U.S. Sonic with UPC sells for $981.33

[98PaceCar]

But at the same time I feel at least a little bad for the people out there who may have bought copies of Japanese games in major American retailers, can prove it, and yet would be laughed at for trying to argue they hold an elusive American copy when Sonic UPC owners are doing essentially the same exact thing. I care not because people are exhanging large sums of money but because the reason people are doing that is based on what I happen to think is misinformation. And if anybody in the community believes something everybody assumes true is actually false then they should speak up about it.

All things purchased are buyer beware and this is a case where buyers should be very careful when spending their money, no doubt about that.

I present my side as such:

1. The game was sold in the US as evidenced by magazine ads and a few copies showing up with the appropriate documentation (the UPC).

2. The game was given a unique UPC which covered the Euro UPC, thus making it a distinct product from the Euro version.

Those 2 facts are enough to lead me to believe that the game was released in the US, even if it was in small numbers.

What are the facts that cause you to believe it was not in fact released here?

(ahk, you caught me with a ninja edit, more coming later)