Beware - "New toys" returned with old toy inside box

[Kyle]

http://www.seibertron.com/transforme...ckaging/16088/

As much as I don't like Hasbro releasing countless repaints... ROTF Optimus Prime is a sincere and genuine attempt at making a new and much better toy. Sucks for those who aren't aware and get an old toy instead.

[kup]

http://www.seibertron.com/transforme...ckaging/16088/

As much as I don't like Hasbro releasing countless repaints... ROTF Optimus Prime is a sincere and genuine attempt at making a new and much better toy. Sucks for those who aren't aware and get an old toy instead.

hmm...Tempting.

Just kidding

[GoktimusPrime]

TFwiki has an article about this, but I forget what it's called (FFN?). Apparently it happens a lot in the US where people buy new toys then refund them with old toys inside; essentially getting a toy for free by scamming stores. According to the TFwiki article this occurs quite frequently in the US but it doesn't really happen here because our store employees are work under relatively better conditions so they're more vigilant against this sort of thing (whereas US employees are apparently too apathetic so it frequently flies under their radar).

Last time I exchanged a faulty toy at Kmart, they inspected the toy I had swapped it for to make sure it was the same product. Only took a few seconds to do it.

[Sky Shadow]

TFwiki has an article about this, but I forget what it's called

Ah, it's under the sophisticated jargon of... um... "toy swapping".

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Toy_swapping

[willocrew]

This is terrible. Its obvious that the perpetrator is an adult transformers collector. I feel sorry for the poor kid who ends up getting the 2007 model.

Seriously. These toys are meant for kids and if an adult collector can't afford to do the right thing, they should just quit collecting transformers altogether.

I really hope it's merely a US of A kinda mentality & we haven't got people amongst us who do this sort of thing.

Part swapping and discount swapping.. those are still within the ambit of tenuous acceptability: But to swap in an older model... terrible.

[griffin]

Just moved that last post into this recent topic.

It is shameful to hear, and I hope it doesn't happen locally.

[willocrew]

Just moved that last post into this recent topic.

It is shameful to hear, and I hope it doesn't happen locally.

Hopefully Gok is right about the more vigilant shophands in Oz.

[Kyle]

Another one...

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transf...bumblebee.html

It's interesting they left the Sam figure behind...

[nettie!]

this happens a lot more than you would all think!

in refunds (and even at POS) we have to check each and every box
- the pic on front
- the object inside
- if we can open the box, check everything is inside
etc

i remember working in the sound dept one day and i went to sell a ds to a customer, opened the box to check the colour and accessories etc (usual procedure) only to find a blue gameboy colour in the ds box!
so - that meant whoever accepted the refund, didnt do their job properly!

[Tober]

this happens a lot more than you would all think!

in refunds (and even at POS) we have to check each and every box
- the pic on front
- the object inside
- if we can open the box, check everything is inside
etc

Good! Do you prosecute for fraud, theft or anything?