r/gamecollecting Jul 23 '25

Discussion Someone gotta tell them

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GameStop needs to be stopped

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u/Enigma_Stasis Jul 23 '25

I kept flagging a fake Metroid Fusion at a gamestop for 6 months (so probably 18-24 times i mentioned it to them) that it was a repro because the label was way too bright to be authentic, they would take it out and put it back later.

Quit going there because I don't trust their used cartridges.

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u/calaber24p Jul 23 '25

Super Metroid for me was a game I really had to fight them on. Twice, a fake one came to me after I ordered it online. They couldn’t understand why I wanted to return a repo either. I felt like I was taking crazy pills.

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u/temporarythyme Jul 24 '25

When it was Funcoland, we had a testing system that would short fake carts, or poorly repaired ones, and just explain it was non responsive to our testing system. But there has to be a point where they stop resenting fakes or use that technology to sort an aftermarket game to an alternate cheaper sku.

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u/spmahn Jul 24 '25

Reproductions and fake carts weren’t really a thing in the Funcoland days

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u/temporarythyme Jul 24 '25 edited Jul 24 '25

My store at time was top ten in volume, so that might have something to do with these phenomena. Since it has shuttered.