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I went to buy a game at EB Games today, and when I looked at the disc, I noticed it had been doctored. The clerk said they do that to all the games. Is this just this one particular store, or did they all start to do this? I was so disgusted that I didn't buy the game, even though it was only $1.99.
 
I don't think they do that to all the games. Though I wouldn't doubt they do it to some of the more beaten up games they get in. I think one disc of some multi-disc game I got from them recently had been DDed.
 
An EB near me has a resurfacing machine, they'll clean up any disc for 2-3 buck's . Never heard of them using a disc doctor though.
 
Because if I buy products from a well established vendor, I expect them to have the proper tools to do the job right, i.e. a commerical disk resurfacer.

I'd expect it and be fine with it if that happened at a minor privately owned shop, but for a major corporation to do it is lazy.

Even worse is that they don't accept DD'd games as trade-ins, so for them to do it themselves is laughably hypocritical.
 
[quote name='soulwish2003']yeah, why get mad when they cleaned the disc for you?!?[/quote]

It doesn't "clean" or resurface the disc. It scrapes away parts of the disc, leaving ugly "streaks" on it. It makes the disc thinner and makes it overall look like crap, and lowers the value for a collector to almost nothing. Of course, the game was Madden 2003, so it's not like it would ever be worth anything, and Maddens tend to see a lot of usage, so maybe I overreacted when I decided against buying it, but I really hate disc doctoring, and did not want to support the practice.
 
For $1.99 I would have purchased it and exchanged it if it didn't work. A game at that price likely isn't a massive collector's item to begin with and should be fairly easy to replace.

If a game was over $10 used and doctored I wouldn't take it. For that price I'd want a game that hasn't been doctored. Any price lower I probably wouldn't care that much.
 
I have never seen a game doctored disc that I am aware of. Is it extremly obvious that a disc has been game doctored?
 
One of my Gamstop stores does the same. Every PS1 used game Doctored, but the guy who runs it has no idea about games. Every disc that has a slight scratch he doctores it. Sad.
 
How does one tell if a disk has been doctored? Someone mentioned streaks, but I assume there are more significant, noticable signs?

Granted, I rarely buy PO games, and I always make sure that (1) the game is complete, and (2) the disk and packaging are flawless in the event that I do. I've seen (and refused) many ugly-looking disks in the past; perhaps I've encountered some doctored disks without knowing it?

I find it interesting that someone suggests that EB DD's their games, but does not buy them if they have been DD'd by the consumer - it sounds like a case of not wanting work done for themselves. Simply fascinating.

myke.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']How does one tell if a disk has been doctored? Someone mentioned streaks, but I assume there are more significant, noticable signs?

Granted, I rarely buy PO games, and I always make sure that (1) the game is complete, and (2) the disk and packaging are flawless in the event that I do. I've seen (and refused) many ugly-looking disks in the past; perhaps I've encountered some doctored disks without knowing it?

I find it interesting that someone suggests that EB DD's their games, but does not buy them if they have been DD'd by the consumer - it sounds like a case of not wanting work done for themselves. Simply fascinating.

myke.[/quote]

It's enough that if you see one, you think "Jesus Christ, what the hell happened to that disk?" They play though, surprisingly enough.
 
So, the theory on the game doctor is that you only game you would doctor is a game that will not play anymore due to extreme scratching?
 
Correct. Disc Doctoring is the last resort.

A DDed disc will have radial streaks (some might say smudges) on the disc surface. It usually makes the surface look duller, maybe cloudy, compared to a normal disc.
 
This is what a game doctored disk looks like.

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I did this with an old CDr just to demonstrate.
 
Thanks Alpha. That's fascinating, and I don't think I've seen that before.

Somewhat psychadelic, I must say. I don't think I would ever do that to a disc - but then again, my OCD precludes my discs ever getting scratched.

myke.
 
It's not quite as dramatic on PSX games, since they have black bottoms.(or really really dark blue if you want to be anal about it)
 
but you now you have to be very careful how you use the Disk Dr though because it IS possible to damage disks furter if you dont keep if moist while you;re doing it. In other words if EB is doing it them selfs and they have some 4.75 and hour part timer that dosent really care doing it then it may be worse than if they just handed you a scratched disk.

For EB to NOT accepted dr'd disks is hypocritical, if we cant do it and sell it to them why should they be allowed to?
 
[quote name='JSweeney']Because if I buy products from a well established vendor, I expect them to have the proper tools to do the job right, i.e. a commerical disk resurfacer.

I'd expect it and be fine with it if that happened at a minor privately owned shop, but for a major corporation to do it is lazy.

Even worse is that they don't accept DD'd games as trade-ins, so for them to do it themselves is laughably hypocritical.[/quote]

LMAO! You probably shouldn't be shopping at EB.
 
Disc doctoring blows. EB should instead have some sort of quality control (oh I don't know, maybe LOOK AT THE DISC WHEN IT'S BEING TRADED IN?)
 
[quote name='ex0']Disc doctoring blows. EB should instead have some sort of quality control (oh I don't know, maybe LOOK AT THE DISC WHEN IT'S BEING TRADED IN?)[/quote]

agreed!
 
[quote name='ex0']Disc doctoring blows. EB should instead have some sort of quality control (oh I don't know, maybe LOOK AT THE DISC WHEN IT'S BEING TRADED IN?)[/quote]

No shit. This might also stop the resale of games that DONT WORK back to customers. How hard can it be to stick a used game in a console for 30 seconds to see if it works before accepting it for trade in credit? :x
 
[quote name='Spacepest'][quote name='ex0']Disc doctoring blows. EB should instead have some sort of quality control (oh I don't know, maybe LOOK AT THE DISC WHEN IT'S BEING TRADED IN?)[/quote]

No shit. This might also stop the resale of games that DONT WORK back to customers. How hard can it be to stick a used game in a console for 30 seconds to see if it works before accepting it for trade in credit? :x[/quote]

30 seconds might not be enough. I got a copy of Sword of the Berserk for DC that resets after the first level.
 
Disc doctoring blows. EB should instead have some sort of quality control (oh I don't know, maybe LOOK AT THE DISC WHEN IT'S BEING TRADED IN?)
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Why don't they just send all their defective discs back to the warehouse, where they have a PROFESSIONAL DISC CLEANER? That's what we do, which is why we will accept any disc as long as it's not cracked.

No shit. This might also stop the resale of games that DONT WORK back to customers. How hard can it be to stick a used game in a console for 30 seconds to see if it works before accepting it for trade in credit
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When you got a long line, working by yourself, or a kid trading in 20 assorted games, you'll understand.
 
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