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FritzWhite:
What's the warning? Is the cart not legit? I know those LoZ test carts are supposed to be rare.
Edit: Cart is fake, found the link- http://nintendoage.com/forum/categories.cfm?catid=3
FritzWhite:
According to the ninendoage forum, this copy of Little Samson listed on ebay is fake.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Little-Samson-Nintendo-1992-GREAT-CONDITION-/131122158193?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276
I don't see a lot of the problems they're pointing out. I mean, I expected to immediately be able to tell it was fake after reading others' comments on the cart and how obviously counterfeit it is, but when I clicked the listing and looked at the pictures, it looked passable. I guess the fact that it's 5 screw should be a dead giveaway.
Can you tell? Apparently, a lot of fakes have been up for sale lately :-\
segamer:
You bastered! I discovered this Little Samson auction minutes after it was posted. I've been the high bidder all day. Now, I have to compete with my own brother on it! It looked legit to me, that's why I bid on it.
FritzWhite:
Yeah, it looked real to me too. This has me questioning everything now. I took apart a couple of my rare games and the green circuit boards inside the cart say Nintendo on them. Are there other things to look for? Not really looking forward to opening every single one of my games, but if that's the only sure way to know for certain I suppose I would.
I try to avoid Hong Kong, Thailand, and China while shopping online to lessen chance of getting ripped, but I know a lot of that fake junk is still floating around pretty much everywhere. It kind of sucks having to look out for this shit.
wiggy:
Repros are REALLY easy to spot if you take em apart. I can post some pics later.