Is it just me or are the majority of used games on eBay/Amazon/Wherever scratched?

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Recently I've just purchased a few games online (as my town sucks and has no place to buy games) and when I got them I saw they all had a bunch of scratches on them, they all worked fine but I was still kind of like...'wtf?'

I guess in the past I haven't really looked at my used games when I got them but now with this I decided to take a look at a few and SURPRISE, there are scratches on some of them. But I know they all work fine so I'm not going to spend the effort.

So, anyone else have this problem?
 
That's one of the main reasons I don't buy used. I bought a copy of TTT that had a ridiculous groove right in the middle of the disc. Wouldn't even load.
 
If I buy used, I'll usually go to ebay to get it. But I only buy from auctions that show the discs condition. Guess it just depends on the seller. I've got a lot of my used games from ebay, and all were in great condition.
 
I've never had a problem buying used games on eBay as far as scratches go. The ones I've purchased have been in generally good condition, and most of them have had little to no scratches.

If you want a scratch-free used game, and the auction contains skimpy (or no) details about disk condition, it never hurts to ask the seller. A good seller will usually reply promptly, and with the answer you need.
 
I buy the occasional game on Ebay but I only buy from people whos auction pages don't look shitty (So gaudy I wouldn't show my mother in fear of disownment), have a decent description, and then I take time to read their feedback (especially negative and neutral feedback). I also try to stay away from people with very little feedback and pay more attention to auctions with pictures.
 
Buy from CAG. I've never had a bad experience. Just make sure to ask the guy if it's scratched up.

Most disks are pretty resilient. I've only had problems with rentals, especially the ones that are mailed in sleeves.
 
The biggest problem with Ebay is retalitory feedback. Most people won't leave neutral or negative feedback for a scratched disc because they don't want to risk getting the same in return.

With that said I always include a description of the discs in my listings. Looking at my feedback I saw a couple of quotes that aren't just the generic A+++ crap that you usually see. I would look for stuff like this in the feedback of a seller if I was concered about the condition of the disc: "Item as described" , "Perfect condition", "Item was exactly as described" and " item is like brand new".
 
I haven't bought off of eBay recently, but I've only once had a problem with a disc coming in a bit scratched and dirty. No problems with playing the disc, at least, and since it was a very common Saturn game it didn't bother me in the slightest. Otherwise, everything has been in fine condition. I tend to opt for sellers with around 98% to 100% positive feedback, though, with 98% only being if the complaints seem idiotic or due to chance (ie: 7 bad feedbacks about random things is OK, 7 bad feedbacks about not shipping out game and dropping contact is not).

Otherwise, I just keep some cheap disc cleaning wipes around just in case. For the few used games I've gotten that have been a bit...ugly, to say the least, a wipe with one or two of those gets them looking quite nice again. Clears up most loading problems as well, if any. Of course, most of those are mostly cosmetic scratches as opposed to "ran my keys down the backside of the disc to see what would happen", but every little bit helps.
 
so true. But it's like people just leave their games sit around. I mean the least they could do is put it back in the case, or spend $10 for a cd case that holds X amount of games.
 
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