Games on EBAY from China??

[TiKi2]

I was looking at some ds games on ebay and was wondering are the games from china usually counterfeit. They seem to go cheaper than most other sellers so I would assume they are fakes. Does ebay even care about all these counterfeits?

[pitfallharry219]

Yes, most of them, if not all, are fake. I don't think eBay really cares all that much about them. They'll sometimes pull auctions, but not very often. Games that come from US sellers can turn out to be fake also, so you have to be careful who you buy from and make sure you inspect any games you receive.

EDIT: Sorry. When I read the question I thought you were referring to GBA games. But I'm assuming the same could be applied to DS games.

[underliness]

I was looking at some ds games on ebay and was wondering are the games from china usually counterfeit. They seem to go cheaper than most other sellers so I would assume they are fakes. Does ebay even care about all these counterfeits?

Yes they are most likley fake. Almost everything rare on that is in cartridge and "sealed" is probably fake. I even got a couple GBA games from the US from a person with a chinese name that was counterfeit :[. If you want you can report it to nintendo or whoever the publisher may be, but nothing seems to ever be done with those. Ebay on the other hand does not appear to care at all as long as they make a buck off of it.

Usualy the counterfeit sellers will have high/perfect feedback like all sellers on ebay because people are too stupid to realize it is fake, or too scared to leave neg feedback.

I have also gotten one counterfeit GBA game on Goozex, but the sellar did not know and had bought it used (I could tell by the game saves).
Goozex promptly refunded me and the sender I belive and I got put first in line for another copy.

[Vinny]

Yes, most of them, if not all, are fake. I don't think eBay really cares all that much about them. They'll sometimes pull auctions, but not very often. Games that come from US sellers can turn out to be fake also, so you have to be careful who you buy from and make sure you inspect any games you receive.

EDIT: Sorry. When I read the question I thought you were referring to GBA games. But I'm assuming the same could be applied to DS games.

For a while, they completely disappeared... but now they're back again.

[konamifan2002]

if its from China it IS FAKE i assure you. I live in shijiazhung and 3 game shops here sell fake gba/nds games on ebay.

[phear3d]

this is from an article from gamesetwatch from 2006 (http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/06/buyer_beware_first_bootleg_ds.php)
remember that this article was from 2006, they have probably become better looking close to being original. soon, gamestop will be flooded with them like they did for bootleg gba games.


Buyer Beware: First Bootleg DS Games Surface

http://www.gamesetwatch.com/bootlegds.jpgAccording to a report (http://www.yyjoy.com/yy/?p=842) by Chinese Nintendo DS fan site YYJoy (http://www.yyjoy.com/), the first bootlegged Nintendo DS games have made their way into the black market. And if eBay's history with the Game Boy Advance is an indicator, these things are going to be duping potentially honest gamers very soon.
Unfortunately, eBay has no real safeguards in place for bootlegged games, so the only protection you have is to educate yourself on the tell-tale signs of counterfeit crap. As a public service announcement, and thanks to photos provided by YYJoy, we're here to help!

http://www.gamesetwatch.com/bootlegds-code.jpg

First, let's take a look at the front of one of these counterfeits. Now, despite what you may think, Nintendo's manufacturing partners do not use Epson inkjet printers set on "medium" quality to produce DS labels, and they don't apply the labels by hand. So if you see a DS cartridge label that looks like this at your local Gamestop, immediately grab the geek behind the counter by his shirt collar and slam his face into the counter. This will increase his tension meter. If this goes up far enough, you can extort him for money in the name of Don Vito Corleone.


Perhaps the finer points of image reproduction elude you, something typically caused by damage to either the eyes or the brain. In that case, another sure sign of a counterfeit DS game is the numbered code on the bottom of the label. SZGD-20011-A888 is not a Nintendo DS product number. Nintendo DS numbers begin with NTR (a leftover from when the DS was code-named 'Nitro') and end with a region specific acronym, either USA, JAP or EUR. If you come across a Nintendo DS cartridge with a code number like the one pictured, sneak behind the counter and press the O button gently to use CQC and grab the store clerk from behind. Don't press too hard, or you will slice his throat and make a mess.
Not enough? Let's look at the back:


http://www.gamesetwatch.com/bootlegds-back.jpg
On the left is a dirty horrible counterfeit videogame that may fund The Terrorists(tm), and on the right is a red-blooded apple pie lovin' American Nintendo DS game. Most noticeable is that the metallic pins on the fake are black. This is because counterfeiters use black magic, and have black hearts. Also take note that the Nintendo copyright text, though reproduced exactly, is perfectly centered vertically. In a true Nintendo DS game, the text is slightly above center. If you see a Nintendo DS game in a store with perfectly centered copyright text, open the command prompt and type /report. This will automatically report your find to Nintendo's anti-piracy ninjas, who will take care of the rest.


In addition to being dirty and awful and taking money away from the industry we love, counterfeit video games have a nasty habit of being defective. Remember, these things are cheaply manufactured and meant to be sold quickly, so if your battery decides to die on the day before you take your Nintendog to the state finals, well, it's your fault for buying a counterfeit. We don't seriously expect to see these things popping up at brick and mortar stores any time soon, but as my genuine "NINTONDO" version of Super Mario 2 will attest to, it could happen, and it probably will.