eBay buyer abuse

AlleyCat said:
I once had a seller sell me a movie DVD and it wasn't even usable in the USA (where I live.) It was restricted to certain zones far south, like Australia. I asked for a refund and he was extremely hostile. He did give me the refund (and I returned the DVD) but I also left him a negative comment on his seller comments after he was so angry with me.

(On a side note, I don't understand why movies are restricted to certain continents.)
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Some DVD players have hidden settings that allow you to enable multiple region disc access.

My portable DVD player had that. Now, it plays all regions.

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sonocativo said:
To prevent Piracey, and it may not have been released in the US just yet?
But thinking about it, how would a DVD know what area you are in...the player is not a computer?
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When they create the discs, they include them with region access codes.

Part of it is for piracy. Other is commercial purposes.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code

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Frisky Feline said:
I am done with ebay.
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I don't know if I am.

I've used eBay on and off since 2000. Last time was a few years ago.

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