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"So, these Ebay counterfeits..."

...just wondering whether anyone could tell me more about them, so if you dont mind could you answer the following questions for us :

1) How exactly do these people get the games if they haven't even been released in America?

2) Are they worth the money?

3) I bought a copied Mario 4 GBA SP game without knowing it was copied, will I get told off by the police or something?

4) Why does Ebay allow people to sell illega stuff?

5) How can I tell whether i'm buying a counterfeit game or not?

Cheers.

mattributé wrote:
> I am the Tarrant!I have been told of you in the past.
>
> Please, have my children.




Why? What's wrong with them? Look, I don't know what people have told you about my taking problem children on and turning the round into helpful members of society, but it's largely lies.


Incidentally, who's been spreading the good word of..... me?

I remember people moaning saying 'I wish IatT came back'

And someone wrote a 'who wants to be a millionaire' with you as Chris Tarrant.

Yey!

Have you been here a long time then? Don't recognise the name is all?

bring it on rickoss!

Hahaha.

Take your "orcarina" somewhere else, idiot.

Heh.

Come back when you can spell, then you can take the p!ss out of the GC.

Stranger In Paradise wrote:
> 4) Why does Ebay allow people to sell illega stuff?
>
> Proof - lack of proof they are copies - plus the fact that the sale
> of them brings in much money for eBay - many many pirate sellers are
> powersellers - this means they sell more than 10 000 a month on eBay,
> all of which eBay takes a cut of through its site and Paypal.

Eh? Pirate Sellers are PowerSellers? Surely after a few people leaving feedback saying the goods they got were pirate versions other buyers would get wary or Ebay would take some sort of action. I know Ebay isn't well policed, but surely they must have some manpower checking PowerSellers for negative feedback and suchlike...

Honestly, just don't buy off Ebay. There is no guarantee you will even recieve your goods. Just buy of reputable companies e.g Special Reserve, where you know you aren't being conned.

(is that how you spell conned? It doesn't look right)

I use eBay, have over 50+ transactions and never had a problem.

Of course, there is a certain degree of intelligence required to realise if you're going to be conned or not...