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Bastard pirates

Myname - Sep 2, 2002

		Myname		Sep 2, 2002
			Just won a few Gameboy Advance games on eBay from a guy in Australia, had them arrive and turn out to be pirate ones (albeit very very convincing, I could only tell from the slightly wonky Tactics Ogre manual). I read on Videogame Imports... just after I won them that a lot of them are starting to filter through here from Hong Kong etc. I'm sure everyone's careful where eBay's concerned, but then again I thought I was ???. Just letting you know to be extra cautious in case you're thinking of getting any games from overseas.

		googlefest1		Sep 2, 2002
			man that sucks

		Gallstaff		Sep 2, 2002
			well do they work?

Myname

Sep 2, 2002

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by Gallstaff@Sep. 02 2002, 6:57 pm



well do they work?

Yeah, but that's hardly the point is it?

		Gallstaff		Sep 2, 2002
			meh i wouldn't care if it was a pirate or not. I'm not one of those people who care about the authenticity of something or not. If it's fun, and it works, it's good enough for me.

		Myname		Sep 2, 2002
			That's all well and good if you know it's not authentic when you buy it, but not when it's sold to you as an official product.

		Gallstaff		Sep 2, 2002
			yes i see what you mean. If you expect it to be what they indeed say it is, then that's what you expect to get. You should sue his aussie ass.

		Trenton net		Sep 2, 2002
			Thats why only North Amaricans pay so much for games like Metal Slug and Radiant Silvergun. For the rest of Asia, those games are pretty common (expecialy due to pirates). Not only that, some look quite authentic indeed.

		Gallstaff		Sep 2, 2002
			Why is that do you think?

		Protosstic		Sep 2, 2002
			If it is a big deal to you, report it to ebay, because it is a form of piracy, which is against ebay's TOA. Good luck

		mal		Sep 2, 2002
			Have you got back to the seller about the fact that they are pirate carts? If so, what did he or she say? Where in Australia does this person live?

		Gallstaff		Sep 2, 2002
			why did he eat the dynamite?

		mal		Sep 2, 2002
			Because it would be too rude having it shove it up his arse. :: All I'm trying to say is that if it is still an unresolved issue, perhaps some local 'pressure' could be applied.

		Curtis		Sep 2, 2002
			I can see the headlines now "Visious Gang Leader Sodomises Bad Seller!" "And in breaking news today, the leader of a underground Australian gang known only as "mal", today was arrested for the wanton interference of a member of the public. Inital reports suggest that the brutal attack was related to an eBay sale gone wrong..."

Cynnamin

Sep 2, 2002

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by Gallstaff@Sep. 02 2002, 10:30 pm



why did he *eat* the dynamite?

because it looked like a cupcake

MasterAkumaMatata

Sep 2, 2002

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by Cynnamin+Sep. 02 2002, 11:54 pm-->QUOTE(Cynnamin @ Sep. 02 2002, 11:54 pm)