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Yes, and a class action law suit is now pending against Gamestop because of that.Quote:
Originally posted by remo
Not always. I used to work for one of the mall-based software stores, and non-defective game/software returns were re-shrinkwrapped and put right back on the shelf.
And was finished so no gamestop cannot put opened software back on the shelf, its where I work, and we got screwed over by that lawsuit and people taking advantage of the policy.Quote:
Originally posted by Crabman
Yes, and a class action law suit is now pending against Gamestop because of that.
Returning games that "were" good and that did work only because they had burned them.
Problem is if you let one coustomer return something and tell another that they cant, well you just commited a act that brings big lawsuits, expecially if one guy is purple and the other green
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Anyways thats what happened so since we cant put returned items on the shelf as new, and people took advantage of us well the policy is gone...
bah who the hell am I kidding Gamestop inc. became publicly traded and thats when thier return policies became shitty! God damn coperations will get you every time.
Walmart doesn't take back opened software. I don't believe many if at all places do anymore. It was different when the ability to clone a CD was a rare thing, but with the introduction of 10 dollar burners for the past few years you could just buy a game, burn it, and return it if they allowed you to return opened software.
This is key though with EULA on games nowadays though. Most are packaged either in the game, or incase of online games, you must accept them before logging in. If you don't agree to the EULA you're supposed to return the software to the point of purchase. Since these places don't take them back it's a major flaw with EULAs which makes their legality even more questionable.
I don't know anyone that will take back opened games anymore, except EB would take back a game and give store credit. I can't say I blame the companies because all it takes is one guy grabbing a game, throwing it on clonecd, and then all his buddies can copy his copy. Although if playing online with a cd key isn't important then it is still cheaper for a few friends to throw 10-15 bucks in a hat to buy the game and copy it.
That's an interesting point. I wonder if perhaps retail outlets are under contract to except returned software if the EULA is rejected by the enduser. One would think that if a person tries to return a piece of software due to a rejection of the EULA and the store refused to accept it, the person could sue the company who published the software. Therefore, software publishers just may require some sort of contract with retail outlets to protect themselves. Imagine what would happen if someone spent hundreds of dollars on Adobe Photoshop and wanted to return it for that reason. They could probably form a class action law suit against Adobe.Quote:
Originally posted by DAoC
Walmart doesn't take back opened software. I don't believe many if at all places do anymore. It was different when the ability to clone a CD was a rare thing, but with the introduction of 10 dollar burners for the past few years you could just buy a game, burn it, and return it if they allowed you to return opened software.
This is key though with EULA on games nowadays though. Most are packaged either in the game, or incase of online games, you must accept them before logging in. If you don't agree to the EULA you're supposed to return the software to the point of purchase. Since these places don't take them back it's a major flaw with EULAs which makes their legality even more questionable.