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Post by Mongo Bears on Sept 27, 2017 12:08:06 GMT -5
I don't see a problem with this
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Post by bababooey on Sept 27, 2017 21:10:31 GMT -5
I don't pay much attention to packaging so I zoned out a bit. From what I gathered from reading though, it seems like you bought and paid for 2 figures and you're returning one. Doesn't seem like an issue.
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Post by SteveHulk on Sept 27, 2017 21:24:15 GMT -5
Dude... don't worry about it - I've done this sort of thing quite a few times.
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Post by Al_Snow_MotherF***ers on Sept 27, 2017 21:40:46 GMT -5
As long as you don't #swapthefig I wouldn't care and you shouldn't either
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Sept 27, 2017 23:37:18 GMT -5
You're absolutely fine. Dont sweat it.
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Post by Professor Sparlin on Sept 27, 2017 23:39:09 GMT -5
You better get right with Jesus!
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Post by QtoBrooklyn on Sept 28, 2017 2:15:41 GMT -5
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overthinking it, man.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 7:50:25 GMT -5
You're not committing a crime what's so ever. I've honestly thought about doing the same but I'm too lazy lol
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Post by qdogg on Sept 28, 2017 7:53:01 GMT -5
No I don't do this kind of stuff because of how expensive this hobby is and you just have to live with what you get. Think about the time you are spending returning something to buy something with better packaging and time is money. Also the figure you get in the better packaging might have a worse paint job. To me the paint job is way more important than packaging. I buy a lot online now because I'm not willing to search stores for these figures because of gas and time and I just live with what I get when I buy online and buy from stores.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 10:32:50 GMT -5
Lol, have you seen the garbage people return in place of figures at Walmart? They don't give a f---. They'll take anything back. Don't sweat nothing. You're already returning the same figure; you're 100x times ahead of some punk ass repacker. This pretty much sums up how I feel. Customers try to return all kinds of beat-up junk to the store I work at. Smashed boxes - I couldn't care less. A sealed item with a receipt just says simple transaction to me. People try to return used toys (or other various and sundry things) from months ago without any kind of packaging and say "oh, my kid didn't like it." Uh-huh, sure. A manager usually comes over and says no, but the customer bitches and moans about it so the manager gives in. Bad enough when you get an old toy that has clearly been played with for ages, let alone something bizarre like people trying to return used nursing bras and crap. I don't see anything wrong with being specific or fussy about an item's packaging. Everyone has their own standards for that sort of thing. There was one customer who returned a ML Spider-Gwen to my store that was mint. His issue was that the BAF Absorbing Man's wrecking ball chain was slightly loose from the plastic tray inside the box. Fine with me. I made sure it got put out on the shelf instead of in the returns bin, which is where the other cashier (who clearly didn't care) was going to toss it. I'm sure someone was happy to find it.
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Post by kgchampion on Sept 28, 2017 12:29:05 GMT -5
I'll buy a fig and if it's got some absurdly loose joints or something, I'll buy another one, compare the two, then return the worse one. If it's a different store, whatever.
It's my money and I'm not going to spend it on something poorly made. Packaging is no different if that's your bag. I expect a certain standard for my dollar.
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Post by dynamitekido on Sept 28, 2017 14:09:04 GMT -5
You’re not doing anything wrong, don’t let it keep you up at night. Especially because of this:
About a year ago I was at my loca Walmart. I wanted a figure (I forget what it was off hand, I think it was Apollo Crews) and the packaging was damaged. I asked the cashier if they’d give me a discount since it was damaged. He said no because they get the same amount back for damaged figures so it’s not worth it to discount it. Yet, the figure sat there for months.
In other words, the store doesn’t care. This is also seemingly the reason why they don’t care when people steal belts/accessories either.
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Post by TheLastDude on Sept 28, 2017 15:03:41 GMT -5
Illegal? No. Not as long as you're not opening and swapping figures or parts.
As to unethical? I guess I'd say, are we talking about a bent corner or a little bowing of the card...or full on run over by a car?
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Post by cso on Sept 28, 2017 19:28:22 GMT -5
I'll buy a fig and if it's got some absurdly loose joints or something, I'll buy another one, compare the two, then return the worse one. If it's a different store, whatever. It's my money and I'm not going to spend it on something poorly made. Packaging is no different if that's your bag. I expect a certain standard for my dollar. This right here. You did ur part by purchasing it
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Post by finnbalor1 on Sept 28, 2017 23:36:19 GMT -5
Just like a lot others has said I dont see anything wrong with it ive done it a couple times myself and every time I go back to the store its gone.
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Post by ztj_wwf on Sept 28, 2017 23:47:32 GMT -5
Unless you damaged the packaging yourself, I see no problem ethically.
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Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Sept 29, 2017 0:40:28 GMT -5
I dont collect moc but if I did I would be all over that idea haha thats clever.
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Post by deskjet on Sept 29, 2017 8:53:36 GMT -5
Turn yourself in if you feel that bad about it.
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