Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world jeffw @lemmy.world 1y ago

Paid full price and got this in the mail (open box). GameStop and I have different definitions of “new”

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I'm so confused, this seems like a string of really weird decisions

Why would you buy from gamestop of all places online when they're so ubiquitous that you could walk into one anywhere and buy it new with the box instead?

Why buy it from gamestop online for full price when you could buy it digitally for full price or other online places with a discount.

Of all things to buy new, a pokemon game is one that buying used for cheaper is a better option all around, and gamestop specializes in used games.

I'm still stuck on this but why gamestop? Amazon and ebay have the game much cheaper new, and with the box guaranteed too

Op get a refund and save like 20-30 bucks buying the game from elsewhere with better quality control.

Edit: To make it perfectly clear since people can't differentiate, I ain't blaming OP at all. Gs is a shitty company who I wouldn't trust to provide free air. OP needs to get a refund and buy elsewhere from a company that will treat him better. My questions are just me personally being curious about what lead to picking gs in the first place given their reputation. It's not victim blaming and I dislike that I even have to make this disclaimer instead of being able to trust people to understand nuance
- Maybe they had a gift card?
  
  That makes sense. Either way OP needs to get a full refund then take that gift card (if that is the case) to a converter/sell it to get the money off of it so he can use the money elsewhere with a better company that will actually keep up their end of the deal in full
- If you have multiple Nintendo switches in your household (read- kids) and everyone has their own account then buying digital doesn’t make sense. I don’t buy from GameStop as a rule because my local game shop is better in every way but I wouldn’t blame someone who bought from them as not every city has a thriving local game scene
  
  I didn't think of having multiple kids and sharing the game since iirc pokemon only has one save file per cartridge, so you'd still need multiple copies, unless they finally changed that. But I do know lots of people like just having physical media anyways so I considered that. I ain't blaming the guy for what happened. He bought something with a clearly advertised expectation and gs bait and switched/scammed him and he needs to get a refund.
  
  I'm just curious why they picked gs when there are other cheaper online alternatives and other brick and mortar stores offering it as well. Gs wouldn't be my first pick so Im just curious to get another persons perspective on why it was for them
  
  Saves aren't on the cart on switch.
  
  Oh that's pretty cool then. I didn't know it had changed and thought they still did it the old way with only 1 save per cart.
  
  Wait does that mean you can make other profiles with their own save on the same switch? I would prefer if pokemon had their own multiple save feature implemented by now, but if that also works then it's still pretty cool to finally have multiple saves for the same device/cart
  
  Yeah, one save file per profile. Which is kinda neat because you can have multiple profiles and receive event items on each save.
- The popularity of ebay and Amazon kinda proves how many people would rather shop online, doesn't it? Since basically any retailer still around has added a competitive online store. You can also easily go hundreds of miles between gamestops so they're not truly ubiquitous to most of America's land mass
  
  Yeah I get that, but then I'm still curious as to why picking gs when Amazon, ebay, and other brick and mortar retailers like walmart, target, and best buy. All also sell the game online for new for a cheaper price. One other person mentioned maybe OP had a gift card which would then make sense.
  
  Either way OP needs to get a full refund, if it's on a gift card then they need to take it to a converter to get the money to spend it with a different company that will actually treat them well and won't pull a shady bait and switch.
- On digital vs physical:
  
  Digital versions are locked into the whim of Nintendo. For instance, you can't play the game on another switch if the user who brought it is playing another game on their account. In fact, the second Switch can't even play it without having an internet connection.
  
  You can't sell a digital copy second hand, meaning the value is way lower for digital copies. They still have the same retail price though...
- Victim blaming is cool and fun
  
  I ain't victim blaming. I made that perfectly clear with my last sentence saying OP should get a refund and go buy it from a better dealer for cheaper since gs is a shitty company. My questions are entirely coming from curiosity of what lead to using gs in the first place given their reputation

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