ApebitMusic | 130 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Dang, this thing looks mint. Almost … suspiciously mint?? Nahh, not gonna say that… until someone else does. Haha https://www.ebay.com/itm/Super-Metroid-SNES-factory-sealed-brand-new-/294775063724?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,203 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) i don't see any vent holes on it + seal looks... weird? idk how to describe it. it looks like it's never been touched or scuffed, which should be pretty common considering all sealed games were in cases that had some movement. edit: lol wtf, that seller has TONS of sealed games? and not just games, but like, very very rare games... i'm quite suspicious. i wouldn't be surprised if there's a reseal operation going on here. edit 2: check out this made in japan mmx they have listed. this is a lot more believable - has vent holes and overlaps where the seams meet. i could believe this one is real. but definitely not that super metroid. Edited January 30, 2022 by inasuma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhiteJr. | 1,162 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, inasuma said: i don't see any vent holes on it + seal looks... weird? idk how to describe it. it looks like it's never been touched or scuffed, which should be pretty common considering all sealed games were in cases that had some movement. edit: lol wtf, that seller has TONS of sealed games? and not just games, but like, very very rare games... i'm quite suspicious. i wouldn't be surprised if there's a reseal operation going on here. edit 2: check out this made in japan mmx they have listed. this is a lot more believable - has vent holes and overlaps where the seams meet. i could believe this one is real. but definitely not that super metroid. Looks legit to me. I see vent holes too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheGreg | 105 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 23 minutes ago, WalterWhiteJr. said: Looks legit to me. I see vent holes too. I was so torn on this Super Metroid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,884 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Maertens29 said: I was so torn on this Super Metroid. Buy it, then if it's fake, return it! eBay, right? Edited January 30, 2022 by OptOut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,307 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Metroid's legit, no questions asked. I applaud people for being hesitant with the numbers thrown around these days but that's not one to be scared of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 430 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Okay, but I think this person is literally a seamstress. Look at the stuff in the background in the Mario Bros pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,723 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, 3rdStrongestMole said: Okay, but I think this person is literally a seamstress. Look at the stuff in the background in the Mario Bros pics Yup, she's a seamstress for the band. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApebitMusic | 130 Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 8 hours ago, Maertens29 said: I was so torn on this Super Metroid. What do you mean? Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApebitMusic | 130 Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 Yeah, I dunno what throws me off about it. I thought the plastic itself of the seal looked weird. Almost … too thick? And also I still can’t see any vent holes, but if any of you say they’re there I’ll believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulag Joe | 582 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 The retro gaming community and its media personalities want everyone to believe there are thousands of sealed games out there but it seems like an awful lot of people don't want to believe it when a few unknown copies show up for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,723 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 It's fake.....reseal!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApebitMusic | 130 Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 18 minutes ago, Gulag Joe said: The retro gaming community and its media personalities want everyone to believe there are thousands of sealed games out there but it seems like an awful lot of people don't want to believe it when a few unknown copies show up for sale Nope, not me, this one just legit looked weird to me. I’m happy to believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhiteJr. | 1,162 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) That made in Japan mega man x should get interesting. Edited January 30, 2022 by WalterWhiteJr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulag Joe | 582 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I'm not trying to out anyone on this thread. Just making a sarcastic point that when lots like this do show up, they tend to be met with skepticism rather than: sEe I tOlD yOu SeAlEd GaMeS aRe CoMmoN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 430 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I feel like it's good to be skeptical of a seller who has 10 gem mint sealed games selling all at the same time and no transactions in the last year... idk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulag Joe | 582 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) I wouldn't call them all gem mint! Edited January 30, 2022 by Gulag Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 430 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 26 minutes ago, Gulag Joe said: I wouldn't call them all gem mint! Fair enough. I didn't flip through all of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIB_Wholesale | 418 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 the other stuff the seller has is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetTheGreg | 105 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 4 hours ago, ApebitMusic said: What do you mean? Haha Just what you said in your next post. Something about it just felt... "Off", haha. If other people are confident it's legit though, then that's good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,369 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Gulag Joe said: I'm not trying to out anyone on this thread. Just making a sarcastic point that when lots like this do show up, they tend to be met with skepticism rather than: sEe I tOlD yOu SeAlEd GaMeS aRe CoMmoN This thread isn’t about people not understanding the rarity of some of the sealed games. It’s more about if you’re spending on big amounts, you need to not do so blindly (unlike some of the buyers on HA). Discussing about the seal legitimacy is a natural thing to do; bidding without asking (if unsure) is the unnatural thing to do. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApebitMusic | 130 Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 6 hours ago, Maertens29 said: Just what you said in your next post. Something about it just felt... "Off", haha. If other people are confident it's legit though, then that's good! Totally makes sense, I dunno why at the time I first read it it didn’t. Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inasuma | 1,203 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 13 hours ago, WalterWhiteJr. said: That made in Japan mega man x should get interesting. no kidding. last one was a vga 75+ and it went for over $5k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimalHouse | 117 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Going over each photo from the listing OP provided, I was able to spot multiple imperfections. Which I highlighted in the photos. Its not perfect as OP suggested. Still a nice copy to own, if you can get it at the right price lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,307 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 2 hours ago, AnimalHouse said: Going over each photo from the listing OP provided, I was able to spot multiple imperfections. Which I highlighted in the photos. Its not perfect as OP suggested. Still a nice copy to own, if you can get it at the right price lol. Nothing on ebay is ever perfect, but that's about as nice as you can get buying ebay raw ungraded. You're also missing all of the obvious dust / etc on the seal, if there's any debris under the seal then that is a box flaw on grading. That hole your circled in picture 3 isn't a flaw either, that's a vent hole and normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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