DZComposer Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 There are people on eBay that are selling confusing, fake or otherwise illegitimate SF-Related Items on eBay. Don't be a Sucker! Here are some common ones to be wary of: Star Fox 2 Cartridges - These are starting to pop up. Most are re-flashed Yoshi's Island carts, and people have been charging over $100 for them claiming them to be real. Things to look out for: No US or PAL carts are known to exists, only very very few Japanese Super Famicom carts. If the title screen logo looks "3D," it is a hacked ROM that was designed to play better in emulators. A version of the hack was also made that makes the game feel less like a beta. This hack is the most common thing on those carts. If the cartridge is red, definitely fake. That's a reflashed Doom cart. Part Numbers that begin with DUC are not valid. They are on the bottom-left corner of the label. DON'T BUY AN SF2 CART FOR A PREMIUM PRICE! They are pirate carts and are not as rare as you think. SNES Soundtracks - Not too many pop up, but I have seen a couple of fakes. The fakes I've seen were obvious CD-Rs. This is a very rare item, and I have seen them go for over $200. T-Shirts - Most of the SF T-Shirts on eBay are unofficial. Don't buy them as collector's items. Bad item descriptions - Occasionally someone will try to pass-off SF1 or SF64 as rare. They aren't. If it isn't sealed, it isn't mint. That's a good rule for anything on eBay. SNES Display Boxes - While not illegitimate, someone is selling these. Just be aware so you don't accidentally buy one thinking it is the game. Poul Anderson - This is an author who wrote a book called "The Star Fox." This is not related to the Nintendo series, and in fact predates the SNES. SNES Game Watches - The ones in the blister-pack are not rare, even still sealed. The rare ones have pictures of Falco, Peppy, and Slippy on the bottom-left next to the screen, and Fox on the bottom-right. The Star Fox logo is in the middle of the buttons. They are usually in clamshell cases. Note that not all of the clamshell case ones are rare, though. Some are the same watch that is in the blister pack. Look at the watch itself. Check seller feedback before buying. Never bid unless you intend to pay. If you come across anything else worth mentioning, please post it in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfBoy100 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 thanks for the head up ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star Fox Runner Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Wow, how did you manage to find out all that stuff DZ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 I've been around long enough (Fan since 1999, active fandom member since 2000). Seen it for myself. As far as what is real, you eventually read enough to know what items are real. There is also some legend out there. Lylat.net was obsessed with finding the Japanese SNES comic. Legend has it that Fox proposed to Fara in it. Many, myself included, spent hours combing through Japanese SF fansites in search of it. It was understood that the one who found it would be treated like a god at lylat.net. Such a comic had never been found, though in the SFAs issue of Nitnendo Dream (Japanese equivalent of Nitnendo Power) that I have did show a pic of Fox that does not match any of the other comics I have seen, yet was in a box with pics from the other comics. Based on my very limited knowledge of Japanese Kana, I deduced that a Japanese Itoh comic never existed. The Itoh pic in the magazine was from the US comic. I wish I knew Japanese, this magazine was full of SF stuff. At least two multi-page article, Mini-OST for SFAS, and even sheet music for the Star Wolf theme intended for use with a Japanese DS music game. This other comic may have existed in Nintendo Dream, but I do not know how to obtain back issues of it. Just be aware. What is real is well-documented, what is fake isn't. Legends are good stories, but are rarely true. For the record, Lylat.net died long ago. That place was HARD-CORE. If you weren't around in the SNES days, you had to earn your acceptance there. I did OK, but I was never fully accepted. It was always known for elitism. OTG outgrew it partly because of that. One day, an admin went nuts and deleted everything. The site owner had no database backups, so it was all gone in an instant. Kind of sad. It was one of the last remaining Papetoon decedents. OTG, I believe, is the last one left, but there isn't much left of it. It's a troll hangout nowadays. Papetoon was a Pre-SF64 fan community. It was the largest English fan board in it's day. The name comes from Fox's home planet in the Itoh comic. </old-fogey-ness> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RedPhoenix32 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Wow... That's... Intreuging. Sounded like a hell of a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 :oops: ..... whoa... lots oh history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StarJDM Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 ...never look at ebay. its nothing but evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Julius Quasar Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 ...never look at ebay. its nothing but evil totally, dude..I hate ebay...a guy tried to sell me some stolen stuff there once... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StarJDM Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 totally, dude..I hate ebay...a guy tried to sell me some stolen stuff there once... XD u serious? when did hobos had ebay accounts XD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black-Cat Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Ah, hell. I know a friend of mine that just collects that stuff from eBay. What a hint at the right time, I'd say! Thanks, amigo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-Shot Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Even though they are custom/modded cartridges, I'd still buy one if it still worked on the SNES, just to see how smooth it works. If you can find a real Japanese one, you can make an American SNES run it by grinding down the tabs inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf OConner Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Shit DZ you seen alot of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePointingMan Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 My only thought, is that the not rare watch looks cooler... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Check thread date please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 I've noticed a few people mentioning SF2 carts. BE CAREFUL! No real carts are known to exist. ESPECIALLY US or PAL carts!Anything you see for sale is a hacked cart running one of the leaked ROMs floating around. See here: http://www.liquidninjas.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=13388 for more information about what these carts really are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Monroe Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 There is also some legend out there. Lylat.net was obsessed with finding the Japanese SNES comic. Legend has it that Fox proposed to Fara in it. Many, myself included, spent hours combing through Japanese SF fansites in search of it. It was understood that the one who found it would be treated like a god at lylat.net.So that's where that myth came from. I never knew, I entered the fandom in the OTG days.Alas, OTG. How you have fallen so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxsoldado Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Thanks dude you are life savor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Thanks dude you are life savor N N N N N N N NECROPOSTTTTTTTTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"User" Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 This topic has served it's purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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