OP Store Being Stripped Back
Almost 10 years ago now, three brothers from the United Kingdom decided to productively use their passion for the gaming industry to set up and run a digital games store. Starting with just a few products bought in bulk from a single wholesaler, we slowly built connections, partnered with developers and broadened our selection until we had just shy of 10,000 products for sale.This journey brought with it lots of obstacles and difficulties, the worst being organised point farming and mass fraud which has slowly turned what was once a passionate project filled with pride, joy and fulfilling experiences, into mornings
Author: SlipSlot
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How to Get Rid of Your Old Gaming Stuff
If you're like most gamers, you have a ton of old gaming stuff lying around. Maybe you've upgraded to a newer console and don't know what to do with your old one. Or maybe you just don't play games as much as you used to and want to get rid of some of the extra gear. Whatever the reason, getting rid of your old gaming stuff can be tricky. In this blog post, we will discuss some tips on how to do it successfully! We will also touch on what you can do with your old gaming stuff if you can't
Author: Opius
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Live Ongoing Maintenance [FINISHED]
Hey Opiates,This is a public announcement to make our members aware that the Opium Pulses website is undergoing live maintenance to upgrade our framework, optimize pages and improve overall performance.As this work is expected to last for a number of weeks we are keeping the website live as the majority of its features and content still functions as intended but you should be aware that sometimes you will be met with generic error pages, please be patient with us while we work to fix these over the coming weeks.If you have made an order and are met with an error page,
Author: SlipSlot
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Gaming Now and Then - Retro Store
We’ve covered news local to “Opium Pulses HQ” in the past with the ‘Bring the Game Over’ service offered in and around Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. This time should interest both local and international video game collectors as most of what’s on offer can be bought across the globe!Recently, in my sleepy hometown of Faringdon, a temporary store popped up among the seemingly dying street of shops and I was instantly intrigued. The plan so far is to only stay open until the end of 2018, however the journey has been a positive one so who knows what will happen?Simply named ‘Gaming
Author: SlipSlot
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Opium Pulses Points Disabled in Store [UPDATE]
UPDATEEarlier this year we made a very hard decision… allow us to elaborate…Since our store opened to the public in 2014, we’ve been constantly hit with fraudulent activity, not just real money fraud but multi-account point farming too, meaning our store stock was being bled dry by fraudsters who had no intention of paying for the products they claimed. We tried every method under the sun to balance this so we could take the hit without affecting our genuine and loyal customers, but earlier this year we were brought to breaking point and were left with two simple choices; shut down
Author: SlipSlot
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