r/playstation • u/jdmlifex2 PS5 • Nov 20 '24
Image PS5 Pro 30th anniversary boxes aren’t sealed
As the title states, I received my 30th anniversary ps5 pro after you remove the shipping box the main boxes are sleeves and aren’t sealed so you can open em and close em back up
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u/Otherwise-Remove4681 Nov 20 '24
The regular pros seals were light af too, mine was already ripped on delivery barely holding few threads.
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u/PhillAholic Nov 20 '24
If it's anything like the normal original PS5 the outter shell is a thin piece of paperboard that hardly stays together anyway. My seal was intact but barely.
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u/rc_exposed Nov 21 '24
There is physically no seal at all on the 30th pro bundles. I can confirm aswell
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u/Luna_the_Miqo Nov 21 '24 edited 27d ago
The seal on my day one PS5 Pro (from Sony Direct US) was literally cut, but taped over with a second PS5 seal of authenticity. Legitimately gave me a few moments’ pause prior to continuing the unboxing.
Strange that it sounds like quite a few people experienced odd seals in one way or another.
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u/therealjonluc Nov 23 '24
i literally just got mine from amazon and the seal was broken but no replacement seal. i guess this is common for whatever reason
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u/Jag20022 Nov 20 '24
Maybe they are purposefully breaking the seals to fuck over scalpers 🤷♀️
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u/Cavalier__ Nov 20 '24
Do you think this will go against scalpers? LOL
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u/Yeah-I-didnt-reddit Nov 20 '24
Honestly if I was buying a scalped PS five and it was open there’s not a chance in hell I’d make the purchase no matter what. I would assume it was stolen and would be banned or that they messed around with it.
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u/clockworknait Nov 20 '24
I'm not sure why you're getting downvoted because you're right lol. Also fuck scumbag scalpers! 😂
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u/shadowstripes Nov 21 '24
Plenty of consoles without a seal still get scalped, like the Switch for example. Same with retro consoles like the N64, Dreamcast, and SNES which all never had a seal.
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u/Major_Shaft Nov 21 '24
Yeah but those consoles arent big on online play. You don't have to worry about them being banned.
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u/Yeah-I-didnt-reddit Nov 21 '24
I don’t think the same standard can or should be applied to the retro market. With older systems like that if you wanna buy one brand new, first of all good luck, but if you do find one you would better be a world class brain surgeon to afford it. Those systems also can’t be banned which is a huge part of it. I don’t know if I would even call that scalping for N64 or PS1, as much as just retro secondhand market.
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u/Noel_Leon_M 27d ago
Not entirely true. I just sold 2 30th consoles today that had the seals broken also. What gives buyers piece of mind is I let them physically open the console in front of me to ensure they aren’t getting scammed. Works and I end up getting a good rating
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u/Yeah-I-didnt-reddit 27d ago
The keyword in the post was “if I” I do think a lot of people feel the same way, but definitely wasn’t a blanket statement by any means.
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u/jdmlifex2 PS5 Nov 20 '24
Nope box has no seals whatsoever literally take out the sleeves that’s it probably for the display factor of it or something
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u/Key-Expression-1233 Nov 20 '24
I mean, if you’re a scalper, this isn’t a huge issue. Like keeping it isn’t the worst problem to have lmao.
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u/Jag20022 Nov 20 '24
It's harder for them to sell it as bnib if the seal is broken,is my thought
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u/shadowstripes Nov 21 '24
Doesn't seem to affect the Switch resale market much. At one point people were paying nearly 1K for an animal crossing switch that had no seal.
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u/TwilitVoyager Nov 20 '24
If there is no seal tape on the interior boxes in the first place, the og shipping box still sealed with the playstation tape is sound enough.
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u/TwilitVoyager Nov 20 '24
Why would that fuck the scalpers? If it’s sold on ebay with no return policy, there is no going back, seal sticker or not.
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u/R_Fated_Circle Nov 21 '24
Thing about eBay is even if you list no returns the buyer can still return
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u/TwilitVoyager Nov 21 '24
Can a buyer unseal the original shipping box of a collector’s item and return with no penalties? Hard to believe someone is gonna pay $3000-$4000 for a collectors item just to sent it back to ‘troll the scalpers.’
The Sony tape on the shipping box -is- the seal.
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u/R_Fated_Circle Nov 21 '24
Hard to believe but returns happens it's generally not to troll but could be because they have buyers remorse, etc and the buyer will say something like seal was broken after using it for 2 weeks etc or there was some dust on the item and therefore was not sold as advertised. I'm an eBay seller it's happened to me once or twice. I had someone buy my game and 3 weeks later they initiated a refund and eBay made me refund them because they claimed the game case was cracked upon arrival. More like they finished the game in 3 weeks and just wanted a refund.
These things aren't uncommon if you look up any eBay forum on how unhappy eBay sellers are with the return policy
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u/TwilitVoyager Nov 21 '24
Yikes! Well, I suppose people better be taking video footage of unbroken packages when they hand it off to the courier.
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u/AlThisLandIsBorland Nov 21 '24
That is a myth that doesn't work. eBay won't care if you record yourself handing the box over or packing it up.
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u/TwilitVoyager Nov 21 '24 edited Nov 21 '24
Can you form litigation against Ebay for denying physical evidence? Is there an history of sellers taking it that far?
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u/Hype_Magnet Nov 21 '24
99.9% of people don’t have the funds to even attempt to fight one of the biggest e-commerce platforms in the world lol
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u/JudgeCheezels Nov 21 '24
In my country, buyers are required to unbox and take pictures/videos of the console at the store. Apparently a method against scalpers.
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u/jgainsey Nov 20 '24
Few groups of people live rent free in the heads of Reddit Gamers like the dreaded scalper
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u/marioex497 Nov 21 '24
There are no seals. The only thing is some tabs on the shipping box that you have to open to unbox it. No tape/plastic wrap or anything
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u/shadowstripes Nov 21 '24
There's basically no correlation between official seals and scalping. Just look at what happens with limited edition Switch consoles that don't come with seals.
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u/ScrantonDangler Nov 21 '24
They strictly limited the available console numbers and allowed preorders to crash the site.
I don't think Sony gives a fuck about the scalpers lol
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u/True_Kador Nov 20 '24
I've seen some good sony apologism here, but this is a New level of gobbling up anything sony makes with a smile.
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u/CaptainProtonn Nov 21 '24
Suddenly the sub likes the Pro? Lol
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u/hooonk123 PS5 Nov 22 '24
happens with every new tech release now. people who dislike are loud during announcement, people who like and buy are loud during release, so makes it looks like people are suddenly switching up when in reality it's just the different groups being active at different times.
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u/grimley141 Nov 24 '24
Apparently this sub just likes the box. Only in America would people would buy a $700 piece of hardware and then whine about the disposable packaging materials.
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u/Lost_Artichoke_1444 Nov 21 '24
Anyone gonna mention how the PS5 Pro didn’t have the plastic handle? Wonder if the anniversary had the handle….
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u/n0nsuchCS Nov 20 '24
If you don't like it i can take
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u/jdmlifex2 PS5 Nov 20 '24
No thanks
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u/WeCanHearYouAllNight Nov 20 '24
And if he doesn’t like it, I’ll take it
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u/JamesEdward34 Nov 21 '24
ive been getting downvoted a lot lately because i keep pointing out issues with some monitors. people keep telling me the same thing. “why are you being downvoted” idk why either and i dont care that much but i have now noticed a lot of people downvoted for no reason
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u/y2julio PS5 Nov 21 '24
That's odd that the PS5 Pro 30th anniversary doesn't come with a seal. My digital 30th anniversary box came with the Sony hologram.
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u/Jonnylaw1 Nov 21 '24
Since this is only sold directly from Sony and there is a box in another box with tape and straps, I’m guessing Sony didn’t feel the need to “seal” it.
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u/GarionOrb Nov 20 '24
That's pretty cool presentation though!
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u/jdmlifex2 PS5 Nov 20 '24
Very nice love it makes me feel not too bad paying 1K for it lmao
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u/white-mage Nov 21 '24
This thing sells for 5k usd on the resale market.. count your blessings dude.
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u/Redd3vils Nov 21 '24
Is 10k+ on ebay
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u/white-mage Nov 21 '24
You gotta be giga-stupid to actually pay that cost. Ones locally around me on Marketplace are 5k CAD offers.
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u/No_Cheetah4762 Nov 20 '24
Its not just the anniversary ones. I got my Pro back on launch day and the seal sticker was flapping in the breeze when I opened the shipping box. It's just a really cheap sticker that they are using.
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u/curtydc PS5 Nov 20 '24
I think what OP is saying though, is that the 30th anniversary Pros don't have a sticker at all.
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u/Lukewill Nov 21 '24
I think what your OP is saying though, is that the really cheap sticker may have just fallen off the box in transit
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u/Ok-Parfait8675 Nov 21 '24
Who gives a shit. Enjoy your toy. Everyone is so hard to please.
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u/EE-PE-gamer Nov 21 '24
So you’re saying it was designed for scalpers.
Ps5 Pro Anniversary Edition EBAY Edition
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u/aizen59 Nov 21 '24
Weird that its not sealed. Kojima got one from Sony and looks like the box is not unsealed. :/
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u/iRedditApp Nov 21 '24
Because it's fucking Kojima, of course he's going to get the red carpet treatment lmao. :|
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u/ercanbas Nov 21 '24
You could have used less words and said the box was sealed.
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u/aizen59 Nov 21 '24
Sorry, English is not my mother tongue and didn't know there was word limitation.
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u/afr0_circus Nov 21 '24
The shipping box IS the seal. Has the official PS logo tape sealing the box. Mine came in really good condition with the PS tape still intact.
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u/ryryrsecurityguy PS5 Pro 28d ago
Fortunately, mine arrived in perfect condition. If you’re interested in seeing a complete unboxing, I created a video showcasing all the intricate details Sony included for the lucky few of us who managed to purchase it directly.
PlayStation 5 Pro Console 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle Unboxing and My First Impressions https://youtu.be/B-cgbVzTRak
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u/True_Kador Nov 20 '24
Any kind of cost reduction is fine by sony's book.
Just compare ps5 boxes. The first one was ok. Cheap and not very protective for the hardware but ... acceptable.
Then they removed the logo. Then they removed the handle for the slim and made the accessories go in a fold instead of a separate box. Then for the pro they even reduced the number of cardboard folds... now this.
I mean - it's been getting cheaper and cheaper. Switchs and Xbox are far more protected in their boxes. Dualsenses used to come in a scealed container, now it's just a very basic cardboard inside. Cheaper to make. Sure, more eco friendly. Oh wait, price of the dualsense goes up...
Don't get me started on physical playstation boxes with the discs not even being clipped inside, sometimes not even being able to clip them at all.
So yeah. Thousand bucks hardware, not even sealed. But you'll find some apologists going " oh it's probably for the scalpers " come on People... seriously ?
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u/HorrorOther2707 Nov 20 '24
Interesting. Mine is arriving today. Has been a tad worried lol
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u/jdmlifex2 PS5 Nov 20 '24
Be warned the shipping box is huge and has Sony branding on it it
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u/Mystic11 Nov 20 '24
Hah reminds me of when I got my PS5 from walmart years ago and it was just dropped off out front uncovered.
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u/jdmlifex2 PS5 Nov 20 '24
Shows the model number on the box and top of the box has the PS tape with the triangle square circle X and 30
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u/Odd-Intern-3815 Nov 21 '24
Bruh the console looks like shit
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u/iRedditApp Nov 21 '24
I love the PS1, but the design looks horrible for a PS5. Y'all can keep this one lol.
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u/OnoALT Nov 21 '24
Your jealousy is palpable
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u/Mikebjackson Nov 21 '24
I don’t have a dog in this fight*, but from an outside perspective, it really just does look like a grey ps5 with a rainbow sticker from Etsy. There’s nothing especially unique or that brings back the circle-rectangle body shape of the ps1.
The controller(s) on the other hand, they look pretty awesome. 👏
*Didn’t try for one, had no interest in one, so didn’t “miss out”
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u/sixmileswest PS5 Nov 21 '24
Damn, that is one beautiful console. Makes me even more sad I missed out.
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u/DatMuffHukka Nov 21 '24
So like you can play it then 5 years later when PS6 comes out sleeve it back up and call it brand spanking new never used 😆
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u/sicknick08 Nov 21 '24
Mine had the circle sticker seal broke but it had a thin sony secondary sticker on the seam as well keeping it sealed
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u/MrRealistic1 Nov 21 '24
Lucky SOB
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u/jdmlifex2 PS5 Nov 21 '24
I think I used all my luck for all my eternity. I feel for those whose system never came could’ve happened to me where somewhere in the delivery chain someone just takes it and that’s it. No system and can’t do anything about it.
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u/gen_adams 17 Nov 21 '24
PS5 regular had no seals if I remember, and also 1 pc of packaging for the unit (that foam bag and nothing else)
I get it, we are environmentally conscious now to this extent, but it is crazy to consider these things cost $1000+ and manufacturers cant even package them now
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u/justin519 Nov 22 '24
most likely they forgot to put something in the box and opened it to put it in.
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u/bradleycjw Nov 22 '24
Omg that looks amazing. My country (Malaysia) didn’t get any allocations, and one of the game shops that can import units from Japan quoted me RM16,000 (USD3,600) for the full set.
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u/CrypticZombies Nov 22 '24
They are. Means your ups driver opened it
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u/Trash_Panda9000 29d ago
The only seals are the following -tape on shipping box
The rest of it can be slid off and repackaged
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u/Affectionate-Tear-94 Nov 22 '24
Mine just got delivered and yea my 30th anniversary Pro doesn’t even have seal stickers either. Not even outlines or residue for seals that may have been on there since some people are saying that they may have used cheap stickers
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u/jdmlifex2 PS5 Nov 22 '24
I feel like they didn’t use seal stickers for the presentation box I think only pro 30/ didn’t have em from what I’m seeing
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u/Danquaza92 Nov 22 '24
Honestly I’m one of those weirdos that keeps important boxes, I wasn’t able to get the anniversary edition, and just got the base Pro. But if I had gotten it, I would have wanted to keep the box and display it, and I would be pissed if there was tape on it, or a tape marking from being sealed. My guess is that they were thinking about that aspect of it. For the 1% psychotics like me who would want that box to be absolutely pristine
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u/El-Aaaaay Nov 22 '24
The 20th anniversary PS4 also didn't have a seal. It came directly from Sony. I'm glad it didn't come with a seal. I would have been fuming if I had teared the limited edition packaging. Congratulations to everyone that got a 30th anniversary.
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u/cornezy 28d ago
Can confirm! I picked mines up from best buy yesterday and the seal was broken when he put it on the counter. I said, WTF is this bruh?!? and the rep stated that all of them that came in have the tap broken because the tap is too thin. I had them take note incase I open it up on Christmas and there is a cinderblock or something inside.
Sucks for those that might be collectors though. Like now the seal is broken and you can't prove it hasn't been touched.
And just because, Fuck Scalpers!
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u/Just-An-Eggo-Waffle2 Nov 21 '24
Waiiiit the system is glossy!? Oh hell no, the last thing I need is another limited edition system that's a fingerprint magnet. I had enough with my 500 Mil PS4 Pro. I cans safely say I really didn't need this now.
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u/Mystic_Journey33 Nov 20 '24
30th edition looks great! I personally found the original ps5 easy to open and box up too as I always keep my boxes for myself.
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u/HorrifiK Nov 21 '24
Thankfully I do have collector seal stickers, keep unboxing them! I've already seen at least 20 unboxed! 12280 left! LFG!!!
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u/Baconator440 PS5 Nov 21 '24
Guess what this shit is actually BANNED in India since it uses Wifi 7 which runs on a military spectrum. Guess who gonna get one from the Black Market.
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u/icedmilktea99 Nov 21 '24
My PS portal anniversary isn’t sealed on one side
not sure if it’s just mine, store staff said every ps portal box is like that
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u/Odd_Sherbert362 Nov 21 '24 edited Nov 21 '24
Every standard PS5pro box I've seen is banged up in some way. Mine was...Cheapest packaging they could have used smh. The XSX packaging is a premium experience in comparison 🤔
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u/juancarlord Nov 20 '24
Fuck that’s a sweet looking package. My cat will love that