Fake Little Samson & Dinosaur Peak NES Carts Brought to Luna Game Store -

[@KaoruMzk]

Dude should've taken the game to Gamestop, they'd have taken it lol

[@gamerguy425]

+Karl Schweinfurth even though they'd think its real they'd still probably give 50 cents store credit XD

[@markattenborough9107]

+Karl Schweinfurth I've actually talked to Gamestop employees about whether or not they would take Little Samson or Dinosaur Peak, and they won't accept em

[@nicklong27]

+Karl Schweinfurth Yeh, for like 6 bucks...

[@ChrisStoneinator]

This man read the future

[@PeteSkerritt]

This guy sounds like a real winner. Why try to pass off counterfeit games at a specialty retailer that actually knows its stuff? The set-up was obvious (busy day, hoping to catch staff slippin'), so the intention is pretty obvious as well. Good on you, Ian, for spotting the fakes and saving your employer from losses. This story underscores the need for specialty retailers to know their products and to be reasonably cautious with high-value merchandise. Too bad there isn't an "instruction manual" of sorts to discern the real deals versus the fakes.

[@gregoryballestero4369]

A good way to help is reading the people themselves not everyone has a good PokerFace espically if they are just looking to make quick money to get high lol

[@galagajunkie]

Problem with that dude is he's smoking the reproduction marijuana.

[@nessorceress8150]

Hoosier High Way 😂😂😂

[@mr.c2886]

Who gives a fuck

[@DreamRanger]

@@mr.c2886 the cops

[@VoidHalo]

Nah cuz he didn't turn into a cannabil. That stuff's only for Florida Man.

[@castlegamia6868]

Spice-y comment

[@SirWestonUchiha]

Also for the people that will say he should have taken the other games, When someone tries to pull the wool over your eyes or even just Hope that you might mistakenly think somethings real is not above switching out the games and just trying to sell cases with sports game inside or something. He did the right thing.

[@ralphperez2952]

It's not the simple I had people freaked or get offended when I asked them if I could open the game to check it or if I could test it, some guy even threaten me cause I found out he wanted to sell me a Repro E.V.O. The Search for Eden and when I backed out of the deal he was pissed and told me that I was gonna regret it that's when I realize this shit was getting out of control and got my self a Wii Soft-Modded that shit and sold most of my games cause I was done the only stuff I kept was my PS1 and PS2 stuff

[@VoidHalo]

I love stories Ian tells about Luna customers. You guys really need to have more segments like this.

[@VoidHalo]

These stories are so good I'm going through them again 2 years later.

[@garygorrent9917]

@@VoidHalo what about 5 years later?

[@heyhonpuds]

@@garygorrent9917 Ian no longer works at Luna so that's all the stories we're gonna get.

[@SBXIII]

Paused at 3:30 just to say that seeing Pat's hand setting down the encased R.O.B. amiibo made me chuckle.

[@devilmikey00]

Classic scammer. Go on a busy day where employees are more likely to make a mistake? Check. Put your expensive fake rares in with a ton of legit garbage further increasing the chance of employee oversight? Check. Have a few moderately valued games mixed in to bolster your argument that the fakes are legit if employee questions you on them. Check. Over react when employee calls you out in a loud and obvious manner in hopes that the employee will get worried other customers might be scared off and give you something just to get you to leave. Check.

[@mcquack306]

+devilmikey00 and that's like that almost everyday that I work at Gamestop. So many times I find fake DS carts like Pokemon or Mario games. But I don't get personally mad about it. I just set them aside and say we can't take that particular game right now.

[@pepekong]

I have a legit Little Samson that I purchased for about a 100 bucks like 5 or 6 years ago. I have my games nicely in a shelf, one day I was cleaning and accidentally bumped the shelf. Many of my NES games fell to the floor, including the Little Samson. A little tiny piece of plastic from the top broke and so one of the internal plastic parts that hold the internal board. I repaired it, but it will never be a mint copy any more. It still hurts me to this day.

[@tonicandsails]

Damn Ian goes hard on this one I love his luna stories

[@panda-goat]

+super chip same lol

[@PSUDarius2032]

+super chip Ian's stories are easily one of my favorite topics!

[@Tactical_Therapist]

+super chip May his pimp hand be forever strong

[@williamburgoon1834]

I literally face palmed when he said about having over 50 consoles and handhelds in less then 6 months.

[@ZeroTradeinValueProductions]

Can we get a "The training guide is me" shirt made

[@DelrueMadden]

+Dommercoolstuff Guide not guy.

[@ZeroTradeinValueProductions]

+PitCru4Life Damn it , that's what I get for not proof reading lol

[@joecoolmccall]

+Dommercoolstuff I would be interested in buying that if the price is right.

[@turdsoda4915]

+joecoolmccall I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR!

[@yourfake9920]

+Turd Soda that is the best name of all time.....

[@MrOneofthousands1994]

"We're on fucking El Cajon Blvd." That is actually a really good point.

[@pxlsicle]

+MrOneofthousands1994 It's fun to pick out the locals that get this =D

[@MrOneofthousands1994]

+Ian Ferguson It's kind of true for most of La Mesa, now that I think about it.

[@newbowler_7669]

I swear it sounds like Pat says "fresh panties all around" LOL

[@Godlike_Virus]

A MST3K reference. Mitchell.

[@MrBuffaloBrent]

The more I listed to these podcasts, the more I like them. Great stories!

[@MEGAMAND1]

Lol @ "it's fucking El Cajon! It always smell like marijuana here!" 🤣🤣🤣 it's so TRUE!

[@mrnickbig1]

Wrong! A $1000 scam is a felony, not misdemeanor.

[@kevinmacdonald9269]

for arguments sake, the price of those games fluctuates year by year so you could argue that they are worth a subjective amount. The market is dictated by the consumers not the original vendors so idk how that would hold up in court

[@freespace2dotcom]

You'd have to prove beyond a doubt that it was not an innocent mistake. Most DAs would pass on that, I think.

[@gregoryballestero4369]

Also I thought it was 1500$ to be considered grand larsony? When stealing something I dunno if same rules/law applies to selling a counterfeit

[@mrnickbig1]

@@gregoryballestero4369, in most states, grand larceny is $500, which is a felony.

[@andycraig7734]

Yep. And in my state, "theft by deception" of a value between $1500-$5000 will get you up to 5 years in prison.

[@gerardolarios54]

when he said "I got my medical card" I fucking lost it dying of laughing.

[@TygerFox]

I really enjoyed Ian's story. I love hearing stories like that.

[@stuartgrant8635]

i really get the feeling with the "mutual friend" angle and pats face with that is that the mutual friend is Pat.

[@Shifty1940]

"like I said five minutes ago, you can leave." HA! Classic.

[@TheAnanaki]

Glad I stumbled on this. Had no idea the 1000 or so NES/SNES games sitting in my parents attic are worth a mint. Bought all my friends collections/consoles off them in the late 90's for pennies as we went off to college. I'd say no less than half contain manuals and boxes as well. And almost none are Madden/2K type sport games. I knew retro gaming was a thing but I had no idea the ridiculous prices and lengths people would go to to. Looks like I will be paying off my car loan very soon.

[@BawesomeBurf]

Ian did the right thing by refusing everything that guy was selling. I wouldn't trust a guy like that either.

[@Aces.702]

pat you killed me when you said its just for me hahaha

[@theulimatecollecter7333]

I readlly enjoying hearing your story!!! I like hearing your postcast you have some great points

[@mrhs5220]

Worked at a used video game store years ago. People bringing in sports games were the worst. Would always have stacks of them, and would always put up an argument when you told them that you'd only be able to give them store credit- and not much, because nobody fucking wants old sports games.Had one guy try to argue that one particular year of Madden that he was trying to sell was "the best year."Also used to love it when people would say things like, "I'm bringing my business elsewhere." Always wished I could get that in writing.

[@InazumaDash]

Repros should never have the original label artwork. Those Pokémon fakes are pretty scary. They look "real" if you've never seen the real thing. People buy them in sets on eBay and try to sell them as the real thing.

[@Agamemnon2]

+TalesOfGamerz Either that, or they should be in different color/design cases. That's how I'd like them if I had an NES and repros for it.

[@grzlygmr]

This is why I refuse to buy Pokemon games >:(

[@stevenlauzon7031]

I just was sent a link to your channel and had no ideas this existed. After more than 35 years in the retail used game business I am shocked how close in attitude we are. I tore a strip of a dude yesterday because he found a vectrex in a box and proceeded to set it up and plug it in, having no idea what it was. Who does that without asking a staff member?

[@Islandswamp]

I have owned real and counterfeit copies of expensive magic the gathering cards and when I went to sell cards, I made sure to not include the fakes in there. I’d never just leave them in the pile to see if they don’t get noticed. That’s really scummy.

[@scoutdy6547]

Pat: "just gonna put rob here."

[@Snakefeel]

Yeah! Ian Blows Chronic!

[@cannonballkid]

_The old man loved bargaining as much as an Arab trader and he was twice as shrewd._ I love hearing these stories, Ian is in his element, really knows his stuff.

[@themadplotter]

Imagine how nerdy this store is, golly gosh.

[@YannyVideos]

love your videos! awesome to hear great stories. I do not have a local store near me with retro games :(

[@kanatabass]

"i got my medical card anyway" nice

[@Blizzard56k]

Love story time with angry Ian. haha! Good catch btw. Hope someone else doesn't get ripped off by this guy.

[@mikeconover1493]

Ian "I have my fucking medical card" haha fucking great.

[@Lynxan]

To this day I wish I knew how much Little Sampson would become. I used to see copies of them at Kay Be for 10 bucks all the time. They could not get rid of them and Mega Man 6 at the price and here I was.... getting cheep Genesis games that often sucked. Hindsight is 20/20.

[@AJSSPACEPLACE]

Repro carts are fine as long as you can tell they’re reproductions. I once say someone selling a Nintendo world Championship cart, but it was molded in a semi translucent blue

[@CageCombo]

Ian's HEALTH shirt is on point

[@Vsinger82]

Please call me if it smells like marajuana again. I'll try and figure it out for you.

[@kriskizlyk]

Ian, your stories make my day. Thank you for sharing and keep them coming.

[@jeff97ish]

Good for you Ian!

[@vinson311]

I agree with what you did, Ian! I have to admit I wasn't a huge Ian fan when I first started watching this podcast, but now I think he is a smart, alright dude. He always gives his blunt opinion and I appreciate honesty.

[@remykamermans5544]

In the 90's i had the opportunity to buy little samson and panic restaurant for about 7 euro each from my local video store which sold all there nes games.

[@pulphope]

4.30 Ferguson totally reminds me of Lance in Pulp Fiction when he talks about the guy keying his car

[@Crlarl]

This should really be a _Scumbag... seller... of.. the... week... week._

[@LinkRocks]

As someone who worked retail for 14 years, I applaud Ian for taking this clown to the shed. Some customers think they can do whatever they want to retail employees without consequence. This guy should be banned from Luna, which I assume is the case.

[@TrollbotTB]

1300 dollar game who in there right mind would throw it in a box? dead giveaway

[@grzlygmr]

Troll bot TB9000 dude that's a good fucking point!!! Well said

[@drud-dh4ev]

It's crazy how so many people bid on fake Pokemon GBA carts on eBay!

[@ImmortalInflames]

Enjoyable story, thanks for sharing. =]

[@generalcoon47]

Speaking of Luna stories, I still want to hear Ian finish the story about Max the stalker and his "Ian" video game and comic book. The first part had me in stitches! Does he even still come in the store and bother Ian anymore?

[@shinhawk]

+generalcoon47 Ian will no longer discuss that story. Max could have requested that Ian no longer say anything about him.

[@tonyschwarz9501]

I live half a block away from ypur Chula Vista store, keep up the good work!

[@JeffTygart]

I can definitely relate to the repo vs originals. I grew up with my dad owning a part shop that sold both repos and nos parts. The price could vary hundred of dollars between the two.

[@dizzle1119]

I see no problem with reproduction games....especially if it's a super rare game that costs a fortune. A lot of us are not interested in getting into collecting on a level that we'll drop $150-$200 on a game. That said, nobody should try to pass them off as the real deal...

[@182punkbunny]

man I love this story ... Ian may sound like a dick at times on this ...but I'm sure he deals with a lot of crap I do customer service over the phone but I would never do face to face... one thing I give him lots of props is that he really looks out for his business and his customers ...I've been to resellers that I've told them it is a fake they get mad at me for letting them know... so bravo Ian

[@spiritcore5603]

I know a store near Montreal that sells reproduction carts of translated games at fairly high prices. I can understand your stance on this if those games used to be commercially available like Little Samson but what's your take on those that never were in the first place like Sweet Home?

[@Dongled]

I believe it's only illegal to sell repros if you don't tell people they're repros. With games like those two though, you'd have to compare them to some circuit board screenshots on like Neogaf or something to even hope to take them in. Well, if the labels were not obvious repros at least.

[@PSUDarius2032]

On the Ask Ian series on the Pat the NES Punk vol 4 dvd Ian is answering some questions and I'm sure you can clearly see a piece sitting right next to him. LOL

[@Yoshikid666]

I wanna go to Ian's store!!!

[@irondom]

The two most famous video game stores in the world: Super Potato and ... Luna.

[@AyyDraws]

I'm fine with repros, so long as you're not selling them, especially for something like Little Samson, which is incredibly hard to find, but also really fun to play.

[@timlarsson]

More Luna stories! :D Best. Shit. Ever!

[@PablojRomero402]

That little samson of the photo is from the link i posted in your facebook page. The chinese are releasing a lot of bootlegs, most of them are really obvious, but some like that little samson are too similar to the real thing.

[@sharpshooter-ny5vh]

i helped my friend sell his real copy of dino peak he had no idea on how rare it actually was luckly i actually pay attention to the market and whats rare. right before a video store closed down in our area like 15 years ago he happen to buy the game off them for like 10$.

[@crimson90]

Jeremy McGrath Motocross is a great game on the N64. I've had so much fun with the track editor over the years. Don't knock it.

[@SnoopKatt]

Hey I visited this place the other day! I was looking at the Vectrex :3

[@xsilentbulletsx]

6 months collecting, has two fake games...... sounds like someone got ripped off and hoped you would over look some things on a busy day. probably bought them at 300 a piece lmfaooo

[@collectorsalmanac]

Deja vu? Sure Ian has told this story!!

[@yugidude1]

iirc last time little Samson came up was fakes on eBay

[@FakYuhGoogel]

+The Retro Trader Yeap, I also thought I've heard this before.

[@sonjamie666]

+The Retro Trader you watched the video twice maybe without noticing? :P

[@collectorsalmanac]

+J B nope pretty sure its the same story from a few week back?

[@Ponimaju]

+The Retro Trader I remember the part about the guy threatening to call the cops cause the store smells like weed.

[@hobrev]

funny stuff, I recently went thru all my nes stuff from back in the day that I had almost forgotten about and I found out that I had not only Dinosaur Peak but Duck Tales 2 and The friggin Smurfs in there. You can be certain I was pretty fast at telling my mom to stash the stuff somewhere safe :D

[@Whitefright]

You never know if your games are real or someone made them in their garage

[@crazymike8057]

I was wondering if we got stuck with a fake game, how would we get rid of it? I bought a few from a place called Games 4 Less years ago and don't want to get in trouble. I would rather save up and get the real version instead but if there is a legit way to get rid of the games it would be nice.

[@RetroCollector]

No joke a few months ago my local retro game store actually got a real and official Little Samson. They paid the guy a lot of money but I can’t remember how much but. A guy buys the game 2 days later after getting the money. They sold it for I think around $5000. Never got to see it because I was too late.

[@Clay3613]

My local store still has a copy.

[@Bogard94]

Ian, you're a far more patient man than I am. Not even halfway through the story I'd have contacted law enforcement and got rid of that moron somehow. Still though, very well done fending off the fakes.

[@StraytheSkies]

where i live theres a section in a pawn shop thats full of rom hacks and stuff

[@Necromancer999]

Sometimes, I dislike Ian. Sometimes, I really like Ian. Today, I really like Ian.

[@Skinner0187]

I picked a little Samson repro in a lot. Couldn't tell the difference until i opened it up. Sucks though cause now I have a useless game when I thought i struck it big

[@gamesandgear]

I like bootlegs but I hate when the "collectors" loose his mind when they try to sell like an original cart "oh Men yeah its fake but you can give me 2000$ MX pesos for this Megaman its to weird, my cousin send to me from the El Paso,"

[@productions963]

To the guy selling that. Make a custom label so you know it’s not original. Anyone who buys a board from Infinite NES lives can make their own.

[@rezking789]

whats the next segment?!?!

[@Tim85-y2q]

Ian's right here. Once you spot one fake you can't trust anything. It's all tainted at that point.

[@SYIBOI]

So how do you guys feel about like on a disc game, like say for wii or ps2 or something, when you get the game from gamestop and they threw away the original label, do you mind as much when people reprint a label for the game case? Just curious.

[@SYIBOI]

Ahh I do it on games I plan to keep, just so I dont have that fugly yellow and black generic label staring at me from the shelf or drawer where I keep games. But wow that is some BS

[@RetroRescuers]

Ian got the 420 in his blooood. ahhahah

[@failurestates]

El Cajon Blvd lmfao. I used to actually live in the "town" of El Cajon outside San Diego when I was like 13-14. Probably means nothing to anyone else but I found it funny.

[@strocat25]

Hey Ian! If you have your medical card you should try growing your own smoke.. Its not only easy... its also fun. I think you would love it. It really is easy and youll never have to pay for smoke ever again

[@gothicoebm]

you talk about luna game store san diego right?

[@anonymous10099]

So I don't get the labeling thing. I mean some of my NES stuff before I sold them on Craigslist years ago looked for lack of a better term like shit. So if I or the kid that bought them went and got new labels on them as long as the game is there isn't that good enough?

[@ostrichesandgin8570]

as long as you clearly put reproduction label on it it's fine

[@rosstedfordkendall]

+Thomas Bryant Most collectors want it authentic, even if it is torn or trashed. If you put a repro label on, it actually devalues the game.

[@anonymous10099]

+rosstedfordkendall That is another reason I'm glad I'm part of the glorious 3DS/PC master race. Digital games everywhere

[@koolaidman531]

Jeremy McGrath = Danny Sullivan of the n64 generation.

[@BR2049_]

you should have taken pictures of the carts and the guys who brought them in and put them up for everyone to see

[@stupidbluebird]

Would you buy a repro cart if it said such on the label?

[@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong]

I love Ian's Luna stories

[@jimdandy6336]

do you think it's bad if a store sells a repro cart but state it's a repro?

[@FreePlayMode]

@Pat the NES Punk that's felony territory. Any theft over $500 is considered grand larceny and is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a $5000 fine.

[@kris198921]

We need a story time with Ian segment

[@floweru.s.a.9233]

Anyone know how to get cig smoke smell out of games? I just got box of games carts and disc format from someone but they all smell like smoke. Was wondering if maybe Ian or Pat has had this problem too. The question is open to anyone however. Thanks!

[@DDStuff]

+Ian fit Dryer sheets, they absorb bad smells in stuff really good. I can confirm this works as I have had to get rid of bad cigar smoke smells from used PS2's and game boxes.

[@floweru.s.a.9233]

How long would you recommend using the sheets for? I put them in a walmart bag with sheets but they still smell. I did only put them into the bag for a day before removing. Thanks!

[@DDStuff]

+Ian fit It also depends on how bad the smell is. So you may need to throw out the old ones and replace them with new ones if the smell persists. Edit: It also depends on the brand of dryer sheets used. Some Dryer sheets do better then others.

[@thepoliticalstartrek]

Where is this store?

[@justkeepitoriginal]

He then went to GameStop and made $1,000,000,000,000,000 off of those 3 games. Next week we will see another video of GameStop selling fake games

[@KhronoProd]

I've seen a Little Samon for $150 at a thrift shop about two years ago, I'm pretty sure it was real tho.

[@thegreatdreamhero]

I think its cool to have repro games if you are honest about them, and don't try to cheat others. Another sure fire way to find out if they are retro is by their boards!

[@marmite9020]

left us off on a cliff hanger I see

[@yjzep9922]

I am curious why the guy buying a ton over a short period is so bad? I went hard this summer with NES myself, and upped my collection from 20 games to close to 400. Now I have been in this hobby before and had to liquidate, so I was kinda trying to re-collect very quickly to fill the empty hole lol, but I still don't see how they are "ruining the hobby". Mind you I am not disagreeing, just not sure as to why? Are they driving up prices due to artificial demand and willingness to overpay? I did notice that this time around things were a bit pricier than I remember. For instance, Mega Man 8 for Saturn is like $300 at my local retro store. How? Why? Also, why did I sell all my rpgs? :(