest about why you are returning said items. If you walked up to the costumer service department and said,I bought these and after opening them to be unsatisfactory. I've repackaged them with all their parts and paperwork, and would like a refund.
, and they agreed to accept the return I see no issues here. As long as all the parts and instructions are there most kids aren't going to care that they were previously opened. I think most MISB collectors are vigilant enough to notice if figures have been repacked. Basically I feel it comes down to honesty with which you present the return.
El Duque wrote:I think as a consumer you have the right to return items you're not satisfied with, but should always be honest about why you are returning said items. If you walked up to the costumer service department and said,I bought these and after opening them to be unsatisfactory. I've repackaged them with all their parts and paperwork, and would like a refund.
, and they agreed to accept the return I see no issues here. As long as all the parts and instructions are there most kids aren't going to care that they were previously opened. I think most MISB collectors are vigilant enough to notice if figures have been repacked. Basically I feel it comes down to honesty with which you present the return.
GuyIncognito wrote:Yes, it's wrong. You lied to the store, you passed your problem on to someone else instead of taking responsibility for your own actions, and now some other poor kid or collector is going to buy your opened no-longer-NIB rejects. You should feel bad. You acted selfishly and immaturely. I'm glad you don't shop in the stores in my town.
The fact that there's a "glut" of these (and BTW, there's no glut in my area) is no excuse for this poor behavior, and shame on you, Valander, for suggesting that's an excuse and trying to rationalize selfish behavior.
Megs for pres wrote:
Honestly guy, you are so frequently a jack ass, how can you continue to post at all?
P.S. Ive placed your quote on the bottom of my pages to showcase your frequently rude and assinine comments, not to honor you. My plan is to collect about 15 of them so that fans may read your comments all at once! That ought to highlight the already obvious fact that you are more often than not a complete JACK ASS!
Have a nice one guy!
xyl360 wrote:El Duque wrote:I think as a consumer you have the right to return items you're not satisfied with, but should always be honest about why you are returning said items. If you walked up to the costumer service department and said,I bought these and after opening them to be unsatisfactory. I've repackaged them with all their parts and paperwork, and would like a refund.
, and they agreed to accept the return I see no issues here. As long as all the parts and instructions are there most kids aren't going to care that they were previously opened. I think most MISB collectors are vigilant enough to notice if figures have been repacked. Basically I feel it comes down to honesty with which you present the return.
If the store has a policy against returning opened items, then it's not OK, regardless of how one justifies it. He agreed to their return policy (whether aware of it or not, believe it or not) as soon as he made his purchase, period.
Most stores wouldn't have a problem with it, as most will take back opened toys for a full refund as long as everything is there and they aren't damaged. If this store has a policy against it, then he should have shopped somewhere else. A lie is a lie and fraud is fraud, and that's exactly what this is, no matter how 'minor' or innocent it may appear.
RAcast wrote:Good lord, why is there so much rage in this topic? o_O;
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