From Up on Poppy Hill Steelbook (US)

[Brian81]

Originally Posted by AeroK

I have every release of this line and each one has either dents, paint chipping, or scratches. I don’t think I’ve had a single copy that I haven’t returned at least once, except GOTF but that one doesn’t count.

Personally I think it’s a manufacturing problem plus the fact that they don’t have j-cards for a little more protection. I like the line a lot and normally for Steelbooks, my standards are a bit higher in regards to condition, but I’ve accepted that it’s not going to be possible for me with these.

Do you just go for the best possible and give up? Nearly all of my still have scratches, even after exchanges and repurchases. I have to do a case swap with Earwig because the spine separated. The back had two small dings and the front had a single scratch. But the dings were successfully rubbed out and the remaining scratch is small so I'll choose swapping a shell over trying an exchange.

I just last week decided to pick up GotF and it actually arrived with a smallish scratch on the front (perhaps 5-10mm) that went through the paint. But it had zero dents and was shipped in a box of all things from Amazon (a first in a LONG time), so I guess I'll just stick with it despite being just over $50 for the thing. Even with the scratch, it is in better shape than all but one of the rest I have. I have a feeling that this one was actually limited and is almost gone for good, as it's appearing out of stock at many retailers. So I stopped waiting on it and ordered figuring it'll be unavailable soon. I had held out over fear of arriving dented every time, thinking perhaps it might show up in a store. If I did a replacement, it'd probably come in a baggie like every other steel I've had from Amazon in the past years and be dented the next time around. I guess I could've gone eBay for this one. The Shout titles? No way on eBay, or Amazon. I just have to see these in person. My Nausicaa is kind of rough on the front but it is what it is. That's what I get for waiting until December to decide on picking these up.