Sealed DC game, missing disc

[Tirian]

I recently sold a sealed Dreamcast game on ebay to a guy in Germany. He paid promptly and I posted the game out to him, but today I had an email to say that when he opened it up there was a manual, but no disc in it ...

What should I do?? Obviously I can't say 100% for sure that there was a disc in there, as it was sealed - but I had about 10 or so of these, and sold all but one, and nobody else has mentioned anything like this! And the one I kept for myself, which I opened, definitely had a disc in!

Tirian

[butchcvc]

was the seal the tear strip type?, if so thats pretty weird!

is the guys feedback bad?

if the answer's yes to both, then he's probally pulling a fast one!

how much did you sell the game for? is it worth refunding to avoid bad feedback?

[dj898]

when you sell sealed item you must put the disclaimer that since it's sealed you cannot verify nor held responsible what's inside... ;p

[Tirian]

I guess so, but what I am really trying to establish is whether it is actually possible that he is telling the truth. Has anyone here come across a genuinely new & sealed DC game that had no disc in it - or have you heard of anyone who has?

Tirian

[gossi the dog]

I've heard of people opening up PS2 games carefully taking out the game disk, swapping it for a blank CD-R and then taking it back to the shop still looking factory sealed for a full refund.

[Tirian]

No, trust me, this game was absolutely definitely factory sealed. And it was part of a batch of sealed games for promotional giveaways, so it was never even in a game store to begin with ...

Tirian

[Kristofski]

Yes, but that doesn't stop someone half-inching the disc in the factory, before it's sealed, does it? It's happened to me with a DVD before... very annoying.

[Big Al]

I know someone that happened too, was a dreamcast game too.

Could be genuine, the odds of it happening are pretty slim though.


Edited - for piss poor spelling 8(

[moonwhistle]

Just out of interest, what Dreamcast game was it?

[Solidus_snake]

He's probably just trying it on.