3rdStrongestMole | 438 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I'm just curious how WATA can safely verify some of these non H-Seam seals, especially on a game that has shitty cardboard to begin with. I know every seal type can be faked, but wouldn't this just be way easier? Not discounting this authenticity, just wondering how someone could even make this purchase feeling sure about it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Zombies-Ate-My-Neighbors-Super-Nintendo-SNES-NEW-SEALED-WATA-Graded-RARE-VARIANT-/284114849242?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,115 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 As someone that's been collecting for more than a decade, there are more ways than just a seam to tell authenticity. Some of us actually purchased these new from the manufacturer originally so we've got something to compare it to. It's also easy to tell if the box has been opened whether it is sealed or not. Wata has graded some games as NS that have had the seal removed but box was never opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdStrongestMole | 438 Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, Code Monkey said: As someone that's been collecting for more than a decade, there are more ways than just a seam to tell authenticity. Some of us actually purchased these new from the manufacturer originally so we've got something to compare it to. It's also easy to tell if the box has been opened whether it is sealed or not. Wata has graded some games as NS that have had the seal removed but box was never opened. Yeah, and I should've approached this more as a question. How do you tell? I know about flap wear to see if it's been open, but if it's a fake box, there probably wouldn't be any. This game in particular is just so easy to fake. I'm sure they can get detailed looks at color bleeding, etc. Also, I get it's a double edged sword spreading info about verification techniques. Not like I can drop 40 g on a game anyways, but I've been hunting a CIB of this for some time and it's frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,115 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, 3rdStrongestMole said: Yeah, and I should've approached this more as a question. How do you tell? I know about flap wear to see if it's been open, but if it's a fake box, there probably wouldn't be any. This game in particular is just so easy to fake. I'm sure they can get detailed looks at color bleeding, etc. Also, I get it's a double edged sword spreading info about verification techniques. Not like I can drop 40 g on a game anyways, but I've been hunting a CIB of this for some time and it's frustrating. If you want me to take you to school, you're going to have to pay your tuition. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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