Another BuyNShop.com warning

digifork · Trick Member Joined: 28 Aug 2004 Location: Columbus, OH

I ordered a PS2 to LPT adapter from buynshop.com. The one in the picture has an 18" cable. The one they sent is a 5" cable.

I contacted them to get an exchange. They told me they made the substitution because they claim the 18" cable is out of stock and the one they send me is equivalent (I guess size does not matter to BNS

). They said I can get a refund, but I will have to ship back the incorrect adapter via their RMA process and they will issue a refund for everything but the shipping cost.

My choices are:

Return the cable (I'll be out the $5 shipping)
Keep the cable and buy an extension cable at the computer store (They cost about $5)

In the end I'm only out $5 and some time, not a big deal. But this is the 2nd time this week I have heard of buynshop.com shipping substituted but inferior items. They were not apologetic about the situation (in fact, they were quite the opposite with the take it or leave it attitude).

Just buyer beware. If I was paying $30 for shipping on a DDR pad, I would be really angry about them asking me to return it and forfeit the shipping costs. It was their mistake, they should make it right.
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digifork · Trick Member Joined: 28 Aug 2004 Location: Columbus, OH

OK... This is off topic, but moderators please listen:

I first posted this in DDR Chit-Chat because I didn't know where to put it. P-Chan locked it and told me to put it in Bemani Controllers and Hardware. So I did.

Next, Shinmizu locks the thread in Bemani Controllers and Hardware and tells me to put it in DDR Simulators. So I did.

I agree with P-Chan, I don't agree with Shinmizu, but what can I do? This post is about buynshop.com's business practices and benefits the DDR community since they frequent this store. If you want me to move the thread again, please come up with a consensus. Locking the threads and making me repost just makes more posts on the board.

I'll post to the Site Feedback forum to ask the board admin to install the PhpBB Move Hack so you can move topics instead of locking them.
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diddrstrait · Trick Member Joined: 01 Jan 2004

You are talking about an adapter. An adapter is NOT bemani hardware. And there is a sticky for this kind of thing here, just so you know. But the decision was made that the adapter sticky wouldn't be moved to hardware because you only use an adapter when you are playing a simulator (unless you're playing DDRUSA PC...but no one has that).

As for moving vs. locking, there have been a million threads asking about why moderators don't move topics. the answer is simple: people will not learn from their mistakes and they will get incredibly lazy if they are allowed to post in the wrong forum. As a mod over at ITGfreak, I for one know it is a real pain in the rear to move topics when instead you could just lock it and tell the thread creator to go post it somewhere else (I haven't really moved anything, but I did play around with it and it was far more complicated than just locking).

This will probably be locked as well, because we have a sticky for adapter discussion. You also probably should've just PMed Shinmizu about it instead of posting, or at the very least, edited your post instead of double posting.

Sorry bub, doesn't look like your day

digifork · Trick Member Joined: 28 Aug 2004 Location: Columbus, OH

Pantera · Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 3:57 pm Post subject:

You can also do what I did: get an extension for the PS2 controller instead.
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diddrstrait · Trick Member Joined: 01 Jan 2004

Pantera · Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:00 am Post subject:

Moral of the story: let the buyer beware.
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