I requested full package and recieved a game in a blockbuster case. the seller enclosed a note that the game was not stolen that they had purchased it. Technically blockbuster does have simplified directions printed on its case. i don't feel a blockbuster case is really full package and i am not sure how to score the sellers feedback. i could use some advice thank you
technically it is not and many agree on this
I'm not sure exactly what the "Blockbuster case" is like - if the original case insert art is missing, then it should absolutely be a neutral feedback. If it does have the original art but just in a generic case, a neutral is still justified. Some people are more lenient in this situation and just give a +5 positive (or even +10 if they're really generous).
But yeah, technically if you didn't get everything that was included with the game at retail it shouldn't have been listed as full package.
I've had this happen before. I always leave neutral.
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It is a clear 'asked for full package and got disk & manual'
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"Full Package" requires the case that came with the game at retail; not some generic disc case. I can't put a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV into a Barbie's Pony Fun Time Adventure jewel case and expect positive feedback.
The only time sending of a Blockbuster case is warranted is if the user requested "Disc Only" or "Disc + Manual" (and you actually included the full manual, not the Blockbuster Cliff's Notes edition).
Neutral feedback, disc only. End of discussion.
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Renaissance 2K: "Full Package" requires the case that came with the game at retail; not some generic disc case. I can't put a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV into a Barbie's Pony Fun Time Adventure jewel case and expect positive feedback. The only time sending of a Blockbuster case is warranted is if the user requested "Disc Only" or "Disc + Manual" (and you actually included the full manual, not the Blockbuster Cliff's Notes edition). Neutral feedback, disc only. End of discussion.
I couldn't agree more...deffinately neutral.
I remember raising this topic before, and was surprised to see the responses from everyone.
This is just my opinion, but if a game arrives with the disc, manual and art it doesn't bother me if it's in a generic DVD case - as long as all the elements are intact. Sure, I would always prefer the original plastic case (especially the green Xbox 360 cases) but I wouldn't leave neutral feedback if I didn't get it.
I've gotten many games from Goozex (again, 360 titles) where the green plastic cases got broken in the mail and I've had to raid my game collection for a pristine green case before re-trading them to avoid neutral feedback.
I'm sorry to say, but it feels too much like nit picking to me. I mean, you've got the game and everything else, isn't that what you wanted?
just my two cents, which I know is not the popular opinion on this.
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Tengaport:I'm sorry to say, but it feels too much like nit picking to me. I mean, you've got the game and everything else, isn't that what you wanted?
Thats the thing though...you can receive everything else, but if it isn't what you requested, in this case full package, the neutral is warranted. The seller should also be responsible enough to PM the user and let them know if this is how the case was to be shipped to make sure it is okay with the buyer.
I am not a collector and have been very firm in my positions about not using Goozex as a 'collector's site' ... but there is also something to be said for 'truth in advertising'. Since you get no more or less points for honestly listing your game. If you only have the disk & manual, and decide to stick it into some random box to protect it in shipping, list it as disk and manual and good for you! If you look at the trading status and see that you can get points faster by dishonestly listing your game & manual as 'full package' and throwing in some random case ... that isn't what it should be about. And that is the purpose of neutral.
I agree with you on the PM Jizzle, a simple PM can hopefully alleviate this situation. I can also see your point that it's not literally the 'full package' but in my case I just want a complete game, and to me complete doesn't necessarily have to be the original plastic case as long as there IS a plastic case.
Hey, just my preference though - I know that not everyone thinks the same, and I'd never send out anything but original cases here on Goozex just to avoid this situation.
I did see people on eBay selling bulk Xbox 360 game cases, so it's probably worth checking out for people who have these blockbuster cases.
txa1265: Tengaport:I'm sorry to say, but it feels too much like nit picking to me. I mean, you've got the game and everything else, isn't that what you wanted? I am not a collector and have been very firm in my positions about not using Goozex as a 'collector's site' ... but there is also something to be said for 'truth in advertising'. Since you get no more or less points for honestly listing your game. If you only have the disk & manual, and decide to stick it into some random box to protect it in shipping, list it as disk and manual and good for you! If you look at the trading status and see that you can get points faster by dishonestly listing your game & manual as 'full package' and throwing in some random case ... that isn't what it should be about. And that is the purpose of neutral.
What can I say TXA, aside from we just have to agree to disagree here. To me, the case is just a case and as long as it includes the inlay, manual and disc I'm happy. I don't see it as a truth in advertising issue.Sure, if someone send me the inlay, manual and disc in a cardboard sleeve or something I'd be miffed, but I'm not going to split hairs over the color of a DVD case.
I mean, you nailed it - Goozex isn't a place for collectors which has me much more lenient for things like this. The biggest concern I would have in getting a game in its non-original case is that I am going to have to switch it out before sending it back to Goozex because someone else might be upset about it.
To me though, it's just a plastic case to protect the contents - as long as it isn't broken, I'm A-Ok with that.
Tengaport:Sure, if someone send me the inlay, manual and disc in a cardboard sleeve or something I'd be miffed, but I'm not going to split hairs over the color of a DVD case.
I got a DS game recently that was supposedly 'full package' that had the game, manual and some random DS case with a paper sheet saying the title handwritten in it. What feedback did I give? Full positive.
Because, I agree with you in my own dealings - it really didn't matter. But I feel that I would clearly have been justified in leaving neutral or +5 positive.
The OP actually ended up worse - they were supposed to get a 'full package' but got a disc in a solid cover case meant for rentals with a hacked-up 'instruction list'. This isn't like getting a black case rather than a green one and everything else being the same.
It is more like me taking a game - The Witcher for example - that came in a double-wide DVD case with full manual, printing the manual online, putting the DVD in a sleeve and then in a USPS shipping box with a 'The Witcher' printout stuck on front, with packing peanuts inside, packing it in a bubble envelope and shipping that as 'full package'.
I think it is reasonable to set standards for what *is* full package, and what *is not*.
Ok, I can see where you're coming from there. I guess there is a fine line for me, but I think the stuff you listed is way over it. I wouldn't have been happy with any of the examples you listed above.
Even when shopping at Gamestop for used games I never even consider picking up a game that has one of those makeshift, Gamestop covers.
I suppose it is safer then to just make sure when something is listed on Goozex as full package, it is in FACT full package. Any deviation should fall into the disc & manual camp.
You've got a good arguement there, I concede :)
If you want to leave positive feedback for a Blockbuster case, more power to you. Good customers are a rarity these days.
Heck, if you want to leave positive feedback - and a tip! - for a pirated game, there's really nothing stopping you.
Either way, the buyer is completely within their rights to leave you a Neutral or a Negative, respectively.