Factory trend w/ loose steelbook spines - Blu-ray Forum

apsmith21 · 01-04-2010, 01:13 PM

Hey folks - I have some information that I'm trying to confirm.

I had a contact of mine obtain Inglorious Basterds from Future Shop for me - no dents or dings on any of them. However, each one of them (my copy and my friends two copies) have a LOT of wiggle room on the spine
area.

I opened up my copy of District 9 that I got from HMV and same problem there.

So to be clear - the problem I'm currently seeing is when the steelbook is closed - you can move either the front or the back up/down quite a bit....some are more obvious than others, but it feels like the spine is floating.

I tried some of my other steels that I had gotten - like the disney ones - I did not see the same problem there.

Has anyone else run into this problem with a purchase of a recently released steelbook?

I have yet to open my copy of Public Enemies - to see if it's a problem with that too.

devdvr · 01-04-2010, 01:20 PM

I have the same problem with my future shop Inglorious basterds steelbook.
My District is a little lose to just not as much as the IB steelie.

boxterduke · 01-04-2010, 01:33 PM

Yeah I noticed that the last couple steelbooks from futureshop had jiggly spines.

apsmith21 · 01-04-2010, 01:37 PM

This was definitely peculiar. I've seen this type of issue before in steelbook when there are dents or dings on it - but never before on a pristine one.

Thanks for the responses guys!

tribalnoise · 01-04-2010, 02:23 PM

i had a member here ship me basterds. it was sealed/perfect condition but when i unwrapped it, the steel strip was not taped to the spine all the way. it looks as if they ran out of tape to attach the strip to the spine. no big deal since i can just glue it on. other than that, the steelbook is perfect so this is the first time i have complained about it.

10SNE1 · 01-04-2010, 05:26 PM

It's interesting to hear about all these quality issues with recent steelbooks after reading about how much better they are than the imitations like the Iron Packs.

devdvr · 01-04-2010, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10SNE1

It's interesting to hear about all these quality issues with recent steelbooks after reading about how much better they are than the imitations like the Iron Packs.

That is a good point. I do have both the Terminator salvation ironpack and Harry potter 6 ironpack and they appear to be pretty solid. The spine is all metal which i think is pretty nice and opens up pretty smooth. Only thing i don't like about the ironpack is the paint finish seems to scratch pretty easy unlike steelbooks, but these are light hair scratches. The Metal also seems thicker on the ironpack giving it some weight which makes it feel pretty solid. The plastic insides of the ironpack are very securely attached to the metal as well.

10SNE1 · 01-04-2010, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devdvr

The Metal also seems thicker on the ironpack giving it some weight which makes it feel pretty solid. The plastic insides of the ironpack are very securely attached to the metal as well.

The inside edges at the center are curved which I thought was bent when I initially opened it but that's the way they're designed. No complaints here.

bigjee · 01-04-2010, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devdvr

That is a good point. I do have both the Terminator salvation ironpack and Harry potter 6 ironpack and they appear to be pretty solid. The spine is all metal which i think is pretty nice and opens up pretty smooth. Only thing i don't like about the ironpack is the paint finish seems to scratch pretty easy unlike steelbooks, but these are light hair scratches. The Metal also seems thicker on the ironpack giving it some weight which makes it feel pretty solid. The plastic insides of the ironpack are very securely attached to the metal as well.

I actually just checked my ironpack Term. Salvation and while being sealed I can align or mis-align the two halves of the ironpack. It too has a 'jiggly' spine

GreatGreg · 01-05-2010, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devdvr

That is a good point. I do have both the Terminator salvation ironpack and Harry potter 6 ironpack and they appear to be pretty solid. The spine is all metal which i think is pretty nice and opens up pretty smooth. Only thing i don't like about the ironpack is the paint finish seems to scratch pretty easy unlike steelbooks, but these are light hair scratches. The Metal also seems thicker on the ironpack giving it some weight which makes it feel pretty solid. The plastic insides of the ironpack are very securely attached to the metal as well.

SteelBooks scratch very easily. My copy of UP, which I have been carrying around over the holidays, has scuffs on the back now, and I have been taking fairly good care of it.

tiger_qc · 01-05-2010, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigjee

I actually just checked my ironpack Term. Salvation and while being sealed I can align or mis-align the two halves of the ironpack. It too has a 'jiggly' spine

Yeah, these are way worse than the SBs you can move the two halves a quarter inche back and forward, I was doing it while waiting in line when I bought it.

Cheers,
Gui.

stlcards · 01-06-2010, 05:59 AM

I have had the same thing on dvd and blu-ray steelbooks.

01-04-2010, 01:13 PM	#1
apsmith21 Power Member Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:151 Trading Score:85	Factory trend w/ loose steelbook spines Hey folks - I have some information that I'm trying to confirm. I had a contact of mine obtain Inglorious Basterds from Future Shop for me - no dents or dings on any of them. However, each one of them (my copy and my friends two copies) have a LOT of wiggle room on the spine area. I opened up my copy of District 9 that I got from HMV and same problem there. So to be clear - the problem I'm currently seeing is when the steelbook is closed - you can move either the front or the back up/down quite a bit....some are more obvious than others, but it feels like the spine is floating. I tried some of my other steels that I had gotten - like the disney ones - I did not see the same problem there. Has anyone else run into this problem with a purchase of a recently released steelbook? I have yet to open my copy of Public Enemies - to see if it's a problem with that too.

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01-04-2010, 01:20 PM	#2
devdvr Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Ontario, Canada Blu-ray collection:35 Trading Score:13	I have the same problem with my future shop Inglorious basterds steelbook. My District is a little lose to just not as much as the IB steelie.

01-04-2010, 01:33 PM	#3
boxterduke Power Member Member since:May 2009 Location:The Fissure of Woe Blu-ray collection:193 DVD collection:70 Trading Score:8	Yeah I noticed that the last couple steelbooks from futureshop had jiggly spines.

01-04-2010, 01:37 PM	#4
apsmith21 Power Member Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:151 Trading Score:85	This was definitely peculiar. I've seen this type of issue before in steelbook when there are dents or dings on it - but never before on a pristine one. Thanks for the responses guys!

01-04-2010, 02:23 PM	#5
tribalnoise Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:West Coast [USA] Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:105	i had a member here ship me basterds. it was sealed/perfect condition but when i unwrapped it, the steel strip was not taped to the spine all the way. it looks as if they ran out of tape to attach the strip to the spine. no big deal since i can just glue it on. other than that, the steelbook is perfect so this is the first time i have complained about it.

01-04-2010, 05:26 PM	#6
10SNE1 Member Member since:Dec 2008 Trading Score:1	It's interesting to hear about all these quality issues with recent steelbooks after reading about how much better they are than the imitations like the Iron Packs.

01-06-2010, 05:59 AM	#12
stlcards Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Land Of Lincoln, USA 4K collection:240 Blu-ray collection:1168 MA collection:971 Digital collection:1582 iTunes collection:924 Prime collection:972 Trading Score:153	I have had the same thing on dvd and blu-ray steelbooks.

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