ACTUAL EARTHBOUND FOR NES CART ON EBAY?!

[BasedKiliK]

So I found this while searching up SNES Earthbound on ebay, and, well....

http://cgi.ebay.com/Earthbound-Zero-Earth-...3#ht_2702wt_230

..... There's just no way, is there? I mean, the game is literally unreleased, so how can this guy have it? Hell, the only way it got DUMPED was because someone put a BETA cart up for sale.

I dunno. The retrofag in me is screaming right now, and it looks authentic. I don't know what to make of it. What do you guys think?

 

[nintendoom]

Must be fake...
Or is it?

 

[nintendoom]

"Sticker is flawless, game has new battery saves will work for a long time."
SAw it at the info below the picture...
FAKE!

 

[Achilles]

Are you guys blind or did he update the listing?

"This game is an EXTREMELY RARE reproduction cart of the game."

 

[Forstride]

Lol. Yet another person trying to make a quick buck off of a reproduction cart. I mean sure, you have to buy the kit to do it, but this guy could make a pretty penny depending on how many people fall for it.

 

[Infinite Zero]

It's hard to say if it's real or not. Hard to trust Ebay nowadays.

 

[Joe88]

cleaver wording, thats all it is

 

[evvil]

It's hard to say if it's real or not. Hard to trust Ebay nowadays.

There are only 5 prototypes know to exist, and NoA has one of them. The cart that was dumped cost 400$, so I doubt this guy is selling 1 of the 4 real carts for 30$.

source: http://www.giantbomb.com/mother/61-11753/

 

[BasedKiliK]

It's hard to say if it's real or not. Hard to trust Ebay nowadays.

There are only 5 prototypes know to exist, and NoA has one of them. The cart that was dumped cost 400$, so I doubt this guy is selling 1 of the 4 real carts for 30$.

source: http://www.giantbomb.com/mother/61-11753/

I see. That pretty much confirms it then. Puts my mind at ease.

 

[Achilles]

It's hard to say if it's real or not. Hard to trust Ebay nowadays.

There are only 5 prototypes know to exist, and NoA has one of them. The cart that was dumped cost 400$, so I doubt this guy is selling 1 of the 4 real carts for 30$.

source: http://www.giantbomb.com/mother/61-11753/

I see. That pretty much confirms it then. Puts my mind at ease.

Again, the auction description clearly says "REPRODUCTION." Why is no one else seeing this?

 

[hankchill]

Ahahaha Fake.

http://www.gamereproductions.com/products....ero-(Red-Label)

That's totally where he ordered it from.

 

[thaddius]

It's hard to say if it's real or not. Hard to trust Ebay nowadays.

There are only 5 prototypes know to exist, and NoA has one of them. The cart that was dumped cost 400$, so I doubt this guy is selling 1 of the 4 real carts for 30$.

source: http://www.giantbomb.com/mother/61-11753/

Yeah, the last time one of those prototypes went on ebay I almost got it. Seems like someone was a bit more avid than I am.

 

[evvil]

It's hard to say if it's real or not. Hard to trust Ebay nowadays.

There are only 5 prototypes know to exist, and NoA has one of them. The cart that was dumped cost 400$, so I doubt this guy is selling 1 of the 4 real carts for 30$.

source: http://www.giantbomb.com/mother/61-11753/

Yeah, the last time one of those prototypes went on ebay I almost got it. Seems like someone was a bit more avid than I am.

Really? how much did it end up selling for?

 

[Zetta_x]

If it is a fake, would trying to sell it, regardless if he created it, be copyright infringement?

 

[thaddius]

It's hard to say if it's real or not. Hard to trust Ebay nowadays.

There are only 5 prototypes know to exist, and NoA has one of them. The cart that was dumped cost 400$, so I doubt this guy is selling 1 of the 4 real carts for 30$.

source: http://www.giantbomb.com/mother/61-11753/

Yeah, the last time one of those prototypes went on ebay I almost got it. Seems like someone was a bit more avid than I am.

Really? how much did it end up selling for?

£760

 

[8BitWalugi]

It's hard to say if it's real or not. Hard to trust Ebay nowadays.

There are only 5 prototypes know to exist, and NoA has one of them. The cart that was dumped cost 400$, so I doubt this guy is selling 1 of the 4 real carts for 30$.

source: http://www.giantbomb.com/mother/61-11753/

Yeah, the last time one of those prototypes went on ebay I almost got it. Seems like someone was a bit more avid than I am.

Really? how much did it end up selling for?

£760

You tried to win a prototype? Wow...

 

[Psyfira]

If it is a fake, would trying to sell it, regardless if he created it, be copyright infringement?

I think so; it sounds like the same thing as selling a burnt DVD.

 

[impur1ty]

£760

Hey, it's a small world, I am the one who sold that Earthbound. Probably won't be another one changing hands anytime soon.

 

[thaddius]

£760

Hey, it's a small world, I am the one who sold that Earthbound. Probably won't be another one changing hands anytime soon.

Yeah. For now I'll settle for a RetroZone flash cart I suppose.

 

[RoyalCardMan]

Nintendo tries to keep their 'failed' productions hidden as best as possible. This is PROBABLY fake.

In a sense, the guy could have worked at Nintendo and got the beta. But, probably not. :\

Edit: This could be another NES game that has an EarthBound sticker on it. There are really good professionals out there.