Where is the seller from? Maybe someone can meet him face to face? Sounds like the only safe option.
^good idea,
i2rbo please let us know what state/area you are shipping from so we can arrange for a local pickup.
No need. I met with the seller last night and everything went smoothly. The game was exactly as pictured and he even let me have it for $20 less to cover the cost of gas. He asked me to take a photo of him, to prove that he's legit. He would have posted one, but is having trouble digging up photos of himself.
Anyways, I tore it open as soon as I got home and fired it up. Unfortunately, it turned out to just be a broken version of the TurboChip game, with inferior tunes, choppy animation and no transformations (
no wonder they never dared to release it in Japan). Oh well, at least others can learn from my mistake and skip on picking up this turd at any price.
For those who are curious, here's a pic of the game-
Still nice and minty. I guess that I could let it go for $400, as I paid $480 for it, if anyone wants it strictly as a collectible. As you can see by the photo, I definitely have the game and you can list me as i2rbo's first reference, in case the photo of him is somehow not assurance enough. Even if you can't meet in person as I did, I'm sure that he won't rip you off, even though there would be zero repercussions for him if he did. Just look at that smile.