Original, sealed copy Pokemon YellowThe stamp, worth about $4,000, was destroyed by US Customs and Border Protection not only after the seal was cracked, but also after the box was broken and the front of the box was cleaned. claims. This The owner, who goes by The_Master_Of_Unlocking, said my city he was dismayed to see such “senseless damage” to the now-destroyed collector’s item.
A friend of The_Master_Of_Unlocking, Steven Kick, CEO of Night Dive Studio, tweeted a photo showing the ruins. Pokemon Yellow copy On January 19.
“My friend bought this sealed and valuable original copy Pokemon YellowKik said. “US Customs: Acrylic box broken, seal torn off, [and] cut the front of the box. Maybe they weren’t fans of the Wata Games?”
Wata Games is an independent company that evaluates and certifies games for collectors. If you’re looking for high-quality, mint copies of old games, you’ll come across Wata Games. The company was responsible for evaluating and verifying the copy of The_Master_Of_Unlocking, giving it an A+ rating and a score of 9.2. According to Wata Games’ website, the game “exceptional situation” and cost $3,800. Or was until US Customs came along and revoked the certificate.
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“So…either they hated the battery inside the cartridge…or they thought it’d contain drugs or something,” one tweeter offered In Kick’s notes. “Can US Customs destroy items without a petition?” he asked with another tweeter many others demands results against agency.
The details are murky as to why customs have to go so far, but according to the domestic and international vehicle shipping service Easy to CarryThe purpose of the inspection by the state agency is to “prevent [the] the export or import of contraband, counterfeit, misdeclared, prohibited, embargoed or any other goods that do not comply with US Customs regulations”. Other than the possibility that the package contained some sort of illegal substance, it appears that US Customs does not need to provide a reason why the inspection was called for in the first place.
my city reached out to US Customs and Wata Games for comment.
In an email my cityHe said he bought a copy of The_Master_Of_Unlocking Pokemon Yellow From an independent seller in Canada who has previously reviewed the game. On January 17th, the two contacted each other and agreed on a price tag of $3,800, with the package shipped that day and scheduled to arrive on January 19th. The package even cleared US Customs at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky, but The_Master_Of_Unlocking discovered a very different item than what the original seller shared in the pictures. He was shocked.
“I opened the undamaged shipping box to find that the Wata Games box was broken Pokemon Yellow empty inside the cardboard box,” said The_Master_Of_Unlocking. “At first I thought it was just the Wata Games acrylic case that was broken and I wasn’t too concerned. Then I noticed that the factory seal was no longer on the game and more importantly on the front cover Pokemon Yellow the box was completely cut off! I couldn’t believe it at first, but I immediately took pictures to document the damage. After taking photos of the damage I immediately notified the seller and to say he was shocked is an understatement. Later, we started working on the dispute process with PayPal, which is currently ongoing.”
The_Master_Of_Unlocking has no idea why US Customs was so careless with this copy Pokemon Yellow. He said the agency’s actions seem “particularly egregious” when safer methods are available, such as cutting the top seal, to inspect the case and cartridge. He noted that he had “shipped high-value items from various countries in the past,” but had never had a problem with US Customs before.
The_Master_Of_Unlocking said, “It was really frustrating and disappointing to see the pointless damage done to the game.” “Pokemon Yellow was the first Pokemon Like the game I had as a kid and like many of that generation, I was fascinated by handheld RPGs. I sadly gave up on a mint copy of the game years ago and have been trying to secure a mint copy to display on my office desk. Unfortunately, I don’t have as much time to devote to playing video games as I once did, but I wanted to give it a prominent place for the enjoyment of looking at it and remembering simpler times when I was working.”
Although there are many copies Pokemon Yellow for sale online, there aren’t many that are in “excellent” and near mint condition like The_Master_Of_Unlocking’s. there is one on eBay it’s close, but with an A+ rating and 9.4 points, it’s currently going for $10,500.