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10-21-2009, 07:49 PM | #1 |
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Editor's note to piece of crap: I hope you burn!
I went to Marshall's in Salisbury, MD on Sunday checking to see if they had received any new shipments of the DVD Battle Packs 3, 4 and 5....nada. They had the TRU 3-packs for $9.99 and two DVD packs. So, I went to the same Marshall's tonight. Got there around 4:30. As I got closer to the toy section, my eyes lit up as I noticed some rearranged toys...a little different from Sunday. I get closer and I see the same old DVD Battle Packs on the top shelf, but my eyes were drawn to two new DVD Battle Pack directly below. I ran over and something didn't seem right. I picked up the Best of the 80s Episodes and what did I see...some piece of crap repacked the entire set! I look directly in back and pick up the Arise, Serpentor, Arise set...same thing...some low-life piece of shit repacked that set too! Best part is you'll never guess what they repacked with! I pick up both sets and found a worker. I explain to them that someone had pulled a switch and replaced the original figures with repacked figures. I showed the lady where the piece of crap re-taped the box...you could barely see where the original piece of tape was placed. She said, "Is that so." She took a look at the back of the package and said, "Yep, here are the figures that should be in this set." She turned the package back over. I told her that these were not even GI Joe figures in the package. She says, "Yep, I know...these are Star Wars figures. Here's Luke and this one is a Stormtrooper." I told her this happened between Sunday and today and asked if she could do a check to see who returned the product. She said she would let the manager know what happened and that they should be able to check who returned the merchandise as they request name, address. If they payed with a credit card, that is in the system as well. She takes it over to another worker after she thanked me for pointing this out to her. Hopefully they apprehend this piece of crap! I know of a few dudes that lurk around the stores here in Salisbury. The same POS repacks figures at the Wal-Mart in Fruitland, MD too...just a few miles down the road. Bad part is...these packs are $14.99. That means they grabbed two really sought after sets, pulled the figures, prob. to sell as I can't see an honest collector doing this, and repacked with not even GI Joes, but crappy SW figures! $14.99 and they f'n repack! |
10-21-2009, 07:54 PM | #2 |
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I'm sad.
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10-21-2009, 07:55 PM | #3 |
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Though I've kinda had it with repacker stories (It's just a sick, sad, f'ed up reality of toy collecting), this one does really suck. That would really be a kick in the pants to think you've found a holy grail, just to have that rush wrecked by a repacker's shenanigans. Damn, man, sorry you had to go through that...
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10-21-2009, 07:56 PM | #4 |
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reason # 574 why collectors are worse than scalpers, and probably the most pathetic beings on the planet. not all of us, but a great many of us unfortunately.
it's nothing new. any thread on dishonest behavior by collectors will get as many people applauding the behavior as condemning it. that's just the way the hobby is. the repacker was very probably a member if this site. |
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10-21-2009, 08:00 PM | #5 |
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That reminds me, I gotta check to see if there's a Marshall's in my area. I saw a damn commercial the other night but I've never seen one around here.
Nope! None within a 50 mile radius. Why the hell do they advertise around here if there aren't any stores??? Last edited by Steelgrave; 10-21-2009 at 08:03 PM.. |
10-21-2009, 08:03 PM | #6 |
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as soon as you left...
the employees put them back on the shelf, and said ''what a dork'' not me....i feel your pain...repackers suck
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10-21-2009, 08:06 PM | #7 |
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I went to Miami, Florida a few weekends ago and went to a walmart there. There was a newer wave of star wars figures there, repacked with older, shitty potf figures, and the build a droid parts were removed and covered with paper.
I'm seriously thinking of quitting my job and working the returns desk to bust these pieces of shit out. Nothing is more worthless than that.
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10-21-2009, 08:12 PM | #8 |
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10-21-2009, 08:12 PM | #9 |
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hurray for the repacker. he's just getting a good deal. he didn't force Marshalls to take it back, so it isn't his fault they did. he is just utilizing their return policy, nothing wrong with that. if you can save a buck, good for you. hey, repacker, can you repack me a couple of sets, I'd love to get some new figures at that great price of free, too.
you guys that complain and call the repacker a thief are probably the same people that take more napkins than you need at Burger King, or extra sugar packets from Starbucks. you're just jealous that the repacker got the deal and you didn't. |
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10-21-2009, 08:13 PM | #10 |
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that really sucks bro...sorry to hear about that
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