Earlier this year, a seller in the UK secured a number of undumped GBA, DS, 3DS, Wii and Wii U ROMs and devkits from the closure of Sega's Brentford office.
In July, the seller was raided by police and the collection seized.
It is now alleged by the seller that Sega was behind this, with outlet Time Extension postulating that "Sega, when it departed its iconic Brentford HQ, will have hired someone to dispose of all the unwanted furniture and other items. Somehow, a bunch of carts, accessories and development kits were included in this, and these were legally purchased by the seller via his usual day-to-day business. Sega, realising its error, has reclaimed the kits by getting the police involved, which implies wrongdoing on behalf of the seller – something he asserts is categorically not true."
Apparently there are strict rules about returning devkits once they are no longer used, even for defunct systems.
Time Extension have reached out to Sega for clarification, and will update if they hear back.








