[quote name='kodave']I haven't got anything yet, but I'm in agreement that you need to hold sellers to the listing standards. Half.Com's are way more lenient with their item condition listing standards than even eBay or Amazon Marketplace though, so I imagine it could be an uphill battle. But if the dispute process is anything like eBay/PayPal's, it should be in the buyer's favor.
It might sound like overkill but I did my best to research everyone I purchased from - who had the most detailed item condition listings, who had the best feedback. You'd be amazed at the sellers with 98% positive feedback who have like 15 complaints against them this past month because items weren't in the condition stated, or the seller never shipped the item. That's a huge red flag to me, because while they're usually high volume sellers, chances are there's more people who don't even bother with feedback who had bad experiences, and it seems like the odds of getting something in poor condition are higher with them than just some person with 100% positive seller feedback selling their stuff on a personal and not business level. I'd rather order from someone like that than one of these giant resellers or the companies that group listings from all of the major resellers like Alibris or what have you.[/QUOTE]
Funny you post this, I finally received my Bad Company 2 Ultimate Edition PS3 game that was supposed to be (Like New).
Yeah right, the game's case was completely beat up, had 4 stickers on the back and the top of the spine it looked like a dog had chewed on it. Not to mention it has a "MLB" sticker, so this punk definitely swapped cases.
The guy has 2500 something + feedback, and only 2 negatives so I figured it was a safe buy from him. I only shelled $9 but it still ticks me off when people so blatantly lie about the shape of the item. Although I guess it could've been a user error, not sure if he's a store or what. I'm definitely not keeping this crap though that's for sure, so going to see what he says before sending it back.