desert yarrow
I found this on ebay for 25 dollars, but it seems like too good of a deal to be true. I'm not super knowledgeable on how to tell if something is a counterfit but I have seen that some people reseal counterfits to make them look new. Does anyone know?
main smelt
It's fake. The Nintendo logo never appears on legitimate (North American) sealed games.
main smelt
There is a Nintendo strip on the wrapping
It's only present on European games. If you have a North American copy (by having an ESRB logo) and it has that strip, it's 99% fake
desert yarrow
Ohhh no wonder the other ones had it, thats what i thought
hopefully ebay lets me cancel my order 😬 I bought it without thinking and just realized the price was a little too good
main smelt
For reference, this is what an original sealed copy looks like https://www.ebay.com/itm/224760929575
desert yarrow
Ah ok. I don't really care about the seal tbh, it was just cheaper than buying it used. I should have known better. I reported it and requested a cancellation to the seller
Idk if he'll accept though
pretty sure ebay can get me a refund regardless of what happens though
main smelt
It should be fine.
Also avoid red cases as well. I have never seen a ds game with that ever
desert yarrow
Not even Mario Kart DS?
main smelt
Unless there is a special limited edition that I have never heard of no
Here is a page about fake games https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/25041/quick-and-easy-ways-to-spot-a-bootleg-nintendo-ds-game
desert yarrow
Unless there is a special limited edition that I have never heard of no
Oh jesus. I had no idea
main smelt
I am reading on Google, and apparently there are some re releases with red cases that were released at the end of the ds lifecycle
so there could be a chance that it's real
Actually can you take a picture of your ds cart (both sides)?
desert yarrow
main smelt
Looks genuine to me
I wished that Nintendo did something that VHS manufacturers did back then, which was to hologram the box art.
I know that some sports game came with a hologram
desert yarrow
Thought so. I'm gonna have to be more careful though, I had no idea counterfeiting was as big of a thing as it was
main smelt
DS fakes are everywhere
desert yarrow
is it as common with 3ds?
main smelt
No
Mainly because the 3DS carts are more secure and flashcarts where more popular back then
Here is that hologram I am talking about on VHSs (this is an arabic disney vhs, but they are common elsewhere outside the US/Canada)
desert yarrow
Here is that hologram I am talking about on VHSs (this is an arabic disney vhs, ...
oh damn thats crazy
high token
I though you can buy fake eu nintendo foils somewhere in asia for resealing. For me are sealed games therefore completly uninteresting: you dont know really if the right game is in there...
desert yarrow
I though you can buy fake eu nintendo foils somewhere in asia for resealing. For...
It depends how much they cost for me, if they cost like 5 bucks more than a unsealed copy then I rather just get the new one that's in better condition.
quartz fulcrum
is it as common with 3ds?
3ds fakes don’t even exist