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Gonna be making the plunge and picking up a copy of Earthbound soon. Anyone have stories about authentic looking fakes or what to look out for in purchasing? Thanks in advance.

>> No.5744323

Just emulate it anon

>> No.5744327

The game is so expensive that any seller will open the sell up and photograph the board.

>> No.5744328

>>5744323
It’s for collection purposes anon. I have the game on 3DS and Wii U

>> No.5744329

>>5744308
Repro labels are too close to the orginals now and the top end clones use Nintendo boards and shells. Only way to tell is to open it.

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5744343

>>5744328

>> No.5744348

>>5744343
Me on the right

>> No.5744409

>>5744308
there are plenty of pics of authentic labels and boards online so just check both carefully.

the original is not worth it. i have a copy but i bought mine back in the day from funcoland for like 32 bucks.

>>5744348
if you're the hot chick on the right then i'm cornelius wolfgang the third esquire.

>> No.5744432

>>5744409
I was referring to the supremely dressed gentleman playing his 3DS in public

>> No.5744459

>>5744323
>No-taste fag quickly chimes in with his no-taste advice.

>> No.5744493
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5744493

make sure that screws are shiny metal, not dull plastic
make sure that there isn't a "made in ___" under the model number
real copies will just say "nintendo", no "licensed by"
most copies are made in mexico, but there are a very limited number of "made in japan"s (but it always says ONLY on the back)
real copies will have the grey sticker on the back, or at least a nintendo indent near the bottom
the model number will also be relatively small
make sure that photos look legit, or it otherwise says "authentic" somewhere
if it doesn't say anywhere that it's a repro and the photo doesn't make it glaringly obvious, ebay has a money back guarantee
pic related is authentic for comparison, good luck
source: spent an entire summer looking for a cheap authentic one, settled on an untested one for $125 (luckily it saved and played fine, early nintendo carts are built like tanks)

>> No.5744503

>>5744493
also make sure that seller isn't located in china, hong kong, indonesia, taiwan or (probably, use your judgment on this one) australia
avoid "united states, united states" as location and generic stock photos

>> No.5745501

>>5744493
>$125 for a piece of plastic
based

>> No.5745795

>>5745501
If you got an empty shell with no PCB in it you should definitely ask for your money back.