Currently on the way from Japan are two Super Famicom games; Ganbare Goemon 4 and Shounen Ashibe
I've been looking at Famicom's and Super Famicom's (the systems) on eBay for awhile now. It's amazing to see how many of them have the original boxes, manuals, etc. included and in great condition. I'm thoroughly convinced that the Japanese just have way more respect for their belongings than Americans (in general). You can buy boxed, complete games in fantastic condition all day long from Japan for a fraction of the cost for the US versions that are just a beat-up, grody looking cartridge. I should have my copy of Chrono Trigger Super Famicom in today. As long as it survived shipping, the box is bright white, great condition with no tears and just one little ding on one side flap. Here's hoping for the best!
Finally got this in, though it seemed to have barely made it as one side of the box was smashed and you can see it smashed enough to bend the box itself in, though luckily the figure seems to be intact. Not good packaging on Gamestops part. All they did was put some inflated bags on the side to keep it from bouncing around, but because it was smashed up against the side, any damage to the box would clearly damage the game...SIGH...Oh well, at least I got it.
Stuff like this happens way too much when ordering online. I've had problems like this with Amazon before. Packing something properly before it gets shipped out is not particularly complicated, and I don't see why companies think this kind of incompetence is okay.
Good news: I finally got my MM New 3DS XL! Bad news: The "geniuses" at BB shipped it in a padded envelope. So of course, the box got dinged up in shipping. Who ships a $200 piece of electronics - nevermind that it's an extremely collectible and hard-to-find item - in a padded envelope??
Quote from: argyle on February 17, 2015, 07:41:03 pmGood news: I finally got my MM New 3DS XL! Bad news: The "geniuses" at BB shipped it in a padded envelope. So of course, the box got dinged up in shipping. Who ships a $200 piece of electronics - nevermind that it's an extremely collectible and hard-to-find item - in a padded envelope??Seriously? I got my regular New 3DS from Best Buy and it came in a box that was like 3 times the thickness of the system so that they could pillow it on either side with the big inflated bags. I see CD's and DVD's come in padded envelopes, but an expensive and rare electronic? I'd be pissed about that.
CIB Dokapon? Nice! Here's my full MM haul:IMG_4417