OK, I read it but don't understand it LIKE NEW

[shopperclub]

Can someone tell me what "like new" means in terms of a dvd bought brand-new and watched ONE TIME? How should it be listed?

[mczombies]

If it is not BRAND new,  and is unwrapped/unboxed--watched even only ONE time--it is pre-owned. In the conditon box--choose the scroll down choice of "like new." 

[Anonymous]

Does it have scratches? Is there damage to the case?

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/listings/creating-managing-listings/item-conditions-category?id=47...

DVDs & Movies, Music, Video Games

• Like New: An item that looks as if it was just taken out of shrink wrap. No visible wear, and all facets of the item are flawless and intact. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.

[mczombies]

"Like new" means that other than being opened--the item is in all other ways--just like a brand new item. No fingerprints on the DVD, no stains or tears on the case, no stickers on the sides--no scratches at all. All paperwork intact, and super clean. Just like new, only not factory sealed. 

[smileytown18]

Double check that it does look "Like New" before listing as such. Customers get annoyed if its not. rightfully so.
I believe you still have to choose the pre-owned option though and can then add "like new"

[myboardid]

IMO if you watched it, it is not "like new", it is "used". 

[emerald40]

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@myboardid wrote:

IMO if you watched it, it is not "like new", it is "used". 

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100% agree.

Like New makes absolutely no sense, imo unless you apply it to an item you bought over a year ago and it just sat in your house.

And even then I would call it preowned.  But once you watched it there is nothing "new" about it, imo.

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[a_c_green]

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@myboardid wrote:

IMO if you watched it, it is not "like new", it is "used". 

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It's certainly possible to open a new DVD, lift out the disc, play it and replace it in the box without leaving a single fingerprint or speck of dust on it, so it could technically be both "like new" and "used" at the same time. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Pick whichever euphemism you want. The only restriction I'm aware of is that you can't use the phrase "Like New" in the Title of the listing, as searchbots will pick up on the "New" without understanding what the "Like" modifier means. (You can still say "Like New" in description text.)

I think my favorite euphemism for we-watched-it-once-and-now-we're-selling-it would have to be a supposedly New item that was "Opened for inspection," as if the seller was the film studio's QA Department... 

[emerald40]

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@a_c_green wrote:

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@myboardid wrote:

IMO if you watched it, it is not "like new", it is "used". 

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It's certainly possible to open a new DVD, lift out the disc, play it and replace it in the box without leaving a single fingerprint or speck of dust on it, so it could technically be both "like new" and "used" at the same time. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Pick whichever euphemism you want. The only restriction I'm aware of is that you can't use the phrase "Like New" in the Title of the listing, as searchbots will pick up on the "New" without understanding what the "Like" modifier means. (You can still say "Like New" in description text.)

I think my favorite euphemism for we-watched-it-once-and-now-we're-selling-it would have to be a supposedly New item that was "Opened for inspection," as if the seller was the film studio's QA Department... 

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While anything is possible, most buyers when learning that the item was played, are going to consider that item used.

Now used covers a wide spectrum from like new to barely recognizable.  But it is still a used item, no matter how gently it was handled.