EBGames Pre-owned with no covers

flain · 2nd March 2009, 1:36 PM

The missus recently brought home Kung Fu panda from Ebgames preowned ($30 not a bad price..) for xbox360. It came with no cover and no manual etc just the ebgames "Pre owned" thing and Kung Fu Panda written in texter :P

My question is - is it illegal to download the proper covers and print them out? I own the game right?

That said, if its not illegal whats a good place to get them?

DiGiTaL MoNkEY · 2nd March 2009, 1:38 PM

Its not something you need to worry about, just download it and print it out. I believe most copyright issues stem from people using other people's work for their own credit or profit...

Scratch2k · 2nd March 2009, 2:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DiGiTaL MoNkEY

Its not something you need to worry about, just download it and print it out. I believe most copyright issues stem from people using other people's work for their own credit or profit...

As long as you don't try to sell it or trade it in with your dodgy printed cover you will be fine.

flain · 2nd March 2009, 2:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Scratch2k

As long as you don't try to sell it or trade it in with your dodgy printed cover you will be fine.

I could see that being a problem if trying to pass it off as the original cover, but if you clearly state that "the cover was lost and this is a just a copy of the cover" would that still be an issue?

Duff Man · 2nd March 2009, 5:28 PM

Nothing wrong with that at all. Many people also make custom covers for their games to share.

LOL SO RANDUM11 · 12th March 2009, 6:54 PM

http://www.vgboxart.com/boxes/360/15...anda-print.jpg

Scratch2k · 13th March 2009, 9:08 AM

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Originally Posted by flain

I could see that being a problem if trying to pass it off as the original cover, but if you clearly state that "the cover was lost and this is a just a copy of the cover" would that still be an issue?

I don't think so, but they would just rip out the fake cover and re-sell it without a cover anyway so you may as well save them the trouble.

kizzav · 13th March 2009, 2:39 PM

When I bought GTA4 from Big W, I picked up a display case on the shelf, took it to the counter & expected a 'new' case all rapped up in plastic (not opened).

Nope, I got the display case (which is a scan/photocopy of one off the net) but got everything else inserted inside the case itself (disc, manual etc).

Looking at it now, it's actually a scan/photocopy of the case they put out on the shelf before the game is released.

It says, "Coming April 29th, 2008".

Zangetsu · 13th March 2009, 2:48 PM

trading in the game would be a problem.. other than that I don't think it matters. JBhifi wouldn't accept my trade in once because it didn't have a cover

DiGiTaL MoNkEY · 13th March 2009, 3:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Zangetsu

trading in the game would be a problem.. other than that I don't think it matters. JBhifi wouldn't accept my trade in once because it didn't have a cover

EBgames seems to be okay with it, i traded in a game recently without a cover and they were happy to take it.

flain · 24th March 2009, 12:08 PM

EBgames must be ok with it as they sell heaps of "pre-owned" games without covers :P

Seems to knock the price down a lot when they are missing too. My copy of kungfu panda was $29.95

Dr1fty · 8th April 2009, 2:29 PM

http://cdcovers.cc

The best archive bar none on the interweb.

ikonz0r · 13th April 2009, 9:48 AM

There probably is some gay ass law making it illegal... but who is going to hunt you down if it is ??

Segression · 15th April 2009, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr1fty

http://cdcovers.cc

The best archive bar none on the interweb.

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coversclub.com is better for games, better quality and have alot cdcovers dont have.

What EB sold you was one of the kung fu pandas that came bundled with lego indiana jones with the consoles for a while, you arent supposed to resell the package as they are in the same double sided case, so they put it in a blank case and sell it to you.

2nd March 2009, 1:36 PM	#1
flain Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,789	EBGames Pre-owned with no covers The missus recently brought home Kung Fu panda from Ebgames preowned ($30 not a bad price..) for xbox360. It came with no cover and no manual etc just the ebgames "Pre owned" thing and Kung Fu Panda written in texter :P My question is - is it illegal to download the proper covers and print them out? I own the game right? That said, if its not illegal whats a good place to get them?

2nd March 2009, 5:28 PM	#5
Duff Man Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,846	Nothing wrong with that at all. Many people also make custom covers for their games to share. __________________ Intel Core I7 920 DO - Asus P6T - 6g Corsair 1600 - Windows 7 Professional - Noctua UH12p SE2 - 600w Modular PSU - Gigabyte ATI HD5770 - 1TB Sata - 500mb Sata - 360gb Sata - 160g IDE - 1 x Samsung KREON - 1 x Pioneer 112D DVD Writer - CM690 CASE

13th March 2009, 2:39 PM	#8
kizzav Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,086	When I bought GTA4 from Big W, I picked up a display case on the shelf, took it to the counter & expected a 'new' case all rapped up in plastic (not opened). Nope, I got the display case (which is a scan/photocopy of one off the net) but got everything else inserted inside the case itself (disc, manual etc). Looking at it now, it's actually a scan/photocopy of the case they put out on the shelf before the game is released. It says, "Coming April 29th, 2008". __________________ My system: Antec 300 \| i5 750 \| GA-P55A-UD5 \| 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz \| WD 1TB Black \| 2TB ST2000DL003 \| GB 5850 1GB \| Corsair HX-650 \| BenQ G2420HD 24" \| Win 7 Pro (64bit) \| MythTV FE/BE: Antec 200 \| E6600 \| G41MT-S2P \| 2GB DDR3 1333Mhz \| 4x 2TB ST2000DL003 RAID5/LVM \| G210 512MB \| 2x Sony Play TV's \| Ubuntu Server 10.04 \| MythTV FE #1: Asrock ION 330 \| 2GB DDR2 800Mhz \| 320GB Seagate \| Hauppauge MCE remote \| Ubuntu 11.04 \| MythTV FE #2: Asrock ION 3D \| 2GB DDR2 800Mhz \| 320GB WD \| Ubuntu 11.04 Last edited by kizzav; 13th March 2009 at 2:41 PM.

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8th April 2009, 2:29 PM	#12
Dr1fty Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Fuck Knows... Posts: 1,480	http://cdcovers.cc The best archive bar none on the interweb. Last edited by Dr1fty; 8th April 2009 at 2:32 PM.

2nd March 2009, 1:38 PM	#2
DiGiTaL MoNkEY Inverted Monkey Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 26,699	Its not something you need to worry about, just download it and print it out. I believe most copyright issues stem from people using other people's work for their own credit or profit...

12th March 2009, 6:54 PM	#6
LOL SO RANDUM11 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2	http://www.vgboxart.com/boxes/360/15...anda-print.jpg

24th March 2009, 12:08 PM	#11
flain Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,789	EBgames must be ok with it as they sell heaps of "pre-owned" games without covers :P Seems to knock the price down a lot when they are missing too. My copy of kungfu panda was $29.95

13th April 2009, 9:48 AM	#13
ikonz0r Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Brisvegas Posts: 2,106	There probably is some gay ass law making it illegal... but who is going to hunt you down if it is ?? __________________ www.digitalfunk.net \| Pixel Junkie & Core Gamer ╭∩╮（︶︿︶）╭∩╮