Stores Baffled After Being Sent Boxes Of Rare Poop Slinger Game

"“We just looked it up and they're like over $1,000 a piece. I have no clue where this came from. This is not something that I ordered. It's just from VS Games LLC in Virginia. I have no clue what we're supposed to do.”"

"“In a follow up video, staff reached out to the Virginia business only to discover a likewise state of confusion. VS was hammered by calls from others with similar boxes of Poop. It has drummed up a lot of speculation in the used games community. Some parties worried they're being leveraged for some strange form of fraud, others that they're being scammed with fake copies, though it's since emerged that the games are the legitimate article.”"

"“The physical copies of Poop Slinger were originally released by Limited Rare Games in 2019. While they said they only printed around 100 copies, Sony's minimums require at least 1,000. It would add up that most of the copies were made but simply left out of”"

Retailers reported receiving boxes containing the 2018 PlayStation 4 game Poop Slinger, a title previously known for extreme rarity. Fewer than 100 copies were believed to exist, and past online auctions reportedly priced each copy above $1,000. Stores said they did not order the shipments and were unsure what to do with them. Attempts to contact the Virginia-based sender, VS Games LLC, revealed similar confusion and many calls from other retailers. Speculation included fraud or scams, but later indications pointed to legitimate copies. Rumors circulated about a liquidation company being offered thousands of copies below market value, and another store claimed the postmaster delivered many packages containing multiple copies each. The game was originally released by Limited Rare Games, which stated it printed about 100 copies, while Sony’s requirements reportedly demanded at least 1,000.

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