The reason this case is unique is because it involves a person selling large amounts of a preorder for The Post-Pandemic CE which sold out in February. Since this has not been produced yet it cannot be a thief who stole product from a warehouse (which raises questions on why he is severely...
I posted a message about this seller 2 weeks ago including his id, his profile history, paypals 45 day policy and the mod deleted my post...I guess you can't post an actual ebay username. Seems strange that the guy is selling so many copies of postpandemic, xillia ce, splintercell ce for retail...
looks like it's just 1 seller who sold a dozen or so at retail price or below: cmdindustries9135
edit: also looks like he's selling tales of xillia ce and splinter cell ce wholesale at retail...pre-order seller...
45 days after payment ebay shuts off buyer protection
Nailed it!
It also serves the function of creating a desire to buy in consumers who had no desire or inclination to purchase beforehand. A marketing strategy that benefits the seller and usually (monaterily) harms the buyer: (perceived) scarcity.
They'll give you a 48 hour window to either update your card and email them with "Resolved" or you can call them and they'll check your new card over the phone (happened to me with the Gears of War Lancer).
Thanks mbrown! this is exactly the kind of game that fries my brain into junkie-mode: "all I need is 3 hours of sleep for work tomorrow" , historical, strategic...lost/won a good year of my life on civilization 4
This guy's selling it new for $305 with free shipping http://www.ebay.com/itm/TRIFORCE-Mass-Effect-3-M-3-Predator-Full-Scale-Replica-IN-STOCK-/300857126727?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item460c7b6f47