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> even when you have pictures and the item is marked as tested/working I bought a PlayStation 2 second hand a while ago to relive some memories and to play som
by codetrotter 7y ago
> even when you have pictures and the item is marked as tested/working
I bought a PlayStation 2 second hand a while ago to relive some memories and to play some of the games that I hadn’t yet played.
One of the games played perfectly well up until about 60% through the story and then there is a bad scratch on the disc at which point the game freezes.
I think most sellers of used games will only pop the disc in and see that it starts, if they even bother to test the game at all. That is reasonable of course — we can’t expect anyone to play through a whole game another time over just to see that the whole thing works as it should before they sell it for a couple of dollars. But yeah it’s a risk and it does suck a little bit.
- Aengeuad 7y agoHad a similar problem when buying a used copy of Metal Gear Solid 1 on the PS1, the game and both discs worked fine but if you died on the second disc while in story mode the game would lock up. Added a bit of extra difficulty at any rate!
- behringer 7y agoIf you're buying a used game you can be sure it isn't tested and is sold as is. Even if they say it's tested or guaranteed, that only means they're willing to give you a refund if anything is wrong.
- rasz 7y agoCD data is stored on the "paint" side of the disk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray#/media/File:Comparison_CD_DVD_HDDVD_BD.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray#/media/File:Comparison... , so if the scratch is on the shiny side you can buff it out.