Just got screwed on a 2010 Chrome box at Walmart...

DeliciousBacon · Sep 3, 2012

Was at Walmart tonight, decided to grab one of the 2010 Topps Chrome boxes they're selling. Figured it would be a decent rip for $50. Get it home, unwrap it, start opening packs, find out half of them were missing cards. Didn't get any of the two autos, a single refractor, nothing. Just 75 base cards. The factory wrap was still on it, and the packs were sealed, so it doesn't look like a re-seal job. Do I have any recourse? Has anyone had this happen to them before, and what happened?

nyc3 · Sep 3, 2012

Does the outside of box guarantee anything? If not SOL But come to think of it they only honor one year old products so you are more than likely SOL anyway.

A_Pharis · Sep 3, 2012

Despite not looking like a reseal - it was probably resealed.

ThoseBackPages · Sep 3, 2012

sometimes you get kicked in the junk. sorry it happened to you.

MOFNY · Sep 3, 2012

Why wouldn't you go and complain to a manager at Walmart? You were given a crappy product. Get your money back!
I just bought cereal there today. If half my cereal was missing I'd be down there demanding my money back and more.

SINFULONE · Sep 3, 2012

Where is Wal Mart getting these boxes from?

matchpenalty · Sep 4, 2012

retail is very miss, odds are much worse

matchpenalty · Sep 4, 2012

MOFNY said:
Why wouldn't you go and complain to a manager at Walmart? You were given a crappy product. Get your money back!
I just bought cereal there today. If half my cereal was missing I'd be down there demanding my money back and more.

lol comparing buying packs cards to cereal

SINFULONE · Sep 4, 2012

MOFNY said:
Why wouldn't you go and complain to a manager at Walmart? You were given a crappy product. Get your money back!
I just bought cereal there today. If half my cereal was missing I'd be down there demanding my money back and more.

He didn't open the box until he got home.

Brewer Andy · Sep 4, 2012

matchpenalty said:
retail is very miss, odds are much worse

It was a hobby box and we've all probably seen the stories of idiots buying quantities of wax and doing a really really good job of resealing them and returning them to the store. Free hits.

rebelpawn · Sep 4, 2012

That sucks! I've purchased two of them from my local Walmart and gotten the 2 autos per box and at least some sort of color. Usually a blue refractor and about five or six refractors (usually all vets). Since these are hobby boxes and you are due one auto you could try to take it back, I mean what the worst that could happen? Topps certainly won't do anything so taking it back to the store is your only recourse.
Good luck!

SINFULONE · Sep 4, 2012

matchpenalty said:
retail is very miss, odds are much worse

It was a hobby box from Wal Mart.

matchpenalty · Sep 4, 2012

my bad, don't buy hobby boxes at skuzmart

jbmm161 · Sep 4, 2012

It's hobby and normally a company named Beckett stocks their shelves
(Not that Beckett) at least here in Texas. I would contact topps first as I am sure they have some of the crap players they overloaded topps chrome with that year.

Also I doubt Wal-Mart would accept a return for that type of product. If so i am tempted to take the 2 2012 chrome rackpacks I purchased.

schmidtfan20 · Sep 4, 2012

so the wrap still had the topps logo on it?

DeliciousBacon · Sep 4, 2012

Went back today after work, ended up getting my money back. It was a lot easier than I expected, but the woman's reaction made me think this happens there quite often. She didn't seem surprised or shocked at the idea of a tampered box at all. Don't think I'll be buying cards here anymore.

HPC · Sep 4, 2012

DeliciousBacon said:
Went back today after work, ended up getting my money back. It was a lot easier than I expected, but the woman's reaction made me think this happens there quite often. She didn't seem surprised or shocked at the idea of a tampered box at all. Don't think I'll be buying cards here anymore.

I used to work retail and we had to accept returns on various items no matter what.

A woman returned a book 10 days after she bought it. I went to my manager at the time and confirmed with him that we wouldnt accept it. Wrong. He told me we HAD to accept her 10 day old book purchase return.

Costco will just about accept anything back. I've been in line where a woman had a half eaten pie that they accepted back.

moxacaine · Sep 4, 2012

HPC said:
I used to work retail and we had to accept returns on various items no matter what.

A woman returned a book 10 days after she bought it. I went to my manager at the time and confirmed with him that we wouldnt accept it. Wrong. He told me we HAD to accept her 10 day old book purchase return.

Costco will just about accept anything back. I've been in line where a woman had a half eaten pie that they accepted back.

i watched a lady try to return a box of pop tarts at costco once. they denied her because she bought it when they were buy one get one free and told her she would have to have both boxes for a refund. lol people are pathetic sometimes.

TBTwinsFan · Sep 4, 2012

That really sucks, but I would take it back and explain the situation to them. They should take it back.

MOFNY · Sep 4, 2012

DeliciousBacon said:
Went back today after work, ended up getting my money back. It was a lot easier than I expected, but the woman's reaction made me think this happens there quite often. She didn't seem surprised or shocked at the idea of a tampered box at all. Don't think I'll be buying cards here anymore.

Exactly man, you did the right thing.

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