Own an official copy of the gaming you're buying alreadyĢ. Especially if the person you're buying from refers to you as "friend" right off the bat (this is a subconscious trick that will most likely fool you into a false sense of security, and allow you to give the person more time before shipping the game) If you purchased a game you suspect of being fake and the seller hasn't shipped it out within a few business days of you paying, then it's probably fake. Also preferably use paypal, as they hold your money for fourty something days, so that if you ordered a fake, the scammer can't delete their account right after they get your money. If you find a game that you want to order that has some signs of being fake, only order it if the seller allows returns. If there's multiple postings of the same game(s), from different accounts, all in the same city, and they're all at a bargain, it's probably fake. If you suspect a game or games might be fake, try clicking around to other posts of the same game(s) and checking their location. Never order a listing where there is only one blurry photo of the game(s). Most games should have at least a few scratches, if a game is cheap and in mint condition, it is probably fake.Īlso remember, if a posting seems too good to be true, it probably is. Authentic Emerald, Fire Red, and Leaf Green games are almost always priced $20 or more. This is a sweet price where there are fake and real listings.
Pokemon: Plenty of listings selling Pokemon games for $15 are fake, but some are real. Listings with multiple of the same games available for sale are usually fake. Many Ebay listings actually say "This game is not authentic, but I have played both authentic and non-authentic games and they play and save the same." When buying a GBA game make sure the label is the correct coloring and correct layout. On other games, however fake labels are often blurry or off color. These are almost always perfect replicas. Labels are pretty much irrelevant for 2016 Pokemon fakes.
Above the battery, you should see the squared end of a black chip. A small bit of this battery should be visible above the right side of the label. No fakes have this.Ĭlock battery on Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald have batteries to run an internal clock. One thing that guarantees a real Pokemon is being able to see the PCB's traces for the pins on the back of the board. These games are popular and expensive so if someone puts up a cheap listing with fakes, the uneducated will buy it right away, thinking they've scored a deal. Pokemon games are the games that are most likely to be fake, sadly. Notice how the fake logo is thinner and more prominent/raised while the real logo is wider and less raised.
#EBAY ALIEN HOMINID GBA HOW TO#
So, I have been looking for good GBA deals on Ebay all weekend and have come across a lot of advice on how to avoid fakes, I would like to file this advice here and give some examples of fake ebay listings.
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