Bootleg GBA games on Ebay!!??

[xfrumx]

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Earthworm-Jim-for-Game-Boy-Advance_W0QQitemZ8233352395QQcategoryZ62053QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Is that what this guy is selling? These boxes all look so wierd

[SlayerX]

They look like they have the ESPN font for the "Game Boy Advance" side.

Also, it doesnt say Game Boy Advance on the side, it says Game 'Foy' Advance LOL

I pity the person buying this item...

[xfrumx]

if you look at some others by this seller they look real but some arent even the titles arent real on some

its so wierd

[jajaja]

Thats one of the worse bootlegs i've seen. You can spot it from a mile away. If you want to buy GBA games on Ebay never buy if it says that the item is being shipped from Asia. The chances for you getting a bootleg game is like 99%.

I've been burned twice on Ebay when buying GBA games. Both were from UK, also shipped from UK and the sellers had high and great feedback. Now I always ask if the game is bought in the UK/US or if its imported from Asia before I buy. Sometimes I also ask if there is a batchnumber inprinted on the cartridge. Bootleg games doesnt have a number inprinted.

[Promophile]

Seriously its a good idea NEVER to buy GBA games on ebay if you don't want to have a high chance of getting a bootleg. I only use Ebay for my GBA needs as a last resort.

[Truffle]

I got a pirated copy of Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, but it looks fantastic as far as a pirate goes.
I new it was a pirate because in was shipped with a unfolded box + the color of the box was a shade too dark.
It didnt look shitty so Ive kept it.

I was still totally dissapointed. :/

[rpepper9]

I feel sorry for the people who are bidding the games they
are selling that are not obviously pirates. I would assume
that if they are selling some that are pirates (Game FOY) that
the rest of what they are selling is probably fake also.

I notice that they have 0 feedback too. I wonder how long
it will take to for them to get kicked off.

[jajaja]

Seriously its a good idea NEVER to buy GBA games on ebay if you don't want to have a high chance of getting a bootleg. I only use Ebay for my GBA needs as a last resort.

I dont completly agree on this. Sure, there are alot of GBA pirates on Ebay unfortunatly, but I've bought like ~20 GBA games on Ebay and all of those are originals.

[Kitsune Sniper]

You know eBay is making a lot off of these sales, so they won't stop GBA bootleggers. Even with their so-called anti-piracy policy, they let things like these, which are TOO OBVIOUS, pass.

Figures.

[rpepper9]

I don't remember if I have mentioned this before, but you can filter out about 85% of the bootleg GBA games. It is pretty easy to do, all you have to do is go to advance search and say you only want to see listings from the US Canada and Europe. It won't even show you items that come from Asia.

I know, this wouldn't have worked in the case of the auction shown in this thread, but it would weed out most of the other boots. Try it sometime.

[DDCecil]

Nevermind :angry:

[fishsandwich]

The seller has been booted off ebay.

http://contact.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ReturnUserIdHistory&requested=amdcorporation

LOL