New Dreamcasts and Ebay

I recently bought a NIB dreamcast on ebay.

I'm no fool when it comes to game systems and their sealed conditions.

I received a console box, the one with the big pic of the "controller" on it....You know, with the horizon in the background.
Anyways...I opened it up and beheld a Black Sports Ed. HTK3020.

Now this is my question, the dreamcast was still sealed in the plastic, I assume from sega, I had to bust it open. I noticed right away though that the console itself had white crap on it though, Like powder or something. (silly sega coke fiends, no wonder you went under. LOL)

Obviously it was reboxed, and I'm not too pissed about it, but my main question is that would refurbs from sega be resealed in the same way? I'm thinking the dude doesn't know any better and is offloading a refurb shipment. Would sega be stupid enough to pack a sports edition console into a regular box?

I know I got burned, the sealed browser disk was shrinkwrapped and had what look like coffee stains on the jewel case, yet the disk was brand new, like trying to take a disk out of a jewel case for the first time, and the instructions were sealed.

This is worthy of Neutral feedback to say the least. Even though I am happy with it. Anyone ever receive a new console from sega with dirt on it?

If it was, in reality, sealed, it should look clean and have no dust. They would clean it before re-sealing it if it were a refurb. Nobody would be able to sell a refurb if it clearly appeared refurbed. I think you got hosed, just the fact that you got a Sega Sports edition in the regular box says it all. BUT, I would only leave neutral or neg. if you actually feel cheated or that the seller mislead you. Contact the seller first, see you can get a small refund or something to compensate you.

For all you know, the seller may have gotten hosed to (this can happen, not all sellers are crooks). Some people just don't know what they're selling and can be just as easily suckered.

I believe the Sports Edition Dreamcast had a cardboard cover, over the original box. It's possible that the cardboard cover was lost or damaged.

I'm thinking on gutting it and using the Main Mobo out of my busted first run DC with the new (at least i hope so) GDrom drive.

I was quite shocked at the fact that the "New" DC doesn't hold the clock function very well, even when left plugged in.

It also, has philips-head screwnails to keep it together.

Whereas my original DC has security screws. Anyone know if sega would ever switch "That" out durring a refurb? Or if the later production runs even did that? It has a sticker stating a July 2000 MFG date in china, and the model number is identical to my old dead warhorse made in May-1999.

I'm laughing my ass off right now. I can see a tiny bit of stripping in the screw behind the modem adaptor.

I've seen alot of people list stuff as "new" on amazon only to say immediately under "not new but mint condition!" and shit like that. People apparently don't understand that new means completely all new from the factory and never touched by human hands except maybe the people that put it in the box. Depending on how much you paid I would recommend asking for a partial refund since it wasn't completely new. As for refurbs though, I bought a refurbed wireless Logitech PS2 controller and it has worked perfectly for some 6 months now.

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just the fact that you got a Sega Sports edition in the regular box says it all.

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True but as long as it works fine who cares? If it breaks though I would go balistic and call the guy up and demand a refund, or a new one.

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Originally Posted by TheEdge

True but as long as it works fine who cares? If it breaks though I would go balistic and call the guy up and demand a refund, or a new one.

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Not to go off on you specifically, but more generally to everyone that sells on eBay:

regardless whether it works or not, it was misrepresented. I'm so sick and tired of eBay sellers thinking they can misrepresent everything and should never get negative feedback. If you screw up, you DESERVE negative or at least neutral feedback. If everyone just slaps a positive on everything then its not doing anybody any good. What would happen if schools just started slapping "A's" on every test? we'd have complete idiots working at NASA and geniuses sweeping the streets. People get far too lazy in describing products on eBay and Amazon, you should either take several CLEAR pictures (no more blurry shit) of the product AND make note of any stickers/glue/residue/etc. or any other flaws and defects in the products. If you can't spend 5 minutes writing a decent description then why do you think you deserve positive feedback when I get it and I find all kinds of things wrong you didn't tell me about? Seriously, how hard is it to say "game has case w/ insert and cartridge, no manual, 1" dia sale sticker on front of case, small rental sticker on game." Instead most people would just type "game and case, no manual" and then you get a fucking big ass rental sticker that tears off half of the label when you try to remove it. Yeah, let me sell a car and fail to mention the transmission is completely stripped and needs to be replaced and see how quick I get sued, just because its a low ticket item doesn't mean the service has to be total shit. [/rant]

I want one of the sports dreamcasts, just so I can steal the black case....

They already do slap A's on everyones grades these days.

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Originally Posted by 17daysolderthannes

Not to go off on you specifically, but more generally to everyone that sells on eBay:

regardless whether it works or not, it was misrepresented. I'm so sick and tired of eBay sellers thinking they can misrepresent everything and should never get negative feedback. If you screw up, you DESERVE negative or at least neutral feedback. If everyone just slaps a positive on everything then its not doing anybody any good. What would happen if schools just started slapping "A's" on every test? we'd have complete idiots working at NASA and geniuses sweeping the streets. People get far too lazy in describing products on eBay and Amazon, you should either take several CLEAR pictures (no more blurry shit) of the product AND make note of any stickers/glue/residue/etc. or any other flaws and defects in the products. If you can't spend 5 minutes writing a decent description then why do you think you deserve positive feedback when I get it and I find all kinds of things wrong you didn't tell me about? Seriously, how hard is it to say "game has case w/ insert and cartridge, no manual, 1" dia sale sticker on front of case, small rental sticker on game." Instead most people would just type "game and case, no manual" and then you get a fucking big ass rental sticker that tears off half of the label when you try to remove it. Yeah, let me sell a car and fail to mention the transmission is completely stripped and needs to be replaced and see how quick I get sued, just because its a low ticket item doesn't mean the service has to be total shit. [/rant]

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Word, that shit really pisses me off. They deserve negative feedback. I got a supposedly new dreamcast game a month ago, but when it arrived it was the wrong game in a generic rental case. I told the seller the fuck up and he told me he would send me the right game but that I had to send back the wrong game. I just kept them both but gave him good feedback.

I dont really use EBay but after hearing this Im hesitant on using it.

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Originally Posted by TheEdge

I dont really use EBay but after hearing this Im hesitant on using it.

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don't let this deter you from eBay, 98% of what I buy comes exactly as expected, and games are ALWAYS cheaper on eBay than anywhere else (spare yard sales). The key is just to pay close attention to what the seller says about the item and if its a big ticket item, don't hesitate to ask any and all questions you may have. I mean, if they want my $100, they can take out 5 minutes to answer my questions. Bottom line, I've never had a case where the seller wasn't willing to do something to correct the problem/mistake, I've had a couple issue full refunds like with an N64 game that didn't work and I had to sand the pins down to get it to work, I told the seller and they issued a refund because they claim to hand clean and inspect all products and it should've worked the first try. FWIW, I've had lots of regular online businesses screw up orders before, in some cases shipping all kinds of wrong stuff (that they let me keep :p ), so just try it out with small items and you'll get a fell for it. I rarely buy anything over $15 shipped off of eBay anyway.

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Originally Posted by Knuckle Duster

I was quite shocked at the fact that the "New" DC doesn't hold the clock function very well, even when left plugged in.

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I leave my DC plugged in 24/7 and it still requires the clock to be updated. Unless you play your DC on a regular basis, this will happen quite often.

This site shows one reason why the clock resets.

http://shibathedog.1emu.net/resettin...ttings_fix.htm

I put a CR3203 (I hope its the correct number)into my DC... about a year later I learned that the battery in DC is rechargeable... but it seems my CR3203 is too... anyway the clock lasts a LOT longer than with original battery.

For the Dreamcast's battery to charge, it has to be turned on, not just plugged in. Took me a while to figure that out.