Fudge! Looks like I just got dupped a "bootleg" DS game

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Payed ~$15 (free ship) for Final Fantasy: CC - Rings of Fate, the game I can't really tell if it's bootlegged but the manual is was obviously printed off with blurred text and logos. Game was listed on the auction to come with "protective" case (which was nothing more but a tiny cartridge case), manual and game.

I was in the process (just a second ago) of emailing the seller to procure front/back insert of the game suddenly the seller was "no longer registered" and my item was "removed".

Well I learned my lesson. :cry:

Anything I can do with paypal/ebay? Or no dice?

:EDIT: just got a lost prevention email from ebay and listing removal from paypal
 
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[quote name='Pajama_Man']Payed ~$15 (free ship) for Final Fantasy: CC - Rings of Fate, the game I can't really tell if it's bootlegged but the manual is was obviously printed off with blurred text and logos. Game was listed on the auction to come with "protective" case (which was nothing more but a tiny cartridge case), manual and game.

I was in the process (just a second ago) of emailing the seller to procure front/back insert of the game suddenly the seller was "no longer registered" and my item was "removed".

Well I learned my lesson. :cry:

Anything I can do with paypal/ebay? Or no dice?[/quote]

I once bought a bootleg memory stick pro duo off of ebay I figured it was legit. A guy online helped me figure out it was fake. So I asked the ebay seller for my money back which he gave me. It wouldn't hurt to tell them, and ask. It is against ebay anyway to sale bootlegs try complaining to them If the seller doesn't refund you which he should. Some sellers get really scared if you mention to them that it is a boot, and against the ebay rules. While others don't care.
 
The thing is, there is no way I can contact the seller now since he/she is no longer registered with eBay. eBay's Lost Prevention Department just emailed me of the items listing removal and said to file a claim. And just a second ago I got a PayPal email about the listing's removal for a claim.

Ack I feel violated, I can't even pull my self to play the bootlegged game. I think I'll do a ritual breakage once this is all resolved. :lol:
 
I remember when I got a fake memory stick off ebay. I had no idea it was fake, but about a month later I was reading about fake ones and decided to see if mine was fake and yep, it was.

I didn't care though because it worked perfectly...although now that I check, the guy who sold it to me is no longer a registered user :lol:
 
i got a fake copy of Final Fantasy VI GBA before
that really really pissed me off
i threatened the guy that i'd contact all of the people he was selling to/report his auctions,
and he gave me my money back instantly
 
Well this is total BS, to get a full refund I have to send the item to Hong Kong (on my own expense - and God knows if it's not some BS address either) with confirmation and not where it originally shipped from which was New York to get the full refund. Sending the item to Hong Kong will probably cost just about the price I paid for the game. :roll:

Also I just noticed that the game's front sticker "NTR-XXXX-USA" doesn't match the cartridge's XXXX serial in the back unlike all of my other DS games. I guess this is a pretty tall tale sign that the game is a bootleg.

I think I'll just suck up the cost of the game and maybe forward the seller's info to Nintendo etc. (they also have a website selling the games) At this point I don't even want my money back anymore.
http://ap.nintendo.com/index.jsp
 
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Quick question before I give Paypal a piece of my mind later in the morning,

Where is the wisdom in PayPal that I won't get in trouble by sending a "fraudulent" product through international customs? Isn't PayPal now facilitating in fraud by "accepting" the sellers condition of refunding me the money if only I send the bootleg game to Hong Kong?

Something smells fishy here...

:EDIT: From paypal's faq..

Question : What is PayPal's policy regarding intellectual property rights?

Answer : PayPal prohibits transactions for counterfeit items and unauthorized replicas or copies of items. Examples include (but are not limited to) counterfeit watches, handbags or accessories, and unauthorized copies of software programs, video games, music, movies, television programs, and photographs. Users that offer access to copyrighted materials through PayPal must maintain an adequate process to receive and resolve infringement notifications from rights owners.
PayPal also prohibits transactions for devices that allow domestic video game consoles to play back-up or import versions of video games, including mod chips, game enhancers, and boot disks.
Click to expand...
 
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[quote name='Pajama_Man'] just a second ago I got a PayPal email about the listing's removal for a claim.[/quote]
If paypal is telling you to file a claim, then file a claim.

Maybe they'll give you your money back AND keep the game. Nothing better than free stuff!
 
[quote name='Pajama_Man']Well this is total BS, to get a full refund I have to send the item to Hong Kong [/quote]
Paypal can't make you send a game to Hong Kong. They can only make you return to its origination (New York). Call your credit card and file a chargeback for that money.

Aside-

if game arrived without delivery confimration I'd file a 'not received' claim. It's easier to win.
 
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