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Post by kennyg on Jul 30, 2020 19:55:37 GMT -5
Aaaahhhhhh....I got duped! I fancy myself as a seasoned eBayer. Every once in a while I take a gamble, but nothing to risky. That was until this week.i found a "New" GX-40R on the bay and made a low offer and it got accepted right away. Shudda known that was an omen. I got the set today and oh man, the box looked like it is about 20 years old. Right away a saw an "inspectected" sticker from Amazon. That's when my heart sank. Upon opening it was clear some hastily jammed the individual bots into their cubbies, well 4 of the 6 were. I pulled the badly bent cover to the styrofoam off and there was Majin Sphinx with a detached arm. After some close inspection it appears the bot was assembled and maybe had beed dropped. The metal pin and spring are present and I think I could fix it. Needless to to say I have sent a kindly worded message to the seller and am awaiting a response.
Also, what does everyone use for image hosting? After photobucket sucked nards I need to find another, preferably free service.
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Post by xchr23dc on Jul 30, 2020 20:07:43 GMT -5
Aaaahhhhhh....I got duped! I fancy myself as a seasoned eBayer. Every once in a while I take a gamble, but nothing to risky. That was until this week.i found a "New" GX-40R on the bay and made a low offer and it got accepted right away. Shudda known that was an omen. I got the set today and oh man, the box looked like it is about 20 years old. Right away a saw an "inspectected" sticker from Amazon. That's when my heart sank. Upon opening it was clear some hastily jammed the individual bots into their cubbies, well 4 of the 6 were. I pulled the badly bent cover to the styrofoam off and there was Majin Sphinx with a detached arm. After some close inspection it appears the bot was assembled and maybe had beed dropped. The metal pin and spring are present and I think I could fix it. Needless to to say I have sent a kindly worded message to the seller and am awaiting a response. Also, what does everyone use for image hosting? After photobucket sucked nards I need to find another, preferably free service. I would send it back but before that I will ask the seller for a refund and open a case with eBay and PayPal.... (hopefully you used PayPal) if he denied it
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Post by kennyg on Jul 30, 2020 22:35:50 GMT -5
I would send it back but before that I will ask the seller for a refund and open a case with eBay and PayPal.... (hopefully you used PayPal) if he denied it So, after reading put to the seller, we came to a reasonable conclusion where I got a partial refund. No, the gamble will be if I can repair it or not.
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Post by xchr23dc on Jul 31, 2020 10:54:09 GMT -5
That’s better than nothing and I am glad it worked out for you ... sellers with reputable feedback do that and that’s why they have a good amount of positive feedback ... Good for you man!
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Post by GetterBoi on Jul 31, 2020 13:01:41 GMT -5
Also, what does everyone use for image hosting? After photobucket sucked nards I need to find another, preferably free service. Imgur for image hosting works for me.
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Post by Coletron on Jul 31, 2020 16:20:15 GMT -5
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Post by kennyg on Jul 31, 2020 16:35:44 GMT -5
I got it to upload, but is was huge. I'll have to work on it later since I am out for the weekend
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Post by Coletron on Jul 31, 2020 23:13:20 GMT -5
I got it to upload, but is was huge. I'll have to work on it later since I am out for the weekend Great! Just edit the size to 1000 pixels and you should be set.
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Post by Coletron on Dec 1, 2020 19:17:48 GMT -5
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Post by bocasas on Dec 1, 2020 21:29:49 GMT -5
Gorgeous pic coletron! Great work bro!
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Post by Magmatron on Dec 2, 2020 1:46:03 GMT -5
Beautiful shot.
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Post by Rowman on Nov 5, 2021 20:41:35 GMT -5
Hello all!
Long time viewer first time posting..
Just got a gx40r from ebay ... Found out the QC issue the hard way. Sphinx arm broke off just like the other owners..
Any ideas where I can get this fixed?
Ugh.. so sad.
Thanks in advance
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Post by greengetterguy on Nov 5, 2021 21:48:56 GMT -5
Welcome to RJ!
Really Sorry to hear about your Gx40R…. Hope one of the bros who has one can help.
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Post by GetterBoi on Nov 6, 2021 1:03:29 GMT -5
Hello all! Long time viewer first time posting.. Just got a gx40r from ebay ... Found out the QC issue the hard way. Sphinx arm broke off just like the other owners.. Any ideas where I can get this fixed? Ugh.. so sad. Thanks in advance Contact Bluefin Brands ASAP. www.bluefinbrands.com/returns-replacements
I don't know if they cover things bought on EBAY. You will have to ask.
If you bought the item new, you can contact the seller for a return/refund if possible or go through paypal. (If it was NEW it's not the fault of the seller, so how you go about it depends on how honorable you want to be.) I've sold stuff new and the buyer will claim it arrived broken (nothing I can do but eat it and it sucks since I have to pay for return shipping and get a BROKEN figure back in return.)
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Post by rodimus1138 on Nov 10, 2021 17:26:19 GMT -5
Hello all! Long time viewer first time posting.. Just got a gx40r from ebay ... Found out the QC issue the hard way. Sphinx arm broke off just like the other owners.. Any ideas where I can get this fixed? Ugh.. so sad. Thanks in advance Contact Bluefin Brands ASAP. www.bluefinbrands.com/returns-replacementsI don't know if they cover things bought on EBAY. You will have to ask.
If you bought the item new, you can contact the seller for a return/refund if possible or go through paypal. (If it was NEW it's not the fault of the seller, so how you go about it depends on how honorable you want to be.) I've sold stuff new and the buyer will claim it arrived broken (nothing I can do but eat it and it sucks since I have to pay for return shipping and get a BROKEN figure back in return.)
They do cover from ebay, but they only cover up to a certain timeframe for item release as well. I feel like I'm one of the few that got this and didn't have qc issues. Granted I regret not buying the anime color version as I have zero attachment to the godaikin colors
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Post by GetterBoi on Nov 10, 2021 19:02:30 GMT -5
I feel like I'm one of the few that got this and didn't have qc issues. Granted I regret not buying the anime color version as I have zero attachment to the godaikin colors I have 40 & 40R as well without any issues on either.
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Post by mrclean08 on Nov 11, 2021 11:53:50 GMT -5
Hello all! Long time viewer first time posting.. Just got a gx40r from ebay ... Found out the QC issue the hard way. Sphinx arm broke off just like the other owners.. Any ideas where I can get this fixed? Ugh.. so sad. Thanks in advance So sorry to hear about this. I have been on the fence for such a long time about getting a 40R, but my fears about the risks of getting one with QC issues is too high. It's a shame because this is such a beautiful figure. Hope you get your issue resolved! Please keep us updated.
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Post by Magmatron on Nov 11, 2021 15:02:30 GMT -5
So sorry to hear about this. I have been on the fence for such a long time about getting a 40R, but my fears about the risks of getting one with QC issues is too high. I'm in the same situation. When you hear stories of commkn QC issues you worry about buying certain figures.
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Post by Rowman on Nov 12, 2021 19:05:25 GMT -5
Contact Bluefin Brands ASAP. www.bluefinbrands.com/returns-replacementsI don't know if they cover things bought on EBAY. You will have to ask.
If you bought the item new, you can contact the seller for a return/refund if possible or go through paypal. (If it was NEW it's not the fault of the seller, so how you go about it depends on how honorable you want to be.) I've sold stuff new and the buyer will claim it arrived broken (nothing I can do but eat it and it sucks since I have to pay for return shipping and get a BROKEN figure back in return.)
They do cover from ebay, but they only cover up to a certain timeframe for item release as well. I feel like I'm one of the few that got this and didn't have qc issues. Granted I regret not buying the anime color version as I have zero attachment to the godaikin colors Thank you so much! I'll contact bluefin. Hopefully they can help.. Yeah, I bought the toy used and the minute I pulled sphinx out.. the arm fell out lol.. sheesh.. luckily, the guy refunded me and allowed me to keep it since it costs a lot to ship it back to Japan.. it is what it is.. he should have checked before he sent it.
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Post by Rowman on Nov 12, 2021 19:08:43 GMT -5
So sorry to hear about this. I have been on the fence for such a long time about getting a 40R, but my fears about the risks of getting one with QC issues is too high. I'm in the same situation. When you hear stories of commkn QC issues you worry about buying certain figures. Will do! Yeah.. sucks big time! I held off buying the gx40.. cuz frankly I don't like the anime colors and waited until a better paint job came out! Unfortunately... As we all know it's plagued with QC issues so I ended up getting the gx40... Hopefully this one doesn't arrive messed up too. Condition is used.. so we'll see. But I assume it should be okay considering I heard it's built like a tank.
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