Guy selling Shenmue 2 translation mod copies on ebay - HELP!

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Guy selling Shenmue 2 translation mod copies on ebay - HELP!

Postby Shenmue_Trilogy » Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:27 pm

So here is a guy who selling copies of shenmue 2 with the eng translation mod which was made for shenmue fans and is completely free:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shenmue-2-for ... 1834050244?

Using the term "repro" is just misleading! He already sold two copies. This needs to stop! =; Shenmue fans please report the guy on ebay by using the report link:

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...if there any option to report him to sega or Yu's team would be great!
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Re: Guy selling Shenmue 2 translation mod copies on ebay - H

Postby Anthony817 » Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:22 pm

What you don't seem to understand is a lot of people can't get the special discs needed to get the 99 minute release working. This needs a special rare disc and many burners can't burn them. Since there was no official NTSC-U release of Shenmue 2, people really seem to want a reproduction of it.

Edit, this seems to be the standard 80 minute disc version.

Also, for a reproduction the guy seems to not even be using the real disc images that were from the actual game. It is strange why he isn't using a 4 disc jewel case either.
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Re: Guy selling Shenmue 2 translation mod copies on ebay - H

Postby sm1th » Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:35 pm

not cool
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Postby Amir » Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:36 pm

I bought a burned copy of Rez off eBay back in 2007. I have no idea what I was thinking. A month or so later I came to my senses and realised I could burn my own games. I now have a legit JP copy of Rez, though (PAL version is way too expensive).
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Re: Guy selling Shenmue 2 translation mod copies on ebay - H

Postby amiga1200 » Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:05 pm

sm1th wrote: not cool
^^ agreed, and them some!
(i know of a few devs in non-related areas getting the same done to their freewares, they was explicit in stating as such.)
only thing that could possibly be charged for, is the media costs, and the shipping.
that is all.
sadly, it's the net, and it's a long time running joke 'you can sell anything online'.
a discerning eye is always required. 8) (trust#1)
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Re: Guy selling Shenmue 2 translation mod copies on ebay - H

Postby Sonne2 » Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:18 pm

sadly sellers around the world will be taking advantage of shenmue fans who want to buy a disc, raising the prices and selling free mod's by the community, even though they were made for FREE. Sickening.
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Re: Guy selling Shenmue 2 translation mod copies on ebay - H

Postby IlDucci » Sat Jul 25, 2015 6:22 am

If it only were the Shenmue II fans... Lately there's been a truckload of people selling reproduction copies of fan patches, fan translations and so, without the permission of the creators (Not like they're going to give that permission).

In any case, that guy can get his ass kicked if you use the piracy card when voting him.
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Re: Guy selling Shenmue 2 translation mod copies on ebay - H

Postby Snoopbob2006 » Sat Jul 25, 2015 8:43 am

It was always going to happen.. With widespread news coverage its easy for people to make money. Still though the set looks awesome!! Would of probably bought it myself if it was around £30 cheaper!
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Re: Guy selling Shenmue 2 translation mod copies on ebay - H

Postby brad86 » Sat Jul 25, 2015 2:23 pm

You could always purchase this copy to save some poor guy from doing so.

As soon as it turns up, open a case with ebay and tell them that you didn't know you was buying a counterfeit game.
They will 100% side with the buyer and you'll get a full refund. Then give it away to someone who needs it.

You never know, It just might make this guy stop selling them.

EDIT: He has removed the item from sale.
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Re: Guy selling Shenmue 2 translation mod copies on ebay - H

Postby Shenmue_Trilogy » Sat Jul 25, 2015 6:20 pm

Yep he ended his auction after I contaced him. Selling pirate/burned (modded) copies is against the copyright! [-X
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Postby Bambi » Sun Jul 26, 2015 5:22 pm

He's done a great job with the presentation, I really like the cardboard sleeve, covers and disc art.

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Re: Guy selling Shenmue 2 translation mod copies on ebay - H

Postby Snoopbob2006 » Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:59 am

Bambi wrote: He's done a great job with the presentation, I really like the cardboard sleeve, covers and disc art.


Haha thats what I was saying! For £10 - £20 I wouldnt of minded it myself! :rotflmao:
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Re: Guy selling Shenmue 2 translation mod copies on ebay - H

Postby Anthony817 » Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:24 am

I wouldn't buy it if it didn't come in at least a 4 disc jewel case, but that is just me. Splitting it into many cases isn't to my liking. Plus if he wanted to make it look NTSC-U I would prefer if he used the custom inlays from on my Shenmue 2 English thread. IMHO that looks perfect and whoever made it did a very good job.

However the guy linked in this thread the quality of the inlays is very good, just not exactly what I want in a repro.
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Re: Guy selling Shenmue 2 translation mod copies on ebay - H

Postby Bambi » Mon Jul 27, 2015 11:28 am

Anthony817 wrote: I wouldn't buy it if it didn't come in at least a 4 disc jewel case, but that is just me.

I prefer games have easy to replace cases, the PAL Dreamcast cases are a disaster, the hinges break on them easily and it's a pain in the arse to replace.
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Re: Guy selling Shenmue 2 translation mod copies on ebay - H

Postby amiga1200 » Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:35 pm

^^ this is true!
had to use jewel cases to seat the labels in, a lot of the games when given/bought, cases were in degrees of chipped, to outright shattered in total.
good thing they can take two disks by default, and some of the cases disk grip teeth were snapped on the outer side/front.
for single disk games, if the front housing has snapped off hinges (or one, the same) apply strips of sticky back transparent plastic at no more the 3mm width and 3 inches length. (max three per case front)
pin down the front tip of game case and the upper/lower of it and golden.
in a round about way, it's possible to reconstruct some cases by mix-n-matching them.
if it's just the one disk, the rear of the game case can take the disk, and the user manual. (front need not be opened in those instances)
doesn't do much for two disk games.
at least half the cases on my games when i got them was fucked, and i mean f00ked!
sitting down for a day playing tetris with retail case parts, recovered most of my stash, with the exception of four retails left in jewel cases, don't have the parts to remotely get another dreamcast retail case in a usable state, they're shagged to the max! (not fit for snorting coke off, that destroyed.)
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for the ones recovered, there's a handful with fractured fronts and rears, and nothing could be done about that...
other than to bolster them with strips of sticky back transparent plastic. :P
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