The PokéCommunity Forums

The PokéCommunity Forums (https://www.pokecommunity.com/index.php)
-   Previous Generations (https://www.pokecommunity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=200)
-   -   4th Gen Pokemon Diamond & Pearl on eBay, any chance of any being fake? (https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=85523)

Wolfius May 25th, 2007 8:50 AM

Pokemon Diamond & Pearl on eBay, any chance of any being fake?
 
If this isn't the right place to post it, could a mod move it please?

I've searched around on the forum, and not found anything to answer my question.

I'm going to be buying Pokemon Diamond via eBay, seeing as it isn't released in the UK yet, but as the previous Pokemon games had some bad pirate copies with screwed up languages and stuff, should I be careful on which product I am buying?

Some of the copies on eBay appear to have non-holographic covers when I am aware that it is suppsoed to have a hologrpahic cover.

If anyone could help me on how to spot which one is genuine, I'd appreciate it!

Note. I'm not talking about that old fake Pokemon Diamond and Jade game!

Stevo-kun May 25th, 2007 9:41 AM

I would advise you not to buy them of eBay, people could easily tranfer a rom to a flashcart, get the boxart and print it onto a box and sell it you deciving you into it being real, it's best just to wait for the real thing to come out. Even if it is gonna be ages for us people in the UK (I am from the UK too). So yeah, just wait really. Or go to an import shop or something, or a site that sells imports. That way you can be more sure it's genuine.

Virtual Headache May 25th, 2007 9:57 AM

YesAsia ships worldwide and some people already used it so it should be fine.

http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/code-c/version-all/section-games/did-5/pid-1004622207/

Wolfius May 25th, 2007 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renji (Post 2496271)
I would advise you not to buy them of eBay, people could easily tranfer a rom to a flashcart, get the boxart and print it onto a box and sell it you deciving you into it being real, it's best just to wait for the real thing to come out. Even if it is gonna be ages for us people in the UK (I am from the UK too). So yeah, just wait really. Or go to an import shop or something, or a site that sells imports. That way you can be more sure it's genuine.

Nah, I won't be satisfied with the UK versions, as all my Advance games are US versions; I won't be able to use Pal Park :(

Quote:

Originally Posted by Virtual Headache (Post 2496286)
YesAsia ships worldwide and some people already used it so it should be fine.

http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/code-c/version-all/section-games/did-5/pid-1004622207/

Thank god for that! They even use PayPal, and thats why I was originally going to use eBay cos I just put some money in my PayPal account.

Looks like I'll be ordering the US version from here then!
Thank you very much :D

Mods can close this topic now if they want to!

Legacy May 25th, 2007 10:30 AM

I bought my Diamond and Pearl games on eBay and they were perfect, properly packaged and just like they would be had I bought them from Amazon.

Just make sure you're buying from a trusted seller; check the feedback from previous buyers. Also, there are quite a lot of eBay stores that are selling those games, you can be confident when buying from those.

plasmapistol May 25th, 2007 11:08 AM

Use amazon.com! they never fail, no matter what your ordering. They are also guaranteed as well. The only thing is the shipping is a real pain in the neck.

Wolfius May 25th, 2007 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plasmapistol (Post 2496363)
Use amazon.com! they never fail, no matter what your ordering. They are also guaranteed as well. The only thing is the shipping is a real pain in the neck.

Since when did they ship to the UK? I swear they don't...

plasmapistol May 25th, 2007 11:36 AM

They should. If not, try this
What! I cant post a link? so lame...

Ok go to google.com and search for uk amazon.com

It should be the first or second link you find.

Wolfius May 25th, 2007 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plasmapistol (Post 2496401)
They should. If not, try this
What! I cant post a link? so lame...

Ok go to google.com and search for uk amazon.com

It should be the first or second link you find.

The ones on these are preorders, besides I've already found YesAsia.com, thanks to Virtual Headache.

Jeremy May 25th, 2007 12:46 PM

plasmapistol, sweetie. Please reframe from using the word "gay" in a derogatory matter. Thank you. =3

Stevo-kun May 25th, 2007 1:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfius (Post 2496331)
Nah, I won't be satisfied with the UK versions, as all my Advance games are US versions; I won't be able to use Pal Park :(



Thank god for that! They even use PayPal, and thats why I was originally going to use eBay cos I just put some money in my PayPal account.

Looks like I'll be ordering the US version from here then!
Thank you very much :D

Mods can close this topic now if they want to!

Ah, but the thing is, if you have a Wii and you plan on getting Battle Revolution, you're games won't work with it. Because the Wii is Region Locked, so you can't import games for it. Unless you have an American Wii ofcourse.

Wolfius May 25th, 2007 1:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renji (Post 2496554)
Ah, but the thing is, if you have a Wii and you plan on getting Battle Revolution, you're games won't work with it. Because the Wii is Region Locked, so you can't import games for it. Unless you have an American Wii ofcourse.

Ah, well; I'll have to buy the UK version of Pearl when it comes out. Until then, US Diamond all the way :D

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ May 25th, 2007 4:27 PM

why would Nintendo make it region locked for?


:t354:~*!*~Queen Boo~*!*~

Ayano Katagiri May 25th, 2007 4:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~*!*~Queen Boo~*!*~ (Post 2496916)
why would Nintendo make it region locked for?


:t354:~*!*~Queen Boo~*!*~

Game consoles excluding handheld ones like the GBA or NDS are usually region locked to prevent excessive importing.


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 4:29 AM.


Like our Facebook Page Follow us on Twitter © 2002 - 2018 The PokéCommunity™, pokecommunity.com.
Pokémon characters and images belong to The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo. This website is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo, Creatures, GAMEFREAK, The Pokémon Company or The Pokémon Company International. We just love Pokémon.
All forum styles, their images (unless noted otherwise) and site designs are © 2002 - 2016 The PokéCommunity / PokéCommunity.com.
PokéCommunity™ is a trademark of The PokéCommunity. All rights reserved. Sponsor advertisements do not imply our endorsement of that product or service. User generated content remains the property of its creator.

Acknowledgements
Use of PokéCommunity Assets
vB Optimise by DragonByte Technologies Ltd © 2023.