Killa thwarts GAME's new returns policy

[killa]

So, I popped into GAME last night to pick up all the latest titles including NFS Carbon, Call of Duty….
Took my stack to the counter, handed the gimp the card, all was going well.
As he was doing so, he let me know about their new returns policy handing me a leaflet.

Shitfuck

**Buy in confidence!**
*28 days returns policy on all games*
*Games will be refunded if manufacturers/GAME seal is not broken, and game hasn’t been played*

I’d given him the card as well, so I typed in my pin and left £90 lighter.

I like a challenge…

First challenge was to copy the used game, GAME have had seals purposely made for buggers like me.

https://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y278/Killa127/gAME.jpg

The ‘V’ shaped lines are perforation of the seal, if you try to peal and re-seal the game, it’s fucked.

I cracked open both ends of the box and took a butter knife, pressing down on the CD so it lifts from the insert, all you do is use the knife to pop it off the centre. To get it back in, simple slide the CD in the open end, line up the game with the centre and press the case to pop it back on.

Job done

Now onto the manufacturers seal.
Carefully opening the one end of the game, I chose the bottom as it has a longer flap on one side and the glue looked crap.
Slide the game out using the top first to begin, then like a tube of toothpaste work the game out.
I attempted to use the same technique as the used game, but the official Xbox seals are very delicate and perforated down the middle.
I fucked it, and the seal was broken.
Using my Sony phone LED light, a scalpel and some patience I got the perforations to line up.
The seal was back on but I knew the vacuum packing was going to be tricky as it was machine made.

I used two small pieces of selotape on the sides to stop it from ripping, also to keep the sides as square as possible.
A bit of twisting and the game is in there, making sure no air was behind it, the game slid down ok.
I took off the selotape and folded the flaps down to the original positions.
A slither of prittstick along the lines got it to stick, then I just stood the game upside down for 30 mins.

All I need to do now in the future is wait until someone brings a new game back pre-owned.

Thanks for my £90 back and fuck your policy.
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[Shaun]

You do know you could've just downloaded the games without leaving the house at all don't you.

[veeeffarr]

So you're pleased you acted like a complete pikey?

[GodzGift]

Killa your a straight up G, anyone who can rip of the tosser companies that charge 30-40 quid for a game needs to be given a medal.

Good plan + Good implementation, i wouldnt personally bother as the sticker on the game could fuck up the show, but we need to determine the quality of the sticker on these new games, whereby are they the same qualityon all games or is it just ps2 games where it comes off easily,

dude also is your ps2 chipped?
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[killa]

[GodzGift]

oops i thought its was ps2, totally agree, its not like the companies are going to go bankrupt, and when u tell em that your ps2 game is faulty dont they check it?
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[killa]

[GodzGift]

so basically sometimes it can back fire,

cool cool

p.s. NFS carbon is alright but after day 1 i had completed 40% of the game so after like 3 days ull probbaly finish most of it.

i downloaded that for the pc, on torrents, i spoke to my mate who paid for it and he said " it def. aint worth paying 30 quid for" thank god i never paid for it
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[GodzGift]

there either on smack, or should be smacked.


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[killa]

They're on a nice little earner, that's what.

As i walked out of the shop with a big grin on my face and money in my pocket, i did think of the consequences of my actions.
I mean if i carried on doing, and the other thousands of gamers out there, how would this affect the gaming industry?

Would Microsoft go bust?

Then i saw some school girls and forgot about it all....
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[RickHolt]

[Misc]

How can you compare stealing virtual goods with physical goods?

I'm just downloading a game which someone has paid for & kindly uploaded for the world.

[EDIT]
After playing the game, i find that it's more of an expansion to NFSMW then a stand alone game, noway should they allow anyone to pay full price for this. There's no story you just take over territory then defeat the boss at the end. I really don't believe that they spent much time on this.

After 3 hours of play i completed about 40%

[Luke_Retrofly]

Hi
The GAME policy was 10 day no fuss return, so basically you bought a game, completed it, took it back and got all your money back, there were 2 game stores in the same shopping center, so when I got a return I'd go to the other shop and buy a new one, thus the circle would start, I got thought like 20 games that way

Luke
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[GodzGift]

[killa]

[GodzGift]

it makes me laugh when these people have no clue and are probably being 2 faced.

Like they have never downloaded a film? off the internet for free or downloaded a music file?,

your telling me you guys have always paid for everything including the latest mp3 you dowloaded of britney spears.

but when we do the same on another platform, i see the words pikey and thief

hypocrites
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[T1z3R]

whats in a name?

no matter how you try to justify it theft is theft no matter if its data or not. if it doesnt belong to you and you take it then its theft.

and before anyone flames me i couldnt give a shit cos ill have a pirate game as quick as the next man....just dont try and make it sound as though its not theft. it is.
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[killa]

I never said it wasn't theft, i know exaclty what i'm doing.

I thought the fact i have a totally illiegal Xbox is worse
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[Mozzer]

I like my intellectual property like I like my pussy. Free.
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[TheShaggyDA]

/stands up

Hello, my name is Doug, and I am a thief.

/sits down

Have been since my first tape recorder, and will be whilst the technology exists to make copies.

I think it's more "handling stolen goods" than "theft" when it comes to downloading. Someone else has already done the "theft" part of the process. But it's a copy, and the original is still with the owner, so it's not so much theft as depriving the author of potential royalties.

I do buy some games, mostly if I want to play online with a clean key. The games I download are games I wouldn't spend money on (maybe, if they get to the £5 bargain bin, but that's rare), so there are no "potential royalties" from me anyway - making absolutely zero difference to the pocket of the publishers of the game.

[edit] Can't spell "Thief"
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[Shaun]

[GodzGift]

[killa]

Although he didn't make the games himself, i enjoyed having a good ol chat with the assistant manager about games, what games i like, how many i buy etc....he was smiling, which made me smile even more.

Thanks butter knife, i owe you a spredin!
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[GodzGift]