I buy most of my games either off of eBay or Amazon but I only buy from American sellers that post pictures. Also I got ripped off a couple years back from a guy in Missourri on a different item. DVD's you have to be careful on box sets. I ordered the complete Star Trek the Next Generation show on DVD and he had the U.S. Retail version pictured. It came DHL and had a Chinese address. Man was I angry. Got ready to contact the guy and he closed his ebay accounts and emails. Box set was different and stated it won a ton of awards for the Wizard of Oz and the discs had Voyager and Ds9 pictures on them. I reported the guy with the information I had on him. I was pretty bummed so I can see where you are coming from.
I only buy games that have pictures of the item, and under PayPal, and mostly under free shipping. I mean, I had to sacrifice $49 for SoulBlazer, and it was worth it. However, that's when I learned to spend wisely and be careful with money. My dad's usually with me when we order a game.
@UNC5052: That CAN be a problem, but sometimes it's just a real, legitimate store selling product through eBay. My imported copy of Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland came from one of those in the UK. Now...20 copies from China, you'd best stay away from.
@ryanknight717: That's not necessarily true. PIRATED games won't work in the DSi. REAL import games work on any DS or DSi system, because regular DS games are region-free. The aforementioned copy of Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland is a 100% legit European game, and it works just fine on my DSi.
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NEVER buy ANY Game Boy or DS games on ebay, since they are more than likely to be fake.
I'm glad not everybody follows that overcautious line of reasoning, or I wouldn't have been able to sell my copy of Scribblenauts a couple days ago! Like people have said, all you really need to do is check the seller's location and reputation. Shop smartly, and you'll have no problems.
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I'm bumping this thread because I need some advice regarding a game that I just purchased on eBay. I bought a brand new copy of Heavy Rain for the PS3 for $29.92 including free shipping. Yeah, I know it sounds too good to be true. The thing is that this seller has about 70 copies of the game and I was the 48th person that purchased a copy. He is a new seller with no feedback. The item is supposedly located in Florida but when I looked at my PayPal statement it says "recipient of this payment is Non US unverified" I am worried that I have just been scammed or that I may have just purchased a bootleg copy of the game. Did I just make a huge mistake?
Well, it turns out that this deal was too good to be true. I tried emailing the seller several times but no response. He sold all 77 copies of Heavy Rain but he is now no longer a registered ebay user. He took the money and ran. I used PayPal so I have opened a dispute. I hope this mess is resolved quickly. I have never done this before so I really hope that I can get my money back. I have definitely learned my lesson, the hard way.
@WolfRamHeart: Well, you should be covered by the Buyer Protection Policy. It may take some time, but you should be able to get your money back. Sorry to hear about the trouble, though.
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