So is this illegal (is there something I can do)?

So about 2 months ago... I ordered The Witcher: Enhanced Edition from the UK... I waited about 2 weeks for the package (which was supposed to take 6-10 days to arrive) with no word... I am in college right now, so whenever I get a package I am notified via school email and I can go pick it up at resident services...

I emailed the vendor (through Amazon where I purchased it) and notified them that I hadn't recieved it... They told me that it was probably lost in transit because of all the Postal Strikes going on in the UK at the time... They also told me they would refund the money... 3 days later the money was back in my account... Well I was going to lock up my room mailbox down the hall nice and tight for the winter before I went home, and low and behold when I open it, there is a small package covered in Royal Mail and US Customs stickers in my box...

So could I get in trouble now that I have both the game and my refund?

So about 2 months ago... I ordered The Witcher: Enhanced Edition from the UK... I waited about 2 weeks for the package (which was supposed to take 6-10 days to arrive) with no word... I am in college right now, so whenever I get a package I am notified via school email and I can go pick it up at resident services...

I emailed the vendor (through Amazon where I purchased it) and notified them that I hadn't recieved it... They told me that it was probably lost in transit because of all the Postal Strikes going on in the UK at the time... They also told me they would refund the money... 3 days later the money was back in my account... Well I was going to lock up my room mailbox down the hall nice and tight for the winter before I went home, and low and behold when I open it, there is a small package covered in Royal Mail and US Customs stickers in my box...

So could I get in trouble now that I have both the game and my refund?

Buttons1990

There is always a chance you could get in trouble - if the seller finds out you did receive it, yet they sent you a refund.

Since you seem worried about it, I assume you know that the right thing to do would be to send a message to the seller and let them know that the package did arrive. You should offer to send the money back. Most likely, they will not accept the money back, since the package was probably insured and they got their money back.

Just an idea.

Ok well I guess I will send them an email :(

Despite ordering it from overseas and getting express shipping it was still almost $20 cheaper than in the US, so I guess I owe them that much :(

Do the right thing, call em and let em know whats good. They might even not care, who knows.

Give em' a call; your conscience is spared.

It's illegal if you don't pay or send it back.

I am impressed by the morals in this forum. :)

In its current state, you have done the equivalent of piracy. Question is, is the game good enough to buy it?paullywog

That's quite a stretch. He didn't request a refund knowing full well the package was waiting for him.

So many upstanding people :')

But seriously; I'd just keep it and sleep tight knowing they're probably better off than myself; and they will most likely collect on the insurance.

Keep it and enjoy your christmas present :')

Lets be honest; there is absolutely NO chance of them knowing you now have the package. So sod it :P

Techically it was not illigal, it was some strange curcumstances that let to that outcome. Usually you can see exactly where a package is on its route, and it likely did get lost around halfway there...

That it showed up atlast was a good thing, but not giving your money back would have been pretty bad. I am somewhat certain that they got such things covered in any case (considering how many packages gets lost every year).

The right thing would ofcourse be to send thier money back, but at a legal standpoint there is nothing at all to surgest that you acted with ill intent.

if they were smart they would have collected the insurance on the item that was sent. CellAnimation

Yeah, I'm cynical when it comes to companies....

I say stick it to the man. It's usually the other way around, so you gotta take advantage of your opportunities as they come ;)

Believe me, this is not really a big deal either way. The loss from this game will just be added to an expense line on their income statement. It's probably already there, and it really won't have an impact one way or another.

The decision is pretty much irrelevant.

If you have any sense of honor you would return it, otherwise you're scum.Mochyc

so if we ( the gamespot forumers ) call this "legal", the OP wouldnt refund the money eh?

[QUOTE="Mochyc"]If you have any sense of honor you would return it, otherwise you're scum.Angry_Mushroom

I say try to do it again with something that cost more. :twisted:

Just keep it and call it a day. They will never know...as far as the company is concerned...it is over and done with.

Ok I have another question, you guys keep saying they would have tracked it... I never check my mailbox here at the school (because I didn't forward my address and I still recieve my mail back at my parents' home)... For all I know it could have been sitting in that mail box since October when I ordered it... So if they were tracking it, don't you think they would know and wouldn't have offered me the refund in the first place?

Because I never thought to look in there because all of my other packages have come through Resident Services... The USPS put this package directly into my mail box...

Actually, Europe is a capitalistic continent, So I say keep it, a little 50 Euro pacakge isn't going to hurt the Billion dollar company.

EDIT: you guys catch me on everything!

[QUOTE="Angry_Mushroom"][QUOTE="Mochyc"]If you have any sense of honor you would return it, otherwise you're scum.Mochyc

Did someone just call Europe a country?

I am impressed by the morals in this forum. :)

grindberg

Did someone just call Europe a country?

ericjames

[QUOTE="grindberg"]

I am impressed by the morals in this forum. :)

Candy-Star

It's not really Amazon's fault or yours. It is the postal service. Just buy a roll of stamps and don't worry about it. Maybe two. k0r3aN_pR1d3

The company would have already collected the postal insurance so I wouldnt worry about it. Unless you want to pay them twice.

Did someone just call Europe a country?

ericjames

[QUOTE="grindberg"]

I am impressed by the morals in this forum. :)

Candy-Star

So about 2 months ago... I ordered The Witcher: Enhanced Edition from the UK... I waited about 2 weeks for the package (which was supposed to take 6-10 days to arrive) with no word... I am in college right now, so whenever I get a package I am notified via school email and I can go pick it up at resident services...

I emailed the vendor (through Amazon where I purchased it) and notified them that I hadn't recieved it... They told me that it was probably lost in transit because of all the Postal Strikes going on in the UK at the time... They also told me they would refund the money... 3 days later the money was back in my account... Well I was going to lock up my room mailbox down the hall nice and tight for the winter before I went home, and low and behold when I open it, there is a small package covered in Royal Mail and US Customs stickers in my box...

So could I get in trouble now that I have both the game and my refund?

Buttons1990

it's simply a managerial error. use it to buy another game and have yourself a nice christmas. ( lucky son of a gun.... )