>>57246275You can get Ruby or Sapphire for about $80 if you stalk the auction sites, Emerald for $200 or a bit lower. It's not really worth it unless you're a legitfag, you can get a flashcart and put all the games in it. You can also back up your save file, I don't have experience with it but youtubers always shill the GB Operator.
The problem with fake carts is that there is a large variety, some work as good as the legit ones and others stop working. It doesn't seem worth to me but if you want to experiment and gamble it might pay off. I feel repos are the worst option when you can just get flash carts.