michael confoy
United States
ASHBURN
VA
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So far I have only found that Thoughthammer and GameSurpluss offer Ding and Dent. Does anyone know of any other sites that offer ding and dent?
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Richard Young
United States
Phoenix
Arizona
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Boards & Bits have a section 'Oops! Box Damage'
http://www.boardsandbits.com
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Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
Yeah it's here! Really it's right here.
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I love ding and dent too.
In addition to those mentioned:
http://www.bouldergames.com/search_results.asp?txtsearchPara...
(If the link doesn't work. Go to boulder and search for damage)
http://www.fairplaygames.com/games.asp?filter=Damaged
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Brandon Pennington
United States
Springfield
Missouri
If your orange juice doesn't burn on the way down, then you need more vodka!
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B&B is where I usually get ding & dent stuff.
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Key Locks
United States
Indianapolis
Indiana
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Ding and dent intrigues me but I have never taken the plunge. Is it really worth it? I seem to get my fair share of dings and dents just from ordering stuff regularly, so I'm scared that it would be even worse if you actually ask for it.
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Thomas Taylor
United States
Castro Valley
California
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Boulder games does it too.
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Rick B
United States
Sunnyvale
CA
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Leezer wrote: Ding and dent intrigues me but I have never taken the plunge. Is it really worth it? I seem to get my fair share of dings and dents just from ordering stuff regularly, so I'm scared that it would be even worse if you actually ask for it.
I've bought ding & dent from both Thoughthammer and Boards & Bits, and have never been dissatisfied. One game I got from Thoughthammer and I couldn't even find the blemish. I think they sent me a good one...
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Boards & Bits
United States
Spokane Valley
Washington
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puckhead wrote: Leezer wrote: Ding and dent intrigues me but I have never taken the plunge. Is it really worth it? I seem to get my fair share of dings and dents just from ordering stuff regularly, so I'm scared that it would be even worse if you actually ask for it. I've bought ding & dent from both Thoughthammer and Boards & Bits, and have never been dissatisfied. One game I got from Thoughthammer and I couldn't even find the blemish. I think they sent me a good one...
This can actually happen on rare occasion. If we don't have the damaged copy in stock, rather than stepping on a good copy, we'll just send it.
But don't count on it happening to you 
Btw, we have *very* good discounts on our damaged games at the moment!
Tom
Boards & Bits
www.boardsandbits.com
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Mike Jones
United States
Gainesville
Florida
Yeah it's here! Really it's right here.
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Leezer wrote: Ding and dent intrigues me but I have never taken the plunge. Is it really worth it? I seem to get my fair share of dings and dents just from ordering stuff regularly, so I'm scared that it would be even worse if you actually ask for it.
I use to buy a lot off the ding and dent. Lately, I haven't perused them as much, B&B is nice because you can see right there if there is a Ding and Dent available for a title you are looking for.
Many times I find myself straining to see what they thought was a ding or a dent. I think maybe one or two were of any magnitude to notice. BUT, I'm not anal about most of my games and their game boxes? The question is are you?
I had a friend that got a squish and squash as he puts it once an shies away from them now because you don't save that much money. And that part really is true, for the most part you are saving a dollar or less (sometimes a couple dollars). What's the risk reward for you? If I get a messed up box now and again, it's not going to bother me, so the risk isn't that much. If it will eat at you to see one bad one to sit there, then the risk for you might be greater.
But, as I see it. If I'm putting in an order for 6-10 games and buy mostly Ding and Dents, then that's almost another free game for me.
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Nathan Morse
United States
Powell
Ohio
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BoardsAndBits wrote: If we don't have the damaged copy in stock, rather than stepping on a good copy, we'll just send it. Admit it, Tom, you've considered stepping on them.
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Boards & Bits
United States
Spokane Valley
Washington
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zefquaavius wrote: BoardsAndBits wrote: If we don't have the damaged copy in stock, rather than stepping on a good copy, we'll just send it. Admit it, Tom, you've considered stepping on them.
Yes, I consider it every time 
Tom
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KEITH DINKLAGE
United States
NEW CASTLE
Indiana
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"ONE EYED JACK" ON E-BAY FREQUENTLY HAS DAMAGED, BUT IN SHRINKWRAP ITEMS AT ABOUT 25% OFF THE USUAL DISCOUNTED PRICE.
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Dom L
United States
Maine
READ A BOOK!
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DOCTORDINK wrote: "ONE EYED JACK" ON E-BAY FREQUENTLY HAS DAMAGED, BUT IN SHRINKWRAP ITEMS AT ABOUT 25% OFF THE USUAL DISCOUNTED PRICE.
Yep. Assume the worst, though - I bought Lifeboats from them and the back was smashed in. This translated to "light shelf wear."
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Marc B.
United States
Palm Bay
Florida
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We call them "scratch & dent". We just got ours cleaned out a bit by a local shopper but have a couple popular titles left in it.
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Jonty
United States
Illinois
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I've gotten the "where's the damage" games and also the "easily seen as damaged" games. Remember, it's a 50/50 draw, there is the real possibility of receiving a clearly damaged box. I steer clear if it is a game I'm not sure of, in case I may want to resell. Otherwise if it is a game I've positive I'm keeping, I don't mind the damage because I wouldn't be selling it later.
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Marc B.
United States
Palm Bay
Florida
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As a retailer, this has caused me to think about this a bit more. We usually have a small stock of "scratch & dent" games. We have a damage rating scale in our policies and rate each game and give a description of damage. As a shopper, would a picture or 2 of the damage be of use? Is it worth the time?
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Jonty
United States
Illinois
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fsumarc wrote: As a retailer, this has caused me to think about this a bit more. We usually have a small stock of "scratch & dent" games. We have a damage rating scale in our policies and rate each game and give a description of damage. As a shopper, would a picture or 2 of the damage be of use? Is it worth the time?
Definitely, especially if you have a scale and it is followed rather religiously.
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tim
United States
hudsonville
Michigan
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I've gotten ding and dent when I've paid for fresh and new, thats always disapointing. The ones I've purchased that I received a discount for I've been pleased with every time.
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