[EU] Wanted: International Cricket 2010

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Attention all EU gamers! I'm looking for a relatively inexpensive / used copy of the recently released International Cricket 2010.

It wasn't released in North America, probably because United States of Americans don't like cricket... but I'm interested in playing it.

I know sports games lose their value very quickly, so I don't want to pay premium prices from an import site. If any of you can find a cheap copy, preferably complete, but used and non-mint certainly OK, please let me know.

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

Attention all EU gamers! I'm looking for a relatively inexpensive / used copy of the recently released International Cricket 2010.

It wasn't released in North America, probably because United States of Americans don't like cricket... but I'm interested in playing it.

I know sports games lose their value very quickly, so I don't want to pay premium prices from an import site. If any of you can find a cheap copy, preferably complete, but used and non-mint certainly OK, please let me know.

Zavvi do the PS3 version and have reliable international delivery but at £24.99 it might still be a bit too expensive for you

Zavvi.com - International Cricket 2010 PS3

Amazon.co.uk have it cheaper at £21.99 but you won't get them to ship to Canada.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

I'd probably be OK with paying around £20 shipping included. Probably not through an online retailer, though... I'd probably have to rely on one of you fine gentlepeople to find a hilariously/inappropriately priced used copy (maybe Angelic or Ouen, since they seem to run into deals a lot?). I can be a couple months' worth of patient, too.

[Ouenben]

Zavvi are not very reliable as of late, I certainly won't be trusting them with my money.

I will keep an eye out for the game for you Jog, it's £22 at Gamestation just now new, I haven't looked how much it is in stores in town but I'll look on Monday.

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by Ouenben

Zavvi are not very reliable as of late, I certainly won't be trusting them with my money.

Can you quantify this with some actual evidence? I've had nothing but good service from them the couple of times I've ordered.

[MasterGH]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

Can you quantify this with some actual evidence? I've had nothing but good service from them the couple of times I've ordered.

Yeah, I've had no problem with the orders I've done through them (and their sister site thehut) in the last few months. Another I've been impressed with is dvd.co.uk, which packages things very well in fitted cardboard boxes and arrives in Australia very quickly.

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by MasterGH

Yeah, I've had no problem with the orders I've done through them (and their sister site thehut) in the last few months. Another I've been impressed with is dvd.co.uk, which packages things very well in fitted cardboard boxes and arrives in Australia very quickly.

I wonder if Ouen isn't wrongly associating Zavvi.com with the now defunct high-street brand of the same name; two different entities.

A google search simply turns up a few impatient people complaining that orders over the Xmas period took a long time to be dispatched...err...yeah, that would be because its the Xmas period. I don't see anything to indicate they are risky or not to be trusted and indeed the fact that both of us have recieved multiple international orders recently from them indicates nothing to be concerned about.

I wouldn't hesitate in using them. Also its one thing to indicate that they are slow, that's a (contestable) service issue but to indicate that they can't be trusted with money is pretty out of order in my imo ...unless, as I say Ouen has evidence to the contrary.

[Ouenben]

One main problem I've had with them that I've seen others mention on various forums is that they will list an item as 'in stock' and then that item will be ordered and you get an email like the following and I've had about 6:

Hello MR X,

We are aware that your order for the item(s) below is still outstanding and apologise that this has not yet been sent.
Order number X

• Halo 2 [Vista Exclusive]

We remain in contact with our suppliers and will keep you updated as soon as we are able to send the item to you.
Once again please accept our apologies for the extended delay in sending your order and do not hesitate to contact us at customer services colleagues if we can be of any further help.
You can check the status of your order by clicking on order tracking in your account pages.
Many Thanks,
zavvi Team

And then about 2 months after the original purchase date I recieved this email:

Dear MR X,
Thank you for your order with zavvi. We can confirm the item(s) below have been sent to you.
Delivery will normally take between 3 to 5 working days, but can sometimes take a little longer due to postal delays. Please allow 10 full working days before notifying us of any delays in arrival.
We send each item of your order as soon as it becomes available at no extra charge. If you are waiting for any other items which are not listed below you will receive a further e-mail once they have been sent.
We will endeavour to keep you updated on the status of your order and any delays that may occur.
The following item(s) have been sent to:

MR X
RPD
Racoon City

Order Number: X
Quantity Title Price Each 1 Halo 2 [Vista Exclusive] GBP 5.95 Should you need any further help, please login to your account and contact our customer services colleagues and they'll be happy to help.
Kind Regards,
zavvi Team

finally I'm going to recieve the "in stock" item I purchased 2 months ago right?
Wrong...

approx 1 week and a half later:

Dear Mr X,

We can confirm that the refund for the products listed below has been successful. This will show on your credit card statement within 5 working days
Your Order: X
Quantity Title Refunded Price 1 Halo 2 [Vista Exclusive] GBP 5.95 Should you need any further help, please contact one of our customer service colleagues and they will be happy to help.
Kind Regards,
zavvi

I checked my bank mini statements a week later from this email date but I hadn't recieved a refund on my card, so I phoned cusotmer services about it and was told that it should have gone through etc. while I was there I asked why all there was all this hassle when the item said 'instock and shipping in 24 hrs' in the first place and I was told that sometimes stock does not update on the website properly.
Then I asked why I was told my item was dispatched only for them to cancel it/(supposedly) refund me a week and a bit later and he said it must of been a shipping email mistakenly sent out instead of cancelling it...

Eventually the refund did come through 12 days later!

More people experiencing problems:
Here, Here, Here, Here & Here,

I certainly never used to have problems with them, and I've not had troubles with the hut.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Hopefully this won't turn into a Zavvi thread. Ouen, £22 new sounds nice. If a used copy is cheaper than that it might fall into my price range w/ shipping, depending on how much cheaper. Let me know what you see.

[Betagam7]

To be fair to Zavvi, the problems Ouen has illustrated below arn't exactly exclusive to them. I've had similar problems with Amazon, play.com etc listing items as in stock then waiting ages for them to arrive or it turning out that they misrepresented how much stock they had in a sale.

Most online retailers behave similarly. It's not good and certainly might be a reason to avoid them but not for the reasons originally stated that they can't be trusted with money. These stores arn't crooks, they just arn't demonstrating efficient service.

Anyway, getting semi-back on topic, is cricket actually popular in Canada Jog, or are you just a masochist

[Ouenben]

Maybe that was the wrong phrase, but I've seen this ' in stock but item not sent for weeks' thing happen to too many people to invest my money/time into Zavvi when I can order it elsewhere and get it in a more punctal manner without being lied to about stock/it being sent etc.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

Anyway, getting semi-back on topic, is cricket actually popular in Canada Jog, or are you just a masochist

Cricket's actually not very popular here, but as a former colony we at least know it exists (unlike some places...). And since my primary area of research if postcolonial theory, I get to read about it in literature a lot. Not so much masochism as curiosity.

[Ouenben]

cheapest I saw was £25 new, you're best waiting a couple months Jog

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by Ouenben

cheapest I saw was £25 new, you're best waiting a couple months Jog

No worries, thanks for teh inforz.

[Jellybeans]

International Cricket is now on sale for £17.99 + £2.35 shipping to NA.

International Cricket 2010 PS3 | Zavvi.com

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Thanks Jelly.

That comes out to around $33 with shipping. I see that last year's model is down to £10.95 or something like that, so I might wait for this one to get to at least £14.95 or maybe under $30. I'll keep my eye on this store though.

Also, I assume this is for new copies, so used ones should be getting cheaper at some point too.