Reply 1760 of 1952, by RandomStranger
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RandomStranger wrote on 2023-01-19, 18:49:I picked up a couple of games this week. […]
I picked up a couple of games this week.
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Everything left of GRID was a freebie. Games that the seller claims he has a lot of and no one wants to buy them so he gave it to me as compensation for my previous purchase when I received Art of Conquest instead of Empire Earth, even though he refunded me and I told the freebies are unnecessary.
Thi Sims: On Holiday - I don't have the base game for this. It came with a manual.
The Sims 2 - I wouldn't have bought it, but don't mind having it. I played some of it back in the days. Good condition, came with manual and other inserts. Installs and plays.
Empire Earth - I wanted a retail copy of this game for a while, I already had the GoG version. Sold Out bargin bin version, no manual. Installs and plays.
Sim City 3000 - Sold Out bargin bin version, no manual, the disc is a little dirty, but not many scratches. I guess I'll try it on my Win98 machine (once I get it back up). I mildly enjoyed Sim City 4.
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Race Driver GRID - Up until now I used the GoG version for retro games. This one is released by CD Project. Cardboard outer box, thick DVD case inside, came with a manual, the disc is in good condition. Installs and launches, but when I open the graphics settings, the game crashes and after that crashes upon launch until I delete the config file. Then it repeats if I enter the graphics settings again. Either it needs to be patched, or it somehow conflicts with the GoG version that was previously installed. I'll investigate later.
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Rush for Berlin - Cardbord box, there is a little wear on it, but otherwise good condition. Looks worse on the photo than in real life. The disc is in like-a-new condition, came with a manual. Installs and plays.
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XIII - 4CDcardboard box version. A little bit worn, both the box and the discs, nothing serious on the discs, the box however is as bad as it looks. Installs and plays.
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - I already had the EA Classics version, but I wanted the non-bargin bin release. Now the cover art covers the full front cover 😁 The discs are also in good condition. Came with a manual and a separate install guide.
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault: Spearhead - I didn't own this expansion until now, got it just to make my MOHAA collection complete. Came with a manual, though localised as well as the box, so it stands out like a sore thumb among the base game and Breakthrough. Installs and plays.
Soldier of Fortune - Xplosiv bargin bin in a different bargin bin's box, a sheet of paper as a manual. Installs, and plays on my XP rig with the community patch, crashes on launch without it. Probably something is too modern for the game to tolerate.
Addendum to a trade with a narcissist seller.
Yesterday morning I left a positive feedback with overall satisfaction, but respectfully pointing out that the packaged weren't packed safely and arrived torn open. The games were unharmed, but it was only to pure luck that nothing got damaged or fallen out of the package.
The evening the seller called me and yelled at me for 10 minutes that it's not his fault, the delivery guy had to have been an asshole making up bullshit stories that he must have been cheated on and his girlfriend dumped him so he took out his anger on the packages he delivered, meanwhile I tried calming him that I don't cast blame, I'm not unsatisfied, I left a positive feedback and all I wrote was constructive criticism.
After the phone call, I sent him a photo of the package he was so proud of two peaces of shoe box wrapped in one layer of gift wrap paper. This was the one that torn open and almost half of the disc cases were hanging out. There are times when couriers mishandle packages and they got damages. This packing had little chance surviving even normal handling.
Photo of the packing:
My mail (lit, translation):
I'm contacting you like this because you were very agitated on the phone and it was difficult to converse with you. This photo was taken of the packing. This single layer of paper wrap tore and part of the cases were hanging out. This is from what a proper box would have protected the package.
Again, I'm not raising a complaint. What I wrote in my feedback I intended as constructive criticism. If the courier mishandles the package even worse, the games could have gotten damaged or the whole package falls apart and who knows in what condition they arrive.
His response, mostly literal translation (some idioms changed to fit English better):
Look, /*my name*/, I told you everything in the phone, that the courier is a fucking careless faggot is one thing, I told you th […]
Look, /*my name*/, I told you everything in the phone, that the courier is a fucking careless faggot is one thing, I told you that too.
After shipping 1000 games this is the only one that was torn open, I told you this too.
One can't ship everything in a box, because it'd cost approx. $1.40 more, would you pay for it? Ofcoures not.
The fact that out of our 3 dealss (note: 2 deals, which covered 3 listings in total) you always had some issues tells A LOT.
EG. the back of the disc, you had to clean it (note, our 1st deal, some of the discs were so dirty they were unreadable, but fixed with a wash, I left positive feedback, but I told him in mail about the issue and that others who don't know better might raise issues if they games don't work and appear faulty.) or some nuisance you had, what the fuck?? These are used discs, it happens. I have unopened games and I have premium quality games and I have absolute rarities (Doom2) etc....... So if you are so big of a connoisseur, why don't you buy those?? (note: he doesn't have the games I'm looking for in those categories)
Don't be mistaken, I'm not picking a fight, but it's a joke, that you always have some issues. Because if you have, compared to other sellers (who say go fuck your self), I SOLVE THEM!
The first message was a laughing stock (note: It's probably the one I complained that I bought Empire Earth and he sent Art of Conquest, and the dirty discs last time we did business) at the second one you got your money back (note: this got me confused, maybe he confuses me with another buyer of his and genuinely thinks we did business 3 times, but he did refund me for EE), and now the courier kid played soccer with the package (is that my fault?) plus I tried to be a good partner and gave you free games (note: which I told him is unnecessary, but he said the package is already packed and won't take them out), do you sense THE BRUTAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US??
I'm trying, and you have problems with everything.... PROBLEMS which I'M TRYING to solve.
I thought I write to you because another phone call WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SIMPLE.
As closing words - and on my part the case is closed - If you plan to do business with me in the future, you too try to be "more normal and cooperative". If not, there sure to be a lot more rad sellers with better products.
My response:
I didn't say a bad word about you, yet you address me in an attrocious manner. Both in phone and in mail insulting me. To be hon […]
I didn't say a bad word about you, yet you address me in an attrocious manner. Both in phone and in mail insulting me. To be honest it puts me off from dealing with you in the future.
The fact that you want to solve the issues is good attitude, but I explicitly didn't ask for free games. On my part our previous dealing ended with satisfaction.
During our last deal it wasn't I who posted the wrong item for myself and the thing about the dirty discs I just mentioned that because if someone else buys them who don't bother with cleaning them, he might raise a serious complaint.
And now it wasn't me, who packed the package in a way that it couldn't take the stress of shipping. Couriers can mishandle packages, that's a fact, but to me it worth $1.40 more to get them safely.
And I am the dick and it tells a lot about me that in good faith I notify you what to pay attention to so there won't be any issues in the future either with me or others. If you take this into account or don't care, it doesn't matter to me, but don't attack me and yelling at me in the phone for 10 minutes, calling me and everyone else names.
Now this is the brutal difference between us. I didn't say a bad word about us, only on the side of A POSITIVE FEEDBACK I notified you about something that could have caused problems, because now it really was only pure luck that it didn't . I didn't ask for compensation, I didn't insult you, I didn't back out of the deal, I came back after our last dealing that I was aware of the condition of your items.
Then I blocked his number on my phone and I won't ever do business with him again.
I don't think I was in the wrong, but let you be the judge. Maybe I'm the moron he claims I am. Maybe I' m a moron in the complete opposite way.
