palapiku wrote:To the OP, just don't worry about it, excessive OCD is not compatible with Chinese go playing culture. If you really want to indulge in OCD, get a Japanese slate and shell set from Mr. Kuroki. Otherwise, the number of stones will never be an issue in practice.
Well, thinking about what you said and what Alguien said, it's not so much the OCD thing, and of course I'll be able to enjoy playing the game with four missing white stones. As a matter of fact I already started.
The thing that annoys me here is the fact that it was, for me, a much bigger investment than just getting plastic, wood or glass stones and that I feel a bit like a sucker with an incomplete set. On top of that the whole issue of whether or not sending replacement stones really feels like the infamous dead pixel policy of some LCD manufacturer:
Some manufacturers have a zero-tolerance policy with regard to LCD screens, rejecting all units found to have any number of (sub-)pixel defects. Displays meeting this standard are deemed Class I. Other manufacturers reject displays according to the number of total defects, the number of defects in a given group (e.g., 1 dead pixel or 3 stuck sub-pixels in a 5×5 pixel area), or other criteria.
In some cases, a manufacturer sends all screens to sale, and then replaces the screen if the customer reports the unit as faulty, and the defective pixels meet their minimum requirements for return.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defective_pixel#Manufacturer_policy
So to sum it up, I won't be freaking out every time I look at my set, starting to have chills thinking about my missing stones. I was just curious to know if these issues, broken yunzi and seller policy, were common, as it was certainly not a pleasant experience for a newbie at Go and Go gear.
