[quote name='Hemi']Got my AC3 CE...
To start, it arrived only protected by about 4 layer's of the thin plastic pouches that UPS tend's to use. That was the first red flag.
But upon opening it up (Had to use scissor's, it was wrapped up with soooo much packing tape, I could accept that). I at first thought I must of cut through the plastic factory sealing that it comes wrapped in with my scissor's when trying to open it. But when i removed from the "Packaging" my jaw DROPPED.
It was only covered by about 30% of the factory sealing. Not a hole in the sealing, not part of it opened, but like it was TORN of on an entire HALF of it. to remove the guide from it required just sliding it out from it. Keep in mind this is a "Collector's Edition", any collectability of it just took a nose dive, I immediately opened it up to see if it even still had the lithograph that is included with the Bestbuy Version (Not mentioned on the .com page but big yellow sticker on what remain's of the wrapping). Miraculously it is still there, so atleast it wasn't missing that (Which rules out why someone would intentionally open it?) But then I start looking at the condition further, it's corner's are bent, the spine is scrunched from impact's on the top and bottom, as well as more dent's along the top and bottom cover edge's.
Now the real issue. If it was more expensive (only paid $3.72 after tax) I would of sent it back in a HEARTBEAT! This is NOT an acceptable condition! If i were to send it back, or take it back to a store, I would spend MORE on gas/shipping expenses then it origionally COST! I can't exchange it because I know for a fact that my local store is out of stock, and also like I said, More Gas/Shipping than the item cost in the first place to drive to the store and back.
It's still available on the website for shipping, but what is stopping a repeat of it coming EXTREMELY damaged!
I'm wondering what type of recourse is available to me, to be clear, I want this item, just NOT in the condition it came in, but to return it would end up making me lose more money than I'd get back is stopping me, as is the fact I cant exchange at my local store.(The remaining wrapping at this point is pointless, the corners bent, spine crushed from impact's on the top and bottom, with the edges of the front and back covers dented in places as well.)[/QUOTE]
dude it was 4 bucks. mine came perfect dunno yurs came like that. i think people are getting the wrong idea of what a collectors edition means. it dosent mean its supposed to be valued more, it just gives extra content for the fan.