TomOpus

Next time when you ask about scratches, mention you're talking about BOTH sides of the disc

Th0r S1mpson

Only the first Matrix movie was even worth watching, any way.

Deftones

if you can't handle the shape a used item is in, this is why you don't buy used.

EddieMoney

I'd hire an assassin for this job.

Shannon Nutt

If someone asked me if a disc I were selling had any scratches, I'd only check the side of the disc that the player actually READS. I don't think I'd check the side with the artwork on it.

That said, I'd never buy a used Blu-ray.

CRM114

I would and if I was displeased, I'd chalk it up to caveat emptor and buy another one or live with the heinous artwork scratch.

Paff

That's what I was thinking too. If you demand something to look new, the only way to ensure it is to buy new. As many other posters here have said, the only thing that would concern them is if the disc plays ok. Disc art is not as important to everyone.

Josh-da-man

This is why stopped using eBay about ten or so years ago.

Too many sellers don't have any clue what "like new" and "mint/near mint" mean.

And even if they do, the dumbass sellers don't have any clue to how to properly package things so they don't get damaged in the mail. HINT: A bubble mailer doesn't protect jack shit.

van der graaf

I have bought used items in better shape than brand new, factory sealed ones for whatever that is worth...it can be a crap shoot. While we can harp on her analness all we want with this blu ray set, the seller should not have advertised the set as "like new" since this means that they should (in theory) be faultless. The only difference should be the clear factory sealed package. Now, maybe the scratches came FROM the factory...like I said, this has happened to me more than few times...

Lt Ripley

I am going to vote for too picky. But... I am not the type that watches my DVD art. As long as the DVD plays and there are no scratches on the bottom. Cool. Now if it looked like they took sandpaper to it, then I would question the seller.

davidh777

I'm still trying to figure out what YEAT stands for. "Yes, Extremely Anal Thread"?

Brian Shannon

You are buying a pre-owned item from that website and hoping that the seller will describe exactly as you would?

Good luck. Stop buying other peoples junk if you are that picky about issues with the non data side of the disc.

davidh777

Pretty sure the set often goes on sale new for $25 anyway, unless this is the one with figurines and stuff.

Josh-da-man

Yet, Ebay, Another Thread.

Xiroteus

I do wonder why someone would sell a set with a bunch of finger prints on it. Why not clean it up first. Of course they should not be there at all because finger prints are horrible and would never be on anything I own, I just find it odd when people sell stuff without cleaning it.

DVD Josh

That is precisely what a normal, non-crazy person would do.

DVD Polizei

Yeah, I wouldn't want to keep that set, either. Scratches on the label side are generally worse--especially for Blu-ray discs.

GatorDeb

It's an inside joke at DVDTalk of Yet Another Ebay Thread.

My main issue is specifically asking about scratches and being told there are none.

Back it goes!

GatorDeb

By the way I guess people have missed there also WERE a multitude of minor scratches on the playing side of all discs.

CRM114

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/11987291-post23.html

TomOpus

I think people focused on the artwork side since that was the pic you posted.

GatorDeb

It was the biggest scratch and it's so hard to get a good picture of scratches on the playing side and I didn't want to take and post a bunch of pics

Dan

When you send it back, you should include these pictures, with the following captions:

"How to hold a Blu-ray disc:"


"How to store a Blu-ray disc:"

chowderhead

in my world, there were no sequels after the first movie so I don't see any scratches at all.

Obi-Wan Jabroni

Do not try to remove the scratches from the disc, that's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth. There is no disc.