yeah dude that TSOP should have just been an immediate red flag, yikes. you should report him, but you should also go through his feedback and warn people who bought other SNES in the past cuz they probably got duped too. That's really double shitty that he has a roll of blockbuster security stickers

He already left him a positive feedback, and if I am not mistaken there is no way to reverse it yourself.  If he can win a case agenst the seller he might be able to revoke the original feedback and then he can warn others.

eBay is very biased towards taking buyers backs over sellers, so he should be able to win this

He hasn't replied to my email yet... It might be time to report him to ebay or paypal

Both, do not wait for him.

when I try filing a claim with paypal it keeps saying error any ideas?

use your telephone?

I would call and talk to a CSR and plead your case to a live rep.

yeah, you need to start hounding both eBay and Paypal, if the rep doesn't 'get' what is wrong, get someone higher up on the phone. The longer you sit and wait the worse

PayPal said they would return the money to me YAY

Very cool, keep checking your account as soon as that money arrives transfer it to your bank.

Keep us posted!

should it be instant or will it take a day or two?

Depends, what did they tell you?

They just assured me that I would get the full amount back

If they start an eBay return case, they're gonna

1) Pull the cash back out of the sellers account
2) Ask you to mail the item back to him w/ a tracking number
3) When the tracking says the item is back at the seller's house, they take the cash they pulled out and deposit it to you

This really sux man I know how bad you wanted Hagane. So paypal is refunding you? Thats great news. What a scammer with the BB rental stickers, it looked legit on ebay.

yeah, this problem has been discussed on the site elsewhere too though, repro'ing has become so easy that you start seeing shady people trying to scam people who don't know any better. Honestly, I'd never even heard of Hagane, so I'm kinda surprised someone went after that sector of collectors as well. Earthbound on the otherhand is very well known, so I'm sure you've got plenty of joe blows buying the game to enjoy that are unwittingly playing a fake

jimmmyyy! i hope they get that shit sorted out and get your money back man! i feel so bad, that bastard is a crook! <3

I have a friend whose #1 item on his search list is this game and just sent him this thread.

I cant even tell how you would know its a repro. What am I missing?

if the label is really good you'd almost have to open it up to know

If you're talking about the VOID sticker remnants, the donor he used may have had rental stickers on it.

he would have had to take the stickers apart at some point to put the donor board in, I think it's more likely he somehow obtained them, BB's are going out fo business all over the place so its really not that far fetched

I went to Weapon M's house and saw the game first hand, the black on the label is off and the nintendo seal of approval is none metallic. We open the game up. Once I seen wires, surface mount components and empty desoldered holes I knew it was a FAKE. This guys a total slime bag, hopefully paypal comes through.

the auction shows pics of it with the blockbuster stickers intact. Weapon M peeled them off to open the cart and that left the void goop. 

Also Im sure the stickers where added. Thats what made his SCAM so good.