Large AZ Seller (Fulfilled by AZ) sells games from Console bundle as "NEW" - Why?

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Is this normal practice from 3rd party sellers?

It is the second time I've bought an Xbox 360 game on Amazon that was obviously pulled from a console bundle meaning it is NOT a retail copy. This is further supported by the fact the game does NOT have a MS Security strip and on the back says "Not packaged for retail sale"

The game I bought was Nike Kinect Training.

When you search for the game the listing that comes up (it's not sold by Amazon but fulfilled by Amazon) is the seller I bought it from.

I didn't think I'd have a problem since the listing is fulfilled by Amazon and it is the first listing that pops up.

This has happened to me before and I'm not sure why Amazon allows it. I've even bought a PS Eye before from a NEW listing and gotten a PS Eye wrapped in bubble wrap in a small brown cardboard box sans the original packaging.

Can I return this / open a complaint without it effecting my buyer account?
 
Oh, I thought you were going to say you got an opened/resealed game.

The game is fine to sell pulled from a bundle. Everybody sells not for resale copies. Just as long as it's sealed.

The PS Eye box sounds iffy, if the box wasn't sealed. I would list that as "like new" and indicate where it came from (open but not used)

in any case, you can return Fulfilled By Amazon stuff the same way you'd return normal Amazon items--they handle the return end of things too. you don't have to deal with the seller.
 
[quote name='Seraphinianus']Oh, I thought you were going to say you got an opened/resealed game.

The game is fine to sell pulled from a bundle. Everybody sells not for resale copies. Just as long as it's sealed.

The PS Eye box sounds iffy, if the box wasn't sealed. I would list that as "like new" and indicate where it came from (open but not used)

in any case, you can return Fulfilled By Amazon stuff the same way you'd return normal Amazon items--they handle the return end of things too. you don't have to deal with the seller.[/QUOTE]

I think it's fine to sell "not for resale" copies if you list them as such or take pictures of them or describe them as being pulled from the bundle.

But I don't think it's okay to do that using the main description and pictures from the Amazon page.

It is much less confusion on eBay where every seller gets their own listing and ability to take their own picture.

What about if it was from a Sony bundle and you got the game in a sleeve as that is how they package it?
 
Oh, heh, I totally agree. I got so used to not getting real descriptions on amazon that I hadn't thought of that. That is super annoying. Particularly with used games that don't indicate or are vague about whether the game is complete or not. also, every game ever is rare, according to most used game sellers.
 
They taped over the "Not packaged for individual sale" on both the front and back cover. I'm assuming this is because Amazon would have agreed to fulfill the item otherwise?
 
I sold my copy of Killzone that came with the controller bundle a couple months back when they were on sale on BF. The buyer complained to AZ and I actually got in trouble :cry:

Turns out it is against amazon policy to sell games that are branded 'not for resale' lol. They didn't do anything but just told me my account would be suspended next time if it happened again. But I don't think there's a real way of AZ actually enforcing that policy anyway unless the customer complains bring it to AZ's attention....
 
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