General Zavvi Steelbook Discussion Thread

[YoreLore]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

I've noticed a lot of the 'old' steelbooks that were cheaply sold and not doing so well have suddenly become marked up since they 'sold out'. I'm guessing that's what has happened with this too.

Can get it for about £13 on eBay new.

[blucraig]

Originally Posted by JohnWayne

Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought play.com stopped selling steelbooks after they released the Lawless steelie

they have

many other retailers like zavvi have a market places on play and sell on play.com aswell as there own site

[JohnWayne]

Originally Posted by blucraig

they have

many other retailers like zavvi have a market places on play and sell on play.com aswell as there own site

Ohhh, I see. I'm from America so I wasn't quite sure how play.com works since they don't ship over here.

[UncleBuckWild]

Zavvi 10% off discount code - VC10OFF

Currently works on most steelbooks.

[kevindublin]

I got a cancellation email last night, for the Godfather steelbook I ordered last week at £17.99.

[BuckNaked2k]

Originally Posted by blurayisnice

There's someone on hidef who said he has 3,500 steelbooks in stock (which he purchased for scalping purposes). Now that is a scalper!

He would have been better off putting his money in index mutual funds and just forgetting about it.

[ilovedealsonmovies]

Originally Posted by BuckNaked2k

He would have been better off putting his money in index mutual funds and just forgetting about it.

u can make more selling steelbook(if they where just play.com where it was hard for people in canada usa to get them( i know i looked into a few) i waited and waited cause it was so much to ship them to canada on ebay
now that any one can buy them from amazon zavvi it will keep prices lower im sure and thats nuts to buy that many
(i know before id buy ever steelbook for myself) now i buy just the really great movies

[scott.mcw]

Pitch Black arrived today in the old packaging. The disc was rattling around but thankfully everything is in good shape, both inside and out! Whew!

[Gannet]

Originally Posted by BuckNaked2k

He would have been better off putting his money in index mutual funds and just forgetting about it.

He would have likely lost money that way too. The stock market as a pyramid scheme will become more apparent as more and more babyboomers retire.

[Futurhythm]

Does anybody know how long it normally takes for Zavvi to get back to you about an exchange/refund? A couple of days ago my latest order of steelbooks arrived and one of them came with a massive dent. It was in one of the nice white boxes with foam too and the box itself looked fine. Sent them an email through their ridiculously complicated message system and still haven't heard back. This was Monday or Tuesday. Also how is their service with exchanges and the such? Do you lose out on shipping costs? Anybody have any experiences?

Sorry if it's been answered before. I'd go through the thread for an answer but it's getting quite long now.

[rocketsan]

Can you not just dispute it through PayPal (assuming you used PayPal)?

[YoreLore]

Originally Posted by Futurhythm

Does anybody know how long it normally takes for Zavvi to get back to you about an exchange/refund? A couple of days ago my latest order of steelbooks arrived and one of them came with a massive dent. It was in one of the nice white boxes with foam too and the box itself looked fine. Sent them an email through their ridiculously complicated message system and still haven't heard back. This was Monday or Tuesday. Also how is their service with exchanges and the such? Do you lose out on shipping costs? Anybody have any experiences?

Sorry if it's been answered before. I'd go through the thread for an answer but it's getting quite long now.

You pay return postage on the item. Annoying them enough about it might get you the shipping costs refunded or even the replacement sent out without you having to send the other one back (sometimes).

Can dispute it through Paypal if you used it but they do eventually reply to the message through the message system.

[Futurhythm]

Originally Posted by rocketsan

Can you not just dispute it through PayPal (assuming you used PayPal)?

I'll be doing that early next week if they still don't get back to me. I opted not to do this straight away and go through them directly since I just want to exchange it for one that isn't broken.

Originally Posted by YoreLore

You pay return postage on the item. Annoying them enough about it might get you the shipping costs refunded or even the replacement sent out without you having to send the other one back (sometimes).

That's not too bad... I guess. I think the return postage will be about 10 Pounds or so, add that to what I paid and it's still cheaper than Amazon. I'm more worried that this will turn into some long drawn out affair. I just want my Demons steelbook!

I'm already prepping another order with them too. Curse their ridiculously low prices and ridiculously cheap and (since my last two orders) fast shipping. Guess that'll have to tide me over.

[rocketsan]

Wonder why the Star Wars steels are two different prices...find that a bit odd

[YoreLore]

Originally Posted by rocketsan

Wonder why the Star Wars steels are two different prices...find that a bit odd

One will be selling more than the other. No guesses on which one is more popular .

[rocketsan]

Originally Posted by YoreLore

One will be selling more than the other. No guesses on which one is more popular .

LOL, that makes complete sense...

[JohnWayne]

Does Zavvi ship order early for preorders by any chance? Is any different for those ordering from the US?

[Shadowscythe85]

Yay, I got my first 2 steels ever ordered from overseas in - Life of Pi and Man on Fire - and thankfully both arrived damage free, at least from shipping - Life has a decent nick on the side where it opens but nothing too bad. Only took a week and both play in my PS3

[jayson79]

does zavvi remove vat as well?

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by jayson79

does zavvi remove vat as well?

I have yet to receive any orders from Zavvi, but from what I've read they do not. Only Amazon does, via a loophole in local tax laws.