{"id":86037,"date":"2016-02-08T16:00:36","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=86037"},"modified":"2016-02-08T16:08:24","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T14:08:24","slug":"bethesda-tells-fan-to-smash-his-collectors-edition-fallout-records-for-a-refund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/86037-bethesda-tells-fan-to-smash-his-collectors-edition-fallout-records-for-a-refund","title":{"rendered":"Bethesda tells fan to smash his collector’s edition Fallout records for a refund"},"content":{"rendered":"

Refunds are common practice in the gaming industry, but refunds most often deal with a singular product \u2013 the game in question. It becomes a little trickier when it\u2019s a collector\u2019s edition.<\/p>\n

Should a disc arrive scratched, for example, do you need to return the entire collector\u2019s edition, or will the publisher refund the price of the game itself? It depends on the developer, we suppose.<\/p>\n

Bethesda are more than happy to refund you for the full amount of a collector\u2019s edition, as long as you can prove that the cool collectibles and trinkets you received are smashed beyond recognition.<\/p>\n

In the case of one Paul Watson, having discovered that one of the four vinyl records included in Fallout 3\u2019s <\/em>collector\u2019s edition had warped during transit, Bethesda was only willing to refund him for the single warped record.<\/p>\n

Watson questioned this; rightly so. What good is a four record set if one of the records is stuffed, particularly because you can\u2019t purchase a single record?<\/p>\n

\"Fallout<\/a><\/p>\n

A \u201cSpecial Tactics and Reconnaissance\u201d agent for Bethesda replied with a rather painful request: If Watson was to recover the entire $125 spent on the collector\u2019s edition, he had to smash all four records and send proof of the act via photographs.<\/p>\n

\"Fallout<\/a><\/p>\n

Watson did so \u2013 while chocking on tears we imagine. His face certainly told the tale of anguish, uncertainty and regret.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/WalnutSoap\/status\/695349530712145921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p>\n

A horrifying conclusion indeed.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not completely unheard of for a seller to demand a customer destroy their goods to qualify for a refund \u2013 it\u2019s a great way to mitigate scams against the seller.<\/p>\n

Still, to destroy the entire limited edition seems like a right waste, although he did get his money back.<\/p>\n

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