Gaming GBA Are my games legit?

[Deleted member 568048]

Bought these both from 2 different sellers
I can't tell if they are authentic or not
If there fake I'll send them back
Please lmk

 

[ghjfdtg]

They both look legit based on the PCBs visible through the shells.

 

[CeeDee]

Sapphire looks fake, I think Emerald looks legitimate though - note the font on The Pokémon Company especially

 

[Shadow#1]

Sapphire is definitely fake

 

[Deleted member 568048]

Sapphire is definitely fake

Is emerald legit? I figured sapphire was, I get my money back. Luckily I only paid 60 for sapphire.

 

[CeeDee]

Emerald looks fine to me, but I'm not totally sure - some clearer images might help.

In addition, do either of them have a number/code embossed into the label?

 

[Deleted member 568048]

Emerald looks fine to me, but I'm not totally sure - some clearer images might help.

In addition, do either of them have a number/code embossed into the label?

emerald says
agb bpe(I think D after e but its scratched there so I cant tell) usa
sapphire says
agb axpe usa

 

[CeeDee]

emerald says
agb bpe(I think D after e but its scratched there so I cant tell) usa
sapphire says
agb axpe usa

Nah, not that one, something closer to the "09" in this picture:

It'd be kinda literally embossed in there, not printed on.

 

[Deleted member 568048]

Nah, not that one, something closer to the "09" in this picture:
View attachment 278219
It'd be kinda literally embossed in there, not printed on.

emerald has 00 embossed
sapphire has none

 

[CeeDee]

emerald has 00 embossed
sapphire has none

Alright, I think my consensus here is "Emerald's 99% probably real, Sapphire is definitely fake"

 

[Shadow#1]

emerald has 00 embossed
sapphire has none

Emerald is legit sapphire is fake
Emerald is legit sapphire is fake
Emerald is legit sapphire is fake

 

[Deleted member 568048]

Emerald is legit sapphire is fake
Emerald is legit sapphire is fake
Emerald is legit sapphire is fake

Thanks

 

[Joe88]

Can confirm sapphire looks fake.
Things just looks off on the logo, nintendo logo should be lower next to the esrb logo. "The pokemon company" should be slightly higher above the pokemon logo. "Sapphire version" also looks off, its more curved on a legit cart.

 

[hippy dave]

You'd think they could get exact positioning from a nice hires scan of the original label

 

[ghjfdtg]

Open them up. Then you will truely see if they are fake. These pics don't show the PCBs very well unfortunately. I was going by the 4 gold squares in the top left since that's the only part of the PCB in these pics i could differentiate.

The label of Sapphire looks off, yes. Could be lighting. You can also check the contacts. If there are vias in the contacts (plated holes) it's fake.

 

[KhronosX]

Sapphire looks legit ( I can see the three dots in the last picture at the right side, just like emerald which is definitely legit), but I need a better picture from behind - if it has four golden rectangles in the same position as emerald's, it's legit. The label doesnt really matter as it can be replaced.

Posting my legit cart. It’s a bit difficult to show them, since the color of the cart gets in the way.

 

[laramie]

If you have a ds around you could try transferring some pokemon to see if they are indeed legit, but that takes time to setup so not so great sadly.

 

[Xuio]

Sapphire looks like original board in repro case.