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Italian Wii U Deluxe + Zombi U + Nintendoland + Mario U/Luigi U bundle + Wii Remote Plus + nunchuck + 2 official screen protectors = €270 shipped.

Could you provide a link for this pretty please? Seems like an amazing deal but I can't find it on amazon it :/
 
Amazon.de has a "buy 3, pay for 2" deal. I got Fire Emblem, NSMB2, and Layton 6 for 26€ each. Is that a good deal? The games don't really seem to drop in price.
 
Amazon.de has a "buy 3, pay for 2" deal. I got Fire Emblem, NSMB2, and Layton 6 for 26€ each. Is that a good deal? The games don't really seem to drop in price.
You won't get them cheaper than in these 3 for 2 deals.
 
I assume me means one of these bundles but I can't find that specific one.

http://www.amazon.it/s/ref=sr_pg_1?rh=n:412603031,k:wii+u&keywords=wii+u&ie=UTF8&qid=1388743259


Sounds like an excellent deal.

Wait wait...what ? Dash is the deal still online/available ? Nice bundle you got there.

Could you provide a link for this pretty please? Seems like an amazing deal but I can't find it on amazon it :/


Sorry guys there's no link to share, it was an Amazon.it warehouse deal gone online I guess just a few hours before and I jumped on it, obviously it was a one time only deal.
I guess someone ordered all that crap only to send it back. The Mario&Luigi package was without its seals but everything inside was untouched and still wrapped up, the games are all sealed.
I'm happy, thank god Rayman Legends was out of stock when I ordered the Amazon UK's WiiU deal, otherwise I would have been stuck with that one (still pretty good) deal. :)

You guys should check out the specific warehouse bargains page on Amazon.it every now and then, you can fin pretty amazing deals... I also got the Pulse Élite NEW for €89 on there (only to send it back after buyer's remorse bit me tigether with fear for all the -true- stories of the headset crapping out with cracks on the overhead handle)
 
German-Gaf Attention - Tearaway for less than 15€

http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00DVDLZOI/

No Paper Mario 3DS, no LEGO City Undercover. :(

I only buy Nintendo games during those sales. Everything else will be either 50% off a few weeks/months later or land on PS+.

By the way - they added Lego City WiiU.

I'm actually thinking about getting even more now. Do you know whether Saturn also allows eShop cards in this deal?

The last time they had this deal they told me it didnt work with pre-paid cards, Promotions on eShop cards in europe are rare - actually i never saw one.

Sorry guys there's no link to share, it was an Amazon.it warehouse deal gone online I guess just a few hours before and I jumped on it, obviously it was a one time only deal.
I guess someone ordered all that crap only to send it back. The Mario&Luigi package was without its seals but everything inside was untouched and still wrapped up, the games are all sealed.
I'm happy, thank god Rayman Legends was out of stock when I ordered the Amazon UK's WiiU deal, otherwise I would have been stuck with that one (still pretty good) deal. :)

You guys should check out the specific warehouse bargains page on Amazon.it every now and then, you can fin pretty amazing deals... I also got the Pulse Élite NEW for €89 on there (only to send it back after buyer's remorse bit me tigether with fear for all the -true- stories of the headset crapping out with cracks on the overhead handle)

Thanks for the reply - really a kick-ass deal, the Mario and Luigi Bundle alone is worth that much.
 
Exaggerating. They're usually cheaper, but definitely not always.

ALWA.. well, maybe not always, but most of the times. Here in Germany anything game relates is pretty expensive, promotions are key.

Now with SEPA though we should be able to order stuff off Amazon UK without a credit card. Yay.
 
ALWA.. well, maybe not always, but most of the times. Here in Germany anything game relates is pretty expensive, promotions are key.

Now with SEPA though we should be able to order stuff off Amazon UK without a credit card. Yay.

How? It's up to Amazon to accept international wire transfers or not and they don't. SEPA changes nothing, unless i'm missing something.
 
When buying from eBay fellow cheap arses, if there isn't a picture, always ask for one. When will I learn. Got a game that wasn't too expensive, but the case and insert were a bit of a mess. Since it isn't worth the fuss of sending back, I just asked for a partial refund of £1.50 for the damages. Was this the right move?
 
Colin said:
When buying from eBay fellow cheap arses, if there isn't a picture, always ask for one. When will I learn. Got a game that wasn't too expensive, but the case and insert were a bit of a mess. Since it isn't worth the fuss of sending back, I just asked for a partial refund of £1.50 for the damages. Was this the right move?

No harm in trying. The buyer has ALL the power in an Ebay transaction, so if the listing didn't describe the item properly he doesn't have a leg to stand on.
 
No harm in trying. The buyer has ALL the power in an Ebay transaction, so if the listing didn't describe the item properly he doesn't have a leg to stand on.

I ended up doing it last night, and have the partial refund pending. I think it was a fair amount, given it was just the box and insert that was tatty, and it was already fairly cheap. If it was over £10, then maybe I would of returned it. Just feels annoying to get burnt on a false description, and it isn't the first time I've had this on eBay either. If there is only a stock photo, always ask for photos and details of the actual item. I've learned my lesson on that one, this time.
 
No harm in trying. The buyer has ALL the power in an Ebay transaction, so if the listing didn't describe the item properly he doesn't have a leg to stand on.

Not really true. I tried to buy a Balance Board on eBay which never arrived, and eBay told me to fuck off when I complained. Still fifty quid out.
 
toythatkills said:
Not really true. I tried to buy a Balance Board on eBay which never arrived, and eBay told me to fuck off when I complained. Still fifty quid out.

If you didn't sign for the delivery I don't see how they could refuse you.
 
Not really true. I tried to buy a Balance Board on eBay which never arrived, and eBay told me to fuck off when I complained. Still fifty quid out.

Did the seller provide proof of postage? Was a signature required? Did you pay via PayPal? I know eBay are often twats when things go wrong, but I find it hard to believe they would have dismissed your claim like this. Surely it's down to the seller to prove it was delivered as stated in the sale contract.
 
Did the seller provide proof of postage? Was a signature required? Did you pay via PayPal? I know eBay are often twats when things go wrong, but I find it hard to believe they would have dismissed your claim like this. Surely it's down to the seller to prove it was delivered as stated in the sale contract.

The seller sent it tracked and it was signed for. They used the cheapest possible option though so that's all they could see, that it was signed for. Not who signed for it, or where it was delivered, or anything. This was good enough for eBay, though, who yeah, told me to fuck off. For me this isn't even close to the seller proving it was delivered.

It'd be a great scam, I guess. Sell an expensive item to some sucker and mail a letter to yourself cheaply tracked. Sign for it, then use that as proof that you delivered the item. Free money.
 
The seller sent it tracked and it was signed for. They used the cheapest possible option though so that's all they could see, that it was signed for. Not who signed for it, or where it was delivered, or anything. This was good enough for eBay, though, who yeah, told me to fuck off. For me this isn't even close to the seller proving it was delivered.

It'd be a great scam, I guess. Sell an expensive item to some sucker and mail a letter to yourself cheaply tracked. Sign for it, then use that as proof that you delivered the item. Free money.
They must not have used Royal Mail then? Even the cheapest recorded option with them shows the signature and the house number it was delivered to from what I remember. I guess it would work outside of the UK though, other countries probably don't have such a robust system.
 
The seller sent it tracked and it was signed for. They used the cheapest possible option though so that's all they could see, that it was signed for. Not who signed for it, or where it was delivered, or anything. This was good enough for eBay, though, who yeah, told me to fuck off. For me this isn't even close to the seller proving it was delivered.

It'd be a great scam, I guess. Sell an expensive item to some sucker and mail a letter to yourself cheaply tracked. Sign for it, then use that as proof that you delivered the item. Free money.

Pretty sure you can call the postoffice and ask them about a recorded delivery. You give them your trackingnumber and they can see what's up with it. Are you talking about something coming from Asia, UK, or within mainland Europe?
 
Pretty sure you can call the postoffice and ask them about a recorded delivery. You give them your trackingnumber and they can see what's up with it. Are you talking about something coming from Asia, UK, or within mainland Europe?

All depends really, if it was sent via a cheap courier company and not royal mail, i've no doubt the details available are limited and in that case there was nothing to stop the seller posting it to himself and signing himself, just showing that yes it had a destination and it was signed for as received.
 
They must not have used Royal Mail then? Even the cheapest recorded option with them shows the signature and the house number it was delivered to from what I remember. I guess it would work outside of the UK though, other countries probably don't have such a robust system.

It was with Parcel Force. According to their tracking the delivery failed and was then picked up from the depot by, presumably, someone pretending to be me. Or it never made it to the depot. This was a parcel containing a balance board on the same day the PS4 came out so maybe someone at Parcel Force thought he got lucky :lol

But yeah, there's literally not a single shred of evidence to prove that I received this parcel, but eBay sided with the seller anyway based on this shitty pointless tracking.

Parcel Force are investigating now but God knows what'll happen.
 
It was with Parcel Force. According to their tracking the delivery failed and was then picked up from the depot by, presumably, someone pretending to be me. Or it never made it to the depot. This was a parcel containing a balance board on the same day the PS4 came out so maybe someone at Parcel Force thought he got lucky :lol

But yeah, there's literally not a single shred of evidence to prove that I received this parcel, but eBay sided with the seller anyway based on this shitty pointless tracking.

Parcel Force are investigating now but God knows what'll happen.
Ah right. Come to think of it they don't show signatures just an address. Parcel Force should be able to see the signature used on their end though as they do ask for a signature on acceptance. Sucks eitherway. Doesn't make much sense that parcel force doesn't have that setup yet the cheaper options through royal mail do when they're the same company.
 
It was with Parcel Force. According to their tracking the delivery failed and was then picked up from the depot by, presumably, someone pretending to be me. Or it never made it to the depot. This was a parcel containing a balance board on the same day the PS4 came out so maybe someone at Parcel Force thought he got lucky :lol

But yeah, there's literally not a single shred of evidence to prove that I received this parcel, but eBay sided with the seller anyway based on this shitty pointless tracking.

Parcel Force are investigating now but God knows what'll happen.

That sucks.

A similar thing happened to me recently, I bought a kindle as a gift for someone at Christmas, got it delivered to my work using Amazon Prime and DPD sent me a message saying "It has been delivered, signed for by POSTED." I called them up and they said Amazon gave them permission to post it if nobody was in. I pointed out that they were delivering it to a busy office in the middle of the day so that excuse didn't make any sense. Amazon then sent a replacement one out the next day because they're great.

Moral of the story: all delivery companies suck poop.

They've shipped stuff mispriced before.

Amazon once shipped 3 £3.99 PS Vita games at launch just to a messed up preorder price

That was a great one, I bought three games and sold them for just under full price when they arrived.
 
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