Re: New Acquisitions Thread (image heavy)
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:17 pm
Does it look like this, only it says EGA at the bottom?
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No. But it was deceptive in the description. It had a picture of the box, which now I notice has the MobyGames.com logo - and then below it it says "Includes 3.5 Disks & Manual." I SHOULD have double checked. I was just too eager to see it at a reasonable price. I am currently bidding on another (that also has SQ3, which I don't need) - and seeing if I can nab that one.Rudy wrote: Awww . Did it say on the description that the box was not included?
Nay, that's the VGA remake box.Jules wrote:Does it look like this, only it says EGA at the bottom?
Told the wife, her account, so I will let her deal with it.Collector wrote:I wish that eBay would ban the use of "stock" images. The entry should either have a photo of the actual item or no image altogether. It is obvious when the seller is being deceptive when they use a "stock" image and at the very bottom of the page in small print say that it does not include the box.
Of course it it didn't identify that it did not include the box, demand that he makes it right. If it was noted it did not include the box, but he tried to obscure that fact, include the fact in his feedback.
Nice. I never realized HOW extensive Sierra's gaming catalog was ...Rudy wrote:Already have the Online Systems Apple II release and PC Jr re-release, and now also the SierraVision Atari 8-bit release, sealed.
Yes. I admit, my fault. I was too quick to bid without double checking. I just saw the box and saw the "Includes floppy, manual." So I thought the box and the floppy and manual...Hedegaard wrote:Yes and there he writes: "WHAT YOU GET:
This auction is for the original media, and includes only the media"
Which is obscure, but still "legal", technically you got what you bid for
Which is why I said to leave it in his feedback, since there is not much more that you can do.Tawmis wrote:Yes. I admit, my fault. I was too quick to bid without double checking. I just saw the box and saw the "Includes floppy, manual." So I thought the box and the floppy and manual...Hedegaard wrote:Yes and there he writes: "WHAT YOU GET:
This auction is for the original media, and includes only the media"
Which is obscure, but still "legal", technically you got what you bid for
Clever bastard.
Mentioned it to the wife. Since it's her account. I would not be as kind...Collector wrote:Which is why I said to leave it in his feedback, since there is not much more that you can do.Tawmis wrote:Yes. I admit, my fault. I was too quick to bid without double checking. I just saw the box and saw the "Includes floppy, manual." So I thought the box and the floppy and manual...Hedegaard wrote:Yes and there he writes: "WHAT YOU GET:
This auction is for the original media, and includes only the media"
Which is obscure, but still "legal", technically you got what you bid for
Clever bastard.
Didn't say I blamed him. Even said I was an idiot for not checking. But with the picture of the box, and then says "Includes blah blah" - I thought he was implying that the stuff is included in the box.Rudy wrote: But he DOES say in the description what the buyer will receive. Sorry, but I can't blame the seller.
Agreed. These days it is very unlikely that someone would not have some kind of camera. I would rather have a blurry image from a cell phone than one stolen from Moby. Some sellers will hide the fact that the item is lacking by only stating something that alludes to the fact in small print at the very end of the page. Some of the more honest sellers that do this will at least have "Stock Image" or some such on the image or will state the fact right off at the beginning of the description.Tawmis wrote:No cam is a lame excuse.
It is. In the end, I simply got too excited and didn't think clearly.Collector wrote:Agreed. These days it is very unlikely that someone would not have some kind of camera. I would rather have a blurry image from a cell phone than one stolen from Moby. Some sellers will hide the fact that the item is lacking by only stating something that alludes to the fact in small print at the very end of the page. Some of the more honest sellers that do this will at least have "Stock Image" or some such on the image or will state the fact right off at the beginning of the description.Tawmis wrote:No cam is a lame excuse.
I find it not much different than if someone was selling a car with its doors missing and advertising it with an image of a perfect car of the same model from an auto show. I always look out for this, but I still find the practice deceptive.