"New from SchwappenSchkalp... appearing now on shelves for the Holidays it's... EVIL EVIL ASSHOLES! Gobble up as many of the gold balls as possible while dropping brown balls back into the middle. Just watch out for "misjudging the market" and dont end up eating turds!"

 

I have that Thing toy. It’s from McDonald’s or Burger King. It makes sounds.

It’s not worth five bucks.

 

Here’s one I saw in Oct: PoTP Grimlock in Starscream box

 

Sometimes I really wonder how the employees that allow these to get through get themselves dressed

 

it sucks i know but they just dont care . i am ocd about a lot of things and i would never let some one return stuff like this . i probibly get fired if i worked at a store and someone tryed a stunt like any of these . im not one to hold my tung . i have actuly brung stuff up to the counter to show them one that soe one did and it took me 2 times at the store to get them to pull the item . this sort of thing bugs me . yes some i find veary funny because of whats in there and there was a few times where they swaped transformers that were worth way more on the secondary market like e-bay. but i still hate when people do this.

 

Ive said this many times but I blame it on the store. They could have a protocol that involves calling a manager to inspect all toy returns. Its not like repack guys are coming every 5 minutes to return a toy. And then theres insurance. So these companies really dont care. The store gets reimbursed for stuff they cant sell. The insurance company makes millions. The repacker gets a new toy free or cheap. We share these photos and get a good laugh. Does anybody actually loose in this situation ? (Besides the poor fool who uses brickseek to decide to drive 50 miles for a toy)

 

The people who end up receiving someone else’s broken trash lose. It also paints an unfortunate image of the toy collector as someone stupid enough to risk a felony to save at most $50 but usually $20.

 

Better yet hire competent workers... Whenever I do a return they always inspect it very well and look at the pics and compare it to the figure. Which I applaud them for doing.

 

all im saying is some are so obvious you think that they would know better and do not need a manager to inspect all toy returns . and then there are people that lose out in the end like a grandma or grandpa buying for there grand kids or something and not reliseing in the end that it was switched... i do agree 100% its the stores fault for excepting them. but i guss what bugs me the most is that the stuff windes back on the shelfs so then they know they are possibly ripping someone off . so its not just the people repacking stealing but the store is too from the customers that dont know any better ... agen like i said i do get a giggle out of from of them . still bugs me

 

Found these at 2 different Walmarts this week.

 

Of course, it's after Christmas, no surprise there.

 

It really is the stores fault. I remember back in the day I exchanged a GDO Hotspot to TRU because it had 2 left fists. I told them exactly why it was defective and got the exchange. Sure enough next week it was back on the shelf even though I told them it was defective. So if the store doesnt give a crap even with a legitimate disclosure, you cant expect anyone else to give a crap either. Also I have a feeling people are straight up lying and saying their grandma bought it and it came that way with the wrong toy. If the reciept indicates it was paid cash, theres no proof. But even if thats the case they still put it back on the shelf.

The irony is its only boys toys and only action figures at that. Repacking seems to be exclusive to the geek fanbases. I challenge anybody on here to find a diecast Ford Mustang inside a Lamborghini box or a Ken doll inside a Barbie box. I bet you wont find one ! And if you do, make sure theres plenty of price tags, peg holes, and other toys in the photo to prove you didnt stage it.

 

Don't bother with him. He crawls out of hiding to nobly defend the cheap, sorry slimebags who pull these swaps every time anyone with even the most basic set of decent ethics dares impugn their honor. Why this is a hill worth dying on for him is beyond me.

And I also don't understand why this ever constitutes an ethical "argument": toy-swapping is (stupidly) unethical, full stop. Whether you want to defend it or not is completely irrelevant.

 

Found a couple this morning on my weekly hunt...

 

Not exactly a repack, but amusing how bold this one was...
Additionally, Im still waiting for that repack photo of Ken in a Barbie box, a Ford Mustang in a Lambo box, or any repack that IS NOT action figure related. It would be interesting to see if this practice lives outside of geek culture.

 

Jeez ER tracks got leaked a week ago.

This one upset me.

 

What makes me laugh about all of these repacks is when I go to return an item, the person handling the return looks over the item, shakes it, inspects all the tape, checks the box for authentcity with a fine tooth comb and yet still questions it..... and yet these all pass.

 

Yes same!!!