SPRBD

Got mine today, with the free, slowpoke shipping.

Mine came with 3 tombstones on top, is that weird?

dsa_shea

You lucky bastard! You stole mine didn't you? As a matter of fact after looking at the one that I received today from Amazon and comparing it to the 4 sets I saw at a B&M I would swear that mine was re-shrinkwrapped for whatever reason. I would almost bet that mine was a set sent back and then re-wrapped and sold again. The plastic is the softer type not the smooth, more rigid plastic. It is wrapped entirely around the set where the B&M sets actually had an opening in the plastic at the top where the tombstone is. The Amazon set doesn't allow you to "feel the grass" like the B&M set. It's like rubbing on a pair of panties.

Jtnguyen12

Surprised! I received it today

dsa_shea

With tombstone?

leeta

Sounds like you definitely got a rewrapped set. The one I got from Amazon had the opening at the top.

dsa_shea

I'm going to have them send me another one. It sucks that they're trying to shaft me with a new/used set.

DeepSleep

Yeah, it sure does sound like your SFU set was re-wrapped. Someone at a B&M probably fondled the grass and decided it would be cool to 5 finger discount the tombstone. The set was eventually returned to the distributor, then re-wrapped and shipped to Amazon and then to you, the lucky owner...

I've seen dvds with Walmart and Bestbuy price tags among the $3 Sony dvds at Biglots. It guess that's the chance we take when the studios/distributors have alot of excess inventory and places like Amazon can negotiate large discounts on dvds that have had a MRSP reduction because they are no longer selling as briskly. All that unsold/returned merchandise can be flushed through the distribution system real fast with Amazon's Deal of the Day promotions...

I hope my set is not a re-wrap...

dsa_shea

Thanks for the response and the info. So what would you do in this situation?

DeepSleep

Well, the straight up thing to do would be to have Amazon send you a prepaid label to ship it back to them. (that dvd set probably has a shipping weight of 5 pounds). Explain to them that the case is damaged and missing a part, hopefully they will send you a replacement on an expedited basis.

I have read in the newspaper that some folks (not me or anyone else on DVDTalk for that matter) would go to a B&M store and buy a set, after making sure that it is in pristine condition and then return the other set. The only problem is that the original set probably has a sensor tag that would go off when you bring it in for the return, since Amazon probably does not deactivate them before shipping....

leeta

It wouldn't be unusual for Amazon to send you the return label and then go ahead and ship out your replacement set before they receive the damaged set. When there is a problem, they will often send out a replacement immediately with 1-Day shipping (or at least they used to). Don't know if they still do that...

dino88

What is this tombstone everyone is talking about? I haven't got my set yet, it just shipped 2 days ago. If anyone has a picture could they post it so I know what to look for? Thanks

bookcase3

I got mine yesterday, and the box was intact, but one entire season of discs was completely scuffed -- badly! I don't understand how this can happen because they seem so secure. This is why I hate complete series box sets. Same thing happened with my Buffy set.

DeepSleep

Here is a pic of the top of the box set which shows the tombstone:



Please note that the shrink wrap has an opening at the top, so you can feel the grass and touch the tombstone.

If your box set is completely shrink wrapped, including all the grass area, then you have a set that has been re-wrapped.

DeepSleep

On the side of the box set, you should probably have the 2 stickers affixed to the shrink wrap. This is another indication that your set is factory sealed and is not a returned item that has been re-shrink wrapped.

dsa_shea

Mine didn't have the HBO sticker either so it was definitely re-wrapped. Plus, there were several discs throughout the set that looked like they were previous rental discs from Blockbuster or had been used as a grinder disc on a construction site. I contacted Amazon for a replacement and will piece together a good set with the two sets.

dino88

Thanks for that. I should be getting mine sometime next week, hopefully it looks the same. For some reason when I heard tombstone I was thinking that it stuck up from the box and was wondering how that would be packaged. That looks really nice, thanks again.

dsa_shea

If I could ever figure out how to post pics, I've tried every way possible, I would post a pic of my tombstoneless set.

DeepSleep

You could take a pic and email it to me and I'll post it in this thread. Ideally the pic should be about 25 to 50k. I'll send you an email on the DVDtalk message system with my email address... email sent.

dsa_shea

I emailed it to you. Thanks for your help!

DeepSleep

Here is a pic of the top of the SFU set that DVDTalker dsa_shea received from Amazon:



Notice that the tombstone is missing.

In addition, at the top of the pic, the grass is torn and on the upper right side the grass at the edge is starting to curl over.

Overall, the grass looks very worn, as if the Superbowl was played on this grass....

This is really bad stuff...

GoldenJCJ

Yeah, I would definitely ask for a new set, we may have gotten a good deal on this but we still should get a "new" set that we'll be happy to display.

You know, after looking at the pics, the tombstone really makes the grave theme box. Without it it's just a brown box with green felt on top.

I'm still waiting for mine to arrive...

Torchur317

Wow,That's horrible....

dsa_shea

The tombstone marker really does make the set. Mine was definitely a repackaged set and a horrible one at that. A couple of the discs looked as if they were thrown on the concrete and run over a few times. I should take a picture of them and have them posted as well. You would be amazed at how shitty they look. The only thing is getting the scratches to show up in the pic.

Axeramm

The set i ordered hasnt even shipped yet. The confirmation said not to expect it until after the 5th.

dsa_shea

I'm just waiting for a confirmation on my replacement order. Hopefully it will actually be a new set and not a re-wrap.