Subj : Re: Nintendo Classic Mini consoles
To   : Accession
From : Nightfox
Date : Sat Jun 28 2025 12:20:23

  Re: Re: Nintendo Classic Mini consoles
  By: Accession to Nightfox on Sat Jun 28 2025 07:50 am

 >> The SNES Classic Mini I bought on eBay arrived a couple days ago, and it
 >> turns out it's a fake.  :( Some things were a little 'off'..  I saw a guide

 Ac> So the entire console and controllers look exactly like the original, but
 Ac> the hardware/software is fake?

Yes, that's correct.  But there are little details one could look for that I didn't realize which can reveal it's a fake.. One thing is that there should be 2 little dots on the 2nd controller port, and this only has one.  Also, apparently the specific coloring and font of the text on the item can be a sign..  I think the first thing that made me wonder was that the power switch didn't feel the same as the one I already had.  I suppose that doesn't necessarily mean it's a fake, but it seemed odd.  Also, the software just isn't right and is not going to work for what I was planning to do with this..

 Ac> At the time, I was troubleshooting and didn't want to spend a bunch of
 Ac> money if I didn't have to, as well as fear of buying from the original
 Ac> manufacturer that if you open the item and actually plug it all in you
 Ac> wouldn't be able to return them.. so I bought all of the replicas, tried
 Ac> the parts (which all worked fine), realized none of those three parts were
 Ac> the issue (it ended up a wiring issue where a squirrel got into the RV in
 Ac> the winter and chewed through a wire).
 Ac> So I used Amazon's return policy within 30 days and got all my money back.
 Ac> Ended up spending about $3 for about 15" of new wire and come wire crimps
 Ac> and we're good as new. ;)

That's good that the replicas at least worked for you in that case.  :)

 Ac> Was there any kind of mention of a return policy? Or is it backed by any
 Ac> of eBay's return policies?

The listing says the seller doesn't accept returns, but eBay has a money-back guarantee, which should hopefully cover it.

I did request a return.  I also reported the item to eBay, saying it's a fake.  I got a response from eBay about the item report already - It says they looked into it but decided the item doesn't violate their policy (which I thought is a little odd).

 Ac> Did any of those negative feedbacks mention the unit being fake or not
 Ac> being able to 'hack' it? That's kind of where I was going with my mention
 Ac> of reading up on the seller (even their history with other sales) as well
 Ac> as buyer's feedback on the specific item. I usually don't deal with
 Ac> anything under like a 98% seller rating. You can usually deal with the 2%
 Ac> of people that will just never be happy with anything they purchase.

Honestly I didn't really look thoroughly before I bought it, but it looks like a couple negative feedback comments do mention getting knockoff items.  In one case, one buyer said the seller refunded their money.

Nightfox
--- SBBSecho 3.28-Linux
 * Origin: Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com (46:1/150)

.