Topic: Where to buy authentic Castlevania games

[Zuljaras]

Hello!!!

Any of you guys can share some legit places to buy Castlevania games.

Currently I have:
Circle of the Moon
Castlevania Double Pack
Dawn of Sorrow (no case)
Portrait of Ruin (no case)
Mirror of Fate
Castlevania The Adventure

I would really like to buy Order of Ecclesia and 2 cases for the DS games.

But in eBay I can't be certain if the DS cartridges are authentic.

I am in EU and I do not want to buy from the US because the delivery will be more expensive than the game itself.

From eBay I only can trust photos of GBA games since they are easier to spot if fake or not.

Can I trust Amazon?

I live in Bulgaria and here we do not have those games in the stores ;( like ever.

So please share good places or trusted sellers that I can order from.

[zangetsu468]

I would really like to buy Order of Ecclesia and 2 cases for the DS games.

But in eBay I can't be certain if the DS cartridges are authentic.

Yes you can. Don't buy from China or HK, their cartidges don't use gold teeth and you'll find you lose your save files. There's also a nintendo stamp on the back of the cartridge for DS games which are authentic, ask the seller to verify it.

You can also tell the authenticity by the price in general. Make sure the seller has sold the item before and has adequate feedback.

OOE (PAL, European) retails for around 50-70 AUD, not sure what that is in EUR.

[suomynona]

Ebay does work. Most of the time. If you're getting Japanese, which I do, it would be an easy job. Just find 'from Japan' and go to sellar ratings to check.
For Englsh version, I'd go for UK because US has outrageous shipping.

For short, avoid China and HK. It would be an easy process from there. If it is bootleg, just get it refunded or report. Works for everything on ebay.

Mirror of fate is quite easy to get. I just walk into any retail and see it everywhere in Australia. Don't know in there tho.

[zangetsu468]

For short, avoid China and HK. It would be an easy process from there. If it is bootleg, just get it refunded or report. Works for everything on ebay.

It's also easy to tell if manuals and covers are original or scans/ photocopies. If the item is not as advertised then demand refunds. Avoid US and China/HK for OOE as the NTSC versions advertise and use the same cover art. It's also got nothing on the EUR/ PAL cover art of Shanoa soaring through the air. (One of the my personal favourite CV covers of all time).

[Zuljaras]

What about Amazon? I have never ordered stuff from there.

I just wonder if this is legit or not. - https://www.amazon.com/Castlevania-Order-Ecclesia/dp/B001CU4EJ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492069829&sr=8-1&keywords=castlevania+order+of+ecclesia

[Zuljaras]

I contacted the Amazon seller and they told me that the game is authentic Konami product. Now only wait and see

[knightmere]

Amazon has all three DS games for sale brand new.

[KaZudra]

Welp, looks like I'll be getting a new 2DS soon, the prices look reasonable.

[Zuljaras]

Yes! I got Order of Ecclesia and it is genuine. It was sealed and everything. Had to check many times but it turned out it was genuine Konami product. It was the NA version.