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Repacker Thread and Rants
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04-01-2009, 01:43 PM
lister
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Jaybird
I don't see how you could get arrested for repacking. The guy paid for the merchandise, then he tried to return goods that didn't belong to the store. They can just refuse the return. He didn't steal anything. And he could just say it was an honest mistake or his kid switched them and he didn't notice or they were already repacked when he bought them and he didn't know it. I don't know. I'm not buying this one, but I wish the fantasy were true.
Last month I bought a Cobra Diver. He was the only one on the pegs and I've never seen one in the store before. Excited about my good fortune, I grabbed him, paid for him and raced home. I quickly opened the package, went to stand him up and realized that he had two left lower legs and feet. I put him back in the package, went right back to the store and approached the customer service counter and in all honesty, my heart was pounding and I was nervous because I didn't know if they would even let me return an opened package and I was afraid that some Joe collector would get behind in line and tell the worker that I had switched out the right lower leg with a left or some nonsense. At any rate, the store took the return without a problem after I explained it to them.
My point is not that repackers are making an honest mistake - they're lying cheating bastards - but they could claim to be making a mistake and so there's no way they can arrested for attempting to return a toy.
I had a similar experience this weekend. I bought a DC Universe 3-pack with Lex Luthor and 2 Lexcorp troopers. When I got home, I opened it and realized that Lex had 2 left arms. I thought I'd hit a problem returning it because it may be considered a "collectible" and, as such, can't be returned if it's been opened. They didn't have any more so I just asked for a refund and figured I'd grab another at some point. They took it back no questions asked. Couldn't have gone smoother.
In the case of this questionable repacker story, I just don't see even the strictest of Targets calling the cops on someone who hasn't really stolen anything. Repacking is an unethical, and basically shitty practice, but it's not really a crime. I'd actually prefer cops' time wasn't wasted on stuff like this.
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