Double taped or resealed new boxes

[skyshadow]

I'm curious just how often this occurs as I recently received a replacement figure from Hasbro and it was already double taped / resealed.


I've also had these come from various other places like Walmart, Amazon, GameStop, and even TRU.


Figures and accessories are all tied down and complete and I've seen these come out from freshly opened boxes straight from the warehouse.


Aside from possible shenanigans by swappers, what possible reason would Hasbro have for reopening a sealed box?

[CobraCommander]

Updating instructions, sometimes they need to add the French. Or missing accessories.

[BeeTrain]

It happened to me before as well. In my case it was adding japanese stickers to the internal documentation (it was a japan import). The retailer also said that sometimes there's a QC check and they re-seal the box.

[Sun Swipe Prime]

I don't know the reasons for sure, but it's not uncommon.

[ssjgoku22]

In Japan, sometimes Takara opens some MP figures, inspects them and reseals them. Doesn't happen often, but I've seen it before (for example, my MP Clampdown was double-taped, but was brand new otherwise). If it's tied down and everything looks brand new on the inside, I wouldn't think too much into it.

[skyshadow]

Good to know. Thanks.