BouncekDeLemos | 80 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I've got a new sealed refurb New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii in my storage. It comes in a white case instead of red. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 1 hour ago, BouncekDeLemos said: I've got a new sealed refurb New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii in my storage. It comes in a white case instead of red. Is it enclosed in plastic or is it just a little sticker seal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awoken | 275 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Just want to say this is an awesome thread, really like these obscure variants. Guess it's US only as i've never seen anything like this here in Europe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BouncekDeLemos | 80 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 20 hours ago, phart010 said: Is it enclosed in plastic or is it just a little sticker seal Sealed in plastic, no sticker seal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiSlice | 3,089 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 On 5/16/2020 at 4:45 PM, phart010 said: Someone on NA back in the day mentioned having Mario vs Donkey Kong DS. I tried to contact him to buy it, but by that time he was no longer an active member. Well by coincidence I managed to snag Mario vs Donkey Kong. Here's a picture: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 hour ago, MiamiSlice said: Well by coincidence I managed to snag Mario vs Donkey Kong. Here's a picture: All right! So how much do ya want for it? Only need a few more infinity stones and I’ll be able to dominate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 I just missed this one today. Lost track of time and forgot to bid. Ah well 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 (edited) Just repaired the photos in this thread.. many of them were not displaying since VGS moved servers (thanks @Gloves) Still looking for photo confirmation of a few games: -Zelda spirit tracks (I think I saw this before??) -Kid Icarus 3DS -Kirby Dream Collection wii -Kirby Return to Dreamland wii -Mario Party 9 -better photo of Super Paper Mario Edited December 4, 2022 by phart010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaStu | 47 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 8 hours ago, phart010 said: Just repaired the photos in this thread.. many of them were not displaying since VGS moved servers (thanks @Gloves) Still looking for photo confirmation of a few games: -Zelda spirit tracks (I think I saw this before??) -Kid Icarus 3DS -Kirby Dream Collection wii -Kirby Return to Dreamland wii -Mario Party 9 -better photo of Super Paper Mario The bump gave me a mini stomach drop thinking there'd be more 3DS titles to look for. I've not seen a Kid Icarus yet, but then again, I've also had a search running for Super Mario 3D land for a few years with no hits either. I was able to snag a Mario Party Island Tour a while back though so small wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
360collector | 289 Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Very cool, I got some saved searches up on ebay now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaStu | 47 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) Welp.... One more to the pile. This showed up a few weeks ago in a DS/3DS Facebook group I'm in (MiamiSlice is too) and the dude picked it up off ebay for a very normal-ish cost for the game. I didn't bother asking if it was going to be kept or sold because I am not a fan of someone sharing something (rare or not) and then getting a bunch of Is that for sale/want to sell kind of posts/messages. I just went and put the save search back up for the game on eBay and expected to wait another bazillion years. Like a week later it popped back up (guess he was fishing for interest) with a not small BIN/OBO. And for a not small sum I bought it and it just arrived. Sorry phart010. It is open, so I don't know how it was originally sealed. Assuming that this is the original case, there is no seal sticker residue on it, so that would imply a shrink wrap is on the game. The new UPC sticker is on the insert itself. Edited July 27, 2022 by PapaStu 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 12 hours ago, PapaStu said: Welp.... One more to the pile. This showed up a few weeks ago in a DS/3DS Facebook group I'm in (MiamiSlice is too) and the dude picked it up off ebay for a very normal-ish cost for the game. I didn't bother asking if it was going to be kept or sold because I am not a fan of someone sharing something (rare or not) and then getting a bunch of Is that for sale/want to sell kind of posts/messages. I just went and put the save search back up for the game on eBay and expected to wait another bazillion years. Like a week later it popped back up (guess he was fishing for interest) with a not small BIN/OBO. And for a not small sum I bought it and it just arrived. Sorry phart010. It is open, so I don't know how it was originally sealed. Assuming that this is the original case, there is no seal sticker residue on it, so that would imply a shrink wrap is on the game. The new UPC sticker is on the insert itself. Wow! It amazes me that there are so many previously unknown titles that keep popping up as refurbs. I think these refurb games were most probably either sealed or sticker sealed, one or the other. I prefer them to be sealed, because that serves as a means of authentication since the print quality of the cover art is low. But with refurb titles as rare as this, I’d take whatever I can get. Congrats @PapaStu this is probably ultra rare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaStu | 47 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 On 7/27/2022 at 12:42 PM, phart010 said: Wow! It amazes me that there are so many previously unknown titles that keep popping up as refurbs. I think these refurb games were most probably either sealed or sticker sealed, one or the other. I prefer them to be sealed, because that serves as a means of authentication since the print quality of the cover art is low. But with refurb titles as rare as this, I’d take whatever I can get. Congrats @PapaStu this is probably ultra rare I had a search up for months waiting for another version of Art Academy to show up (there was a revised release that they accidentally made that forgot the game logo on the front of the insert) and of course didn't see thus one come up during the wait. I didn't expect to see this of all games getting a refurb run and and funny enough, this is the 00002 release, with that errored logo-less insert the 00001 release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDogGaming | 217 Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Doing some research tonight and found this one that hasn't shown up in this thread yet: On 6/17/2021 at 2:50 AM, Awoken said: Guess it's US only as i've never seen anything like this here in Europe. Also found this tonight. Looks like Europe might have some of their own: 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaStu | 47 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 8:19 PM, BirdDogGaming said: Doing some research tonight and found this one that hasn't shown up in this thread yet: Also found this tonight. Looks like Europe might have some of their own: Fuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhh Where did you see this? Just find the picture or an actual copy for sale someplace? Goes and sets up some new searches (again). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDogGaming | 217 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 (edited) On 11/19/2022 at 3:09 AM, PapaStu said: Where did you see this? It was an eBay sold listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/334530078522?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=3BHvGwr7SJa&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=wVZl_VM-TW-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Edited November 21, 2022 by BirdDogGaming typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaStu | 47 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 22 hours ago, BirdDogGaming said: It was en eBay sold listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/334530078522?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=3BHvGwr7SJa&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=wVZl_VM-TW-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 2-3 weeks ago... **dies a little inside** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaStu | 47 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) On 6/14/2022 at 1:37 PM, phart010 said: Just repaired the photos in this thread.. many of them were not displaying since VGS moved servers (thanks @Gloves) Still looking for photo confirmation of a few games: -Kid Icarus 3DS Saved search paid off... This is a refurb sticker on the front of the insert and the new sku sticker is on the back of the insert. Fun fact, this one is utilizing the original pack-in insert for Kid Icarus rather than the creation of a new one as most every other one has had for the 3DS so far. Edited February 6, 2023 by PapaStu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 8 hours ago, PapaStu said: Saved search paid off... This is a refurb sticker on the front of the insert and the new sku sticker is on the back of the insert. Fun fact, this one is utilizing the original pack-in insert for Kid Icarus rather than the creation of a new one as most every other one has had for the 3DS so far. Ah snap! Nice find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDogGaming | 217 Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 (edited) I’m not seeing this one in the thread. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, Nintendo DS. Currently listed on eBay for those interested: https://www.ebay.com/itm/155469610217?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=2ng1Q7oFT0i&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=wVZl_VM-TW-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Edit: Weird. That link I shared now takes you to a listing of a loose copy of the game. Rest in peace Edited March 26, 2023 by BirdDogGaming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 Ok I just picked this up. Had no knowledge of it, other than my primal instinct. The rabbit hole just got deeper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,818 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Hmm, I'm not sure how the refurbishment process worked but maybe if you sent in the broken game, case and all, you got a complete copy. However, if you mailed off just a disk maybe this is what they sent back? I'm spitballing. I've been fascinated with the refurbishment variant of these games (though I've never bought any.) I've definitely never seen anything like this before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 1,998 Posted Saturday at 12:17 PM Share Posted Saturday at 12:17 PM 19 hours ago, phart010 said: Ok I just picked this up. Had no knowledge of it, other than my primal instinct. The rabbit hole just got deeper Oh shit I have some wii games that fit that style of print. I have to try to dig them out. I never knew where they came from. You think refurbs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted Saturday at 11:02 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 11:02 PM 10 hours ago, RegularGuyGamer said: Oh shit I have some wii games that fit that style of print. I have to try to dig them out. I never knew where they came from. You think refurbs? If I had to take a guess (and this is a shot in the dark) I would propose that this is a warranty replacement. Maybe this is what Nintendo would send to you if you made a warranty claim for a non-working game.. On the front sticker it has “REPL” which could possibly mean replacement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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