As gamers to take pride in dishing out our hard earned money for addiction err pass time rather. I found this to be rather interesting, over at curmudgeon gamer; this was a discussion that happened with a GameStop worker. Granted in the defense of this story, GameStop workers have an IQ of 2-3.

Me: I'd like Game A and Game B. [I point at games in used Game Boy Advance game case]

Dude: Ok. [he opens case, hands over games]

Me: While you've got that open, can I look at the Castlevania? [I point at Aria of Sorrow]

Dude: Sure. [he hands it over]

Me: [I peer closely at the label, then in the case right above metal contacts] Yeah, that's counterfeit. Thanks.

Dude: Oh? That's cool. How can you tell?

Me: First key was the label. That one doesn't look like the one I own. Then when I looked at the contacts, I didn't see the word "Nintendo" on the circuit board. Look here at Game A. [I hand him Game A, pointing at circuit board]

Dude: Whoa. [he takes Aria of Sorrow from me] You're right, it doesn't say "Nintendo". That's cool.

Me: Yeah. If you peel the price sticker off, you can probably tell the back of the cartridge is slightly different. And if you take the case apart you'll see a nasty cheap battery and a blop of black epoxy or something over the main chip.

Dude: Whoa. Learned something tonight! [he hands back Game A, puts Aria of Sorrow back in case] As long as it's just between you and me, no problem, right? [he closes case]

Me: Uh. I guess so.

So much for well-trained employees. I can't tell which response I like better: this one, or the guy who told me that the counterfeit Zelda cartridge really was real and that he'd be happy to power it up and show me

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