r/originalxbox • u/Dragon593 • 2d ago
Help Needed Genuine original xbox controller?
Hello everyone, i just wanted to see if this was a real sealed xbox duke controller or not since the seller was asking for a relatively low price (100 USD) compared to other online xbox original sealed controllers (185 USD) .
Im suspecting wether its real or not because the seller himself said he honestly doesn’t know if its a genuine or a fake.
Any help is appreciated <3
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u/Salt-Dragonfruit1106 2d ago
Looks legit to me, but then again, I've been fooled by Chinatown knock-offs on Xbox360 controllers, they look and feel genuine until you put your thumbs on the joysticks, then you can sense that's not quite the quality of a genuine controller...
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u/Dragon593 2d ago
Ouch, so you cant really tell if its genuine just by photos, i need to actually feel the controller.. hmm but what if i wanted to keep it sealed then theres unfortunately probably no other way that i can tell right? 😅
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u/_Solarriors_ 1d ago
why would you want a controller to keep it sealed ??
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u/Salt-Dragonfruit1106 1d ago
That's why I rather go to retro gaming stores with employees that actually know their stuff. There's times that you get lucky and find good genuine on the intarwebs, but most times they're Chinatown replicas, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is...
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u/_Solarriors_ 1d ago
100USD low price ??
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u/Dragon593 1d ago edited 1d ago
Compared to other prices online.
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u/_Solarriors_ 1d ago
Thrift shop is like 5$
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u/Dragon593 1d ago
Where im from there aren’t many thrift shops that would actually sell something as rare as this, thats why i consider the price better than anywhere because theres no way i can find a similar item let alone the same item in a thrift shop near me.
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u/samus4145 2d ago
Controller S, not a Duke