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I just recently won THUG and LOTRTT from ebay a decent prices, you think this is legit. No box pics, western union payment only, from peru! I just recently read a topic about counterfeit games and I noticed some of the examples mentioned here are the links to the games I won:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3AIT&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3AIT&rd=1

I just sent him an email saying I sent concealed cash, I didn't send anything. I'm waiting to see if any negative feedback pops up or he suddenly drops his account. What do you think?

I doubt they're bootleg, he'd be opening himself up to fraud charges sine he actualy says:

I'm selling some overstock from my shop. Please check all the games, all are new, factory sealed, unopened. ANY UNIT IS UNUSED . This auction is for TONY HAWK'S UNDERGROUND FOR NINTENDO GAMECUBE. This is the ORIGINAL USA release.

i dont think so...but ive been wrong before

why did you send him an e-mail? to trick him? if you're worried, western union/credit card transaction might be the safest way to go. i dunno much information about it b/c i always use paypal. best of luck to you

maybe you should have thought about that before you bid on the item. plus, you bid on TWO items from the same seller. it's really lame that you actually won the auctions and now you won't pay.

Good luck, eBay is rather risky..

Originally Posted by scdoanintendo I just recently won THUG and LOTRTT from ebay a decent prices, you think this is legit. No box pics, western union payment only, from peru! What do you think?

You have made a poor judgement. Western uniom payment takes you outside of the ebay/paypal system. Also you will have no credit card protection.
Get his phone number : Check it
Get his Address : you might want it
Get your money back while you can

It is almost certainly a scam. This person has never sold anything on ebay, and all of a sudden, on March 9th he lists 478 3-day auctions for games? Plus, what little feedback he has is all from people who are no longer registered. That said, you shouldn't have lied about sending the money.

so should i send money? do you think he will leave negative feedback?

games on ebay are cheap. I saw grand theft auto double pack sell for 18 shipped for xbox.

I think the guy's feedback says a lot. 4 of the 5 users who left feedback are unregistered and the one who still is, gave negative feedback. It's too late, but perhaps a wait and see attitude would have been possible. If it was a scam there would have been someone who would voice their complaint and you would know for sure. Perhaps it's still possible if you "just sent" the money.

Ebay Rule of Thumb:

Always investigate as much as possible the person you are intending to buy from. If anything about the auction worries you or makes you question the validity, don't bid/purchase the item! It's as simple as that. Once you've won, it's like a contract with that person that you will pay. Whether they are legit or not, think about and investigate your auctions, then proceed if no there are no red flags.

Personally, another rule that I follow is I don't bid on items without pictures. I want to see what I'm bidding on. (I know that doesn't apply to your auction, I was just making a personal note )

This may be legit. How ever it may not play in us/canada players. Don't buy if it says PAL version. It won't work because this is made to play on europe? palyers.

If not sure best to NOT bid. Once you bid its a legal contract that you will buy. You could get screwed and not really much you could do except leave negitive feedback. However if it's because you didn't read/follow up with seller then its really not fair to leave negitive feedback.

I'm not sure if I would trust that seller. While the seller may be legit, with not accepting Paypal and no feedback from selling there is no way I would buy a game from them. It's just too risky especially since they are not in the US

THIS AD IS SHADEY!!! Like everyone said all the feedback he recieved was from not registered users, humm pretty suspicious....im not sure if i would pay but if its legit he will leave neg feedback and if he doesnt he just wanted to hurry and collect money as fast as possible, also with no pics for none of his auctions is werid too..

Don't risk it another will come along

I'd say you are on the path to getting ripped off. The people who left him feedbacks all have something in common - they've left each other feedback too. I think he/she set up several accounts to build each other's feedback up to pull off a big scam when the accounts have enough positives.

Especially userID yurikawin, his feedback rating it 56.7%.

I don't know what you should do, just bringing this to your attention.

If it were me I'd probably not proceed with the transaction.

There is no such thing as a USA release. Its just like an Asia release.

There are only 3 regions:
NTSC, PAL, JPN

From Ebay's website:

7. Instant Cash Wire Transfers
(such as Western Union & MoneyGram)
eBay does not recommend the use of instant cash wire transfer services. These services are designed to allow you to send money to family and friends—people you know and trust. While sellers may offer this option, they cannot require you to pay this way. If you suspect a seller is trying to commit fraud by insisting on payment through an instant cash wire transfer, please decline to use it and report the seller to eBay.
Risks:

Vulnerable to criminal misuse
Difficult to identify and designate recipient
Not traceable
Does not offer verification and cancellation privileges
Generally, no recourse is available if the item is not delivered as promised, even if you used your credit card to send the payment
Not covered by the eBay Purchase Protection Program


So basically, don't even think about Western Union.

It does seem rather scammy, you'd probably end up getting nothing or an empty box as it's really rather difficult to bootleg the GCN games. I too like having pictures to see what I'm getting. But then again, I check the seller's feedback and all that what not. So far I've bought a pretty good amount of stuff and I haven't been ripped off and I sell legit too, so as long as your wary you should be ok, but winning the auctions and agreeing to pay. The negative feedback though was kind of funky anyway, most of my transactions go with little to know communication either.