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hi, I'm writing this guide to help other Ebay users SPOT the fake games that might not work as well as you first think, I myself have been ripped off twice in a month by fake game sellers which is why im writing this because there's thousands of fake and bootleg games being sold on ebay every year.
The last fake game i brought was Mario party the seller stated the game was sealed and when i received it, yes it was sealed BUT not like any other new game i have ever purchased. It was like shrink wrapped of heat wrapped, unlike ds games in which the plastic cover is folded neatly
as circled in the picture, which i thought was strange but the game was a US import so i just put it down to that, but US games and all legit ds game are wrapped the same.
The next way to spot a fake is the printing of the sleeve, booklet and safety booklet. fake ones will be smudged and images will be blurry and the instructions inside be vague, in my instructions there were no list of controls
the front of booklet had a water mark down it, and the back page the print did not go right to the end.
And also when i compared the copy with my other original games there was bar codes on the back of the every booklet, but not on the FAKE one, at the top.
The next and the easiest way to spot a fake is the actual cartridge the fake one does come with the Nintendo stamp like every original game. But on the back of an original game there is a printed number, i also noticed that the Nintendo stamp on the fake game was more prominent then on the original so it seems to stand out more. in the photo's below the top cartridge is the Fake.
And finally another way is test the suspected fake game. the two fake games i brought were both single card download play, this is where you can have a multiplay game against other people using only one cartridge, with the fake games this feature does not work.
Since i have wrote this i have noticed sellers selling DS games with no box or booklet, always read their feedback! If they are selling more than 10 and the games are "NEW" why dont they have the boxes? because they are fake and the easiest way to spot them is from the cover and book. and some are charging £2+ for postage i sell on ebay and charge £1 postage for a Xbox game in the box with the box so how can they charge £2 for a small cartridge
Now my guide is over i hope it helps you, and helps get these thieves off Ebay. neilw2778
The last fake game i brought was Mario party the seller stated the game was sealed and when i received it, yes it was sealed BUT not like any other new game i have ever purchased. It was like shrink wrapped of heat wrapped, unlike ds games in which the plastic cover is folded neatly
as circled in the picture, which i thought was strange but the game was a US import so i just put it down to that, but US games and all legit ds game are wrapped the same.The next way to spot a fake is the printing of the sleeve, booklet and safety booklet. fake ones will be smudged and images will be blurry and the instructions inside be vague, in my instructions there were no list of controls
the front of booklet had a water mark down it, and the back page the print did not go right to the end.
And also when i compared the copy with my other original games there was bar codes on the back of the every booklet, but not on the FAKE one, at the top.
The next and the easiest way to spot a fake is the actual cartridge the fake one does come with the Nintendo stamp like every original game. But on the back of an original game there is a printed number, i also noticed that the Nintendo stamp on the fake game was more prominent then on the original so it seems to stand out more. in the photo's below the top cartridge is the Fake.
And finally another way is test the suspected fake game. the two fake games i brought were both single card download play, this is where you can have a multiplay game against other people using only one cartridge, with the fake games this feature does not work.
Since i have wrote this i have noticed sellers selling DS games with no box or booklet, always read their feedback! If they are selling more than 10 and the games are "NEW" why dont they have the boxes? because they are fake and the easiest way to spot them is from the cover and book. and some are charging £2+ for postage i sell on ebay and charge £1 postage for a Xbox game in the box with the box so how can they charge £2 for a small cartridge
Now my guide is over i hope it helps you, and helps get these thieves off Ebay. neilw2778
Guide created: 23/05/08 (updated 05/04/11)
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