Ebayer trying to auction off PC Engine Super System Card 3.0 as U.S. version!

[Mathius]

Heads up guys! I was shopping for a Super System Card 3.0 and I came across this guy auctioning a PC Engine Super System Card as a Turbografx CD system card. I studied the pictures closely and sure enough its the Japanese version. Here's the link

http://cgi.ebay.com/Turbo-Grafx-16-CD-DUO-Super-System-Card-3-0-RARE_W0QQitemZ140316682467QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_Games_Accessories?hash=item140316682467&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50



I emailed him about it and this is what he wrote back.

"I have tested the card on my Turbo Grafx CD and it played both Y's Book I & II (U.S. version) and Dracula X Rondo of Blood (Japanese only release) with no problems. Essentially, the System 3 card turns a Turbo CD into a Turbo Duo with no regional lockouts that I know of that exist with the Super CD Rom 2 system."

I don't know. I am kind of new here. What do you guys think.

[Necromancer]

He's correct that the games are region free, but the system cards are just like all the other HuCards and require a converter or region mod. to work on a US system.

[td741]

NOTE: Very few Super CD titles a defective Super System Card check and will only work with a Japanese Super System Card (or ACD Pro).

I think the titles are Bonanza Brothers and some demo discs.

[Mathius]

Exactly, he's not warning potential bidders that you need a converter to use the card. He's acting like you just insert the card and play! Am I overreacting on this one?

[Necromancer]

Am I overreacting on this one?

Nope.  Whoever buys this card is going to be sorely disappointed, assuming he (or she) is unaware of the region requirements for System Cards.

[Black Tiger]

I've been trying to get another U.S. System 3.0 card for years, because back when I had both, at least one of them would run on either region. Maybe it's just random cards or hardware, but he could be telling the truth. He could also have a U.S. card in a japanese case. The auction does say that the manual is japanese, so the only part he'd be possibly lying about would be if he really tested it on a Turbo-CD.

[pceslayer]

Misleading, but he specifically states that its for the CDROM2 system and not the TurboGrafx 16.

-=QUOTE=-
"Up for auction is a near mint NEC Super System Card version 3.0 for the CD-ROM2 System which provides an additional 192KB of RAM and the 3.0 BIOS update"



And nowhere did he say this specific card would work in a TG16. He just said a Super System Card in the TG16 makes it like a DUO.


Bastard is playing on words and should be reported!!

[jperryss]

Misleading, but he specifically states that its for the CDROM2 system and not the TurboGrafx 16.

Except in the title of the auction, and in the sentence that follows the one you quoted.
"The Turbo Grafx-CD w/ the Super System Card 3.0 can play Super CD-Rom2 Games which turns a Turbo Grafx CD system into a Turbo Duo."

He'll probably get $80-100 for this too.

[RoyVegas]

I took a closer look at mine just to see if there are any differences.  Only difference I noticed on the card itself was it has the HE in the bottom right corner of the card.  Not to mention all the JAP writing on the back.

[Mathius]

I took a closer look at mine just to see if there are any differences.  Only difference I noticed on the card itself was it has the HE in the bottom right corner of the card.  Not to mention all the JAP writing on the back.

That's is what I was looking at too, the HE in the corner. The american version has some kind of small print I can't make out on my computer. Iv never actually seen one in person, sadly.

[Arkhan]

I took a closer look at mine just to see if there are any differences.  Only difference I noticed on the card itself was it has the HE in the bottom right corner of the card.  Not to mention all the JAP writing on the back.

That's is what I was looking at too, the HE in the corner. The american version has some kind of small print I can't make out on my computer. Iv never actually seen one in person, sadly.

That is a Japanese sys card 3.0

The US one has

Ver. 3^.O on the left, no HE on the right, and no text above SUPER SYSTEM CARD.

(Im looking at mine right now)

so, that guy is a dick.

[Arkhan]

>_>

Reported

mwahahahaaaaaa

it was up to like 70$.   I cant let some poor dude pay that much for a card worth like 10$ if that

[Mathius]

>_>

Reported

mwahahahaaaaaa

it was up to like 70$.   I cant let some poor dude pay that much for a card worth like 10$ if that

Justice is served

[jperryss]

>_>

Reported

mwahahahaaaaaa

it was up to like 70$.   I cant let some poor dude pay that much for a card worth like 10$ if that

I reported it also, but it's still up.

I hate scammers.

[Mathius]

Yep, I noticed that too