The trophy for the winners of the Apex Legends World Collection South America Break up 1 Playoffs in 2022, which was misplaced in customs, has resurfaced two years later after being bought at an public sale.
A field was put up for motion by the Federal Police and was bought at random by a consumer often known as mrvn__444 on X. After discovering the trophy inside, he tagged occasion champion Besk9 and requested for monetary compensation to have it returned.
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“We received the 2022 Playoffs and the trophy NEVER arrived,” mentioned Besk9. “Right this moment, we found that this man purchased A BOX from the Federal Police at an public sale, and the trophy was inside. He received’t return the trophy as a result of that’s his job and he needs to promote it to us… Thanks @PlayApexEsports.”
Besk9 defined the scenario additional on Reddit, stating that customs had held up the trophy whereas it was in transport.
Digital Arts, the corporate behind Apex Legends, was speculated to pay the customs price or present extra details about the “product” however failed to take action. Because of this, the trophy was put in a field with different gadgets and bought at an public sale.
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A commenter beneath the submit shared Besk9’s confusion on the scenario, saying, “Lol “we received’t enable this package deal into our nation with out additional particulars.” Proceeds to promote the field to somebody within the nation.”
Mrvn__444 claims that the trophy is embroidered with 24-carat gold, setting a excessive value on account of this characteristic. Nevertheless, fellow ALGS Break up 1 Playoff winner from the EMEA area, K4SHERA, responded by showcasing his personal trophy, revealing that it lacks the standard supplies mrvn__444 asserts.
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At present, the 2022 ALGS South American trophy continues to be with mrvn__444 as he awaits an undisclosed sum of cash from the gamers and the group. On the time of writing, EA has not stepped in to offer help in getting the trophy again.
Sadly, this isn’t the primary time there have been points with ALGS’ distribution of rewards, with $100,000 in prize cash being despatched to the incorrect participant on the Esports World Cup.
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