How do you spot fakes?

>>27289137
I have every game from gen 3-6. I was missing Fire Red, Pearl, and Ruby. Got them from stores off Amazon for about $30 each. Not bad. For the GBA games, look at the top of the cartridge. It should read Game Boy in the correct font, not GAME, and it should not be blank.

>>27289181
Should I waste my time writing reviews on ebay lots that are positively fake?

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>>27289137
>selling from China
This is your first clue. Also, don't buy anything that has images like yours and the ones in the link: low-quality shots of only the front. Look for sellers with high reputation (especially from a high-rated store), listings that say you get the exact thing you're seeing in the pictures, and, if you can, shots of the inside of the cart.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pokemon-Emerald-Version-Game-Boy-Advance-GBA-Authentic-Cart-missing-lable/262533041065

See the "2002 Nintendo" print near the pins? This thing is authentic, despite having no label. Fakes won't have that or will have a cheap knockoff.

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Any researchfags know if this is fake or not?

>>27289215
Lots of fake shit on eBay. I have a small collection of hockey jerseys and there's a big market for Chinese knock offs there too. Don't even bother with reviews and don't buy something because it's cheap. Save up for the real thing.

>>27289137
China should be your first clue to a bootleg.

>>27289379
Thanks anon. My Emerald photo is bad but it's my storebought copy. I got a copy of Emerald that doesn't have the fancy fragmented shiny bits, just shiny like the rest of gen 3, and I wasn't sure if it was legit. Everything else on it looks pretty convincing, though.

Luckily I got most of my Pokemon games from reputable sources (New from Toys R Us, etc.) and all I need of the older games now is Green, which I am not entirely sure on spotting fakes aside from super obvious ones.

>>27289408
label color seems more saturated, but it could just be the light

don't have a bit to open it up?

>>27290035
It's in an ebay lot. It's $12, free shipping from Japan. I just need a couple more games to have them all, and Green is last on my list of less-than-easy to find.

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>>27290035
What about this one? Also about 12.

>>27290063
got a link? comparing it to my legit copy of Green and it looks good (saturation aside)

Here's one that I'm actually considering. US seller, has a sticker over the screw but supposedly that's cuz they replaced the battery and it's a warranty seal.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pokemon-Green-Japanese-Pocket-Monsters-Gameboy-NEW-BATTERY-USA-SELLER/181979652709?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D37184%26meid%3D37df6d27a4a84fb9b69be2a8e64e55d3%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D272249080626&rt=nc

Here's the previous one I posted.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Gameboy-Pokemon-Green-Version-Pocket-monsters-GB-Japan-F-S-/272249080626?hash=item3f634f4b32:g:we8AAOSwYmZXKbN7

And here's the first one.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/POCKET-MONSTERS-GREEN-Game-Boy-Nintendo-Pokemon-Midori-GB-Japan-Cartridge-gbc-/231880671736?hash=item35fd2a41f8:g:AuMAAOSwxp9W6peL

>>27290200
first link is a bootleg, sticker isn't there for warranty purposes, it's there to hide the cheap bit they used instead of the one Nintendo uses

the second one and third are probably legit, stamping is off a bit on both but that's common. only way to really tell would be to remove the bit and see the board.

>>27290378
Thanks for your informed observations. I wasn't sure about the first one. I'd heard that was a way to spot a bootleg but I wasn't sure if that was a thing people did to actual games. I've never bought a used game online before.

>>27290503
there's one more thing, if you can get pictures of the bottom (where the pins and board are protruding), you can tell by the color of the board.

if it's a faded light green and the board is snug to the cartridge, it's legit