So, in order to save some money, I ordered Batman for PC off ebay from a seller based in India. The game arrived today (bubble-wrapped and in a cloth sleeve instead of an envelope that hand been hand stitched closed and then sealed with wax - seriously, I'm not making this shit up - I found it kinda cool) and I was surprised that it wasn't a normal plastic DVD case but a cardboard box. Fair enough I thought, PC games can come in different packaging - so I open it and the DVD itself is in one of those square envelope inserts and the manual is all in black and white and rather low quality print job.

Just wondering how if all the Batman PC copies were like that or if I have some legitimate concerns regarding the validity of this product (DVD looks fine and it was all shrink wrapped). I would install it to see if it works but unfortunately my current laptop won't run it and I'll only have my new one by the end of next week at the soonest.

Eh? Mine came from Amazon and comes in a plastic case. The inside of the manual is black and white; the outside is in color.

Post a photo of it up here. Sounds kinda dodgy.

sounds completely dodgy. it's probably filled with spiders.

Can you post pictures of it?

Honestly, arranging a return to India is a lost cause, I would download the game files, then use your legit CD-KEY (assuming it is legit) to play, I wouldn't even put that thing in my PC.

Must see pictures of hand made envelope. Plz

" Must see pictures of hand made envelope. Plz "

There's no way that's real.  I bought GTA IV and Crysis Warhead on ebay from Indian suppliers and my boxes and discs were the same as European retail product, which are mainly manufactured in India.

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bubble-wrapped and in a cloth sleeve instead of an envelope that hand been hand stitched closed and then sealed with wax

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As requested (although a bit delayed) are the images of the hand made envelope from India in which my copy of Batman came 

That thing looks gross. And by gross, I mean it looks like a used tampon.

Doesn't seem anything illegitimate about the quality whatsoever. 
I misunderstood what you meant by cardboard box. That looks absolutely fine.

Hmmm, the box has the ESRB rating on it, but the disc looks like PEGI.

The Box is definitely not official. The disk's ink looks a little light, also? Regardless,  Duckchow was right about the ratings, they don't match regions at all. I'm calling counterfeit on this.

" The Box is definitely not official. The disk's ink looks a little light, also? Regardless,  Duckchow was right about the ratings, they don't match regions at all. I'm calling counterfeit on this. "

The ink on the disc is fine (flash from camera probably smeared that out) but the discrepancy between the ratings does bother me. Plus, despite having the plastic seal, the disc is scratched to high hell - admittedly the paper sleeve it came it probably did jack all in protecting it (neither did it have the plastic window in the middle that most do) but I'm still wary. 

Reply received already from the seller:

Hello,

We sell only original software and have been doing so for over over 9 years now.
We sell only authentic software and we are sorry to hear you have received your game in a less than satisfactory condition.
We have just issued you a full refund. You can try the game once it arrives and check if its authentic or not. If you find it to be authentic, please re-send the payment.
To check refund details, click on the original entry that shows payment made in your PayPal account. On the page that opens, refund details will be visible.
We apologize for any inconvenience you may have faced.

Well, at least the customer service is great. Now to wait for my new laptop so I can finally see if the game works or not...

" @Vitor: That's a good result. I wouldn't actually be too worried about the mismatched rating logos. As far as I know, there aren't any rating systems covering the Indian region specifically, so having the box with the ESRB rating and the disc with the BBFC one might be explained by the company receiving the boxes and discs from two separate sources. "