GharetSaiDe | 72 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 I'm looking at a very high priced complete copy of ChronoTrigger, and while I'm not ready to buy it I keep looking at the listing since its in such nice shape. I was going through photos of the cart though and spotted this: Specifically, the M/SNS-ACTE-USA MADE IN MEXICO print. Its pushed right up against the left edge and I haven't seen that before. I have noticed the Made in Mexico labels sometimes look different than others though so I was wondering if somebody more seasoned in SNES collecting has seen this before in a valid label, or if this is a good indicator of a reproduction label? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,946 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I don't think it's fake, it looks very right, I've been comparing a lot of images and stuff. It looks like it was badly cut off center as all of it is shifted evenly top to bottom left to right a bit to the left. Size, color, print quality, all seem right, just shifted left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidaldreams | 654 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Could you ask the seller to open up the cart? I would find it strange if it was an authentic cart with a fake front label. Here's a pic of one I just sold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid | 427 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 That matches what I have on record 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,946 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Well that kind of seals the deal, he's the one to look for weird messed up from normal type stuff and the screen capture to prove it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMario | 10 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) It is very hard to fake the wear I see in the pic. The front bend has cracks and there is usually a gradient of light wear/fading starting at the top from sitting on a rack or shelf. Also (pics below), the ratio between the image boundaries shifted on the label and the total width of the label closely matches up: Image 1: small red : big red is .035 Image 2: small green (added together): big red is .032 Edited March 23, 2021 by DrMario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ThePhleo | 2,185 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 4 hours ago, DrMario said: It is very hard to fake the wear I see in the pic. The front bend has cracks and there is usually a gradient of light wear/fading starting at the top from sitting on a rack or shelf. Also (pics below), the ratio between the image boundaries shifted on the label and the total width of the label closely matches up: Image 1: small red : big red is .035 Image 2: small green (added together): big red is .032 Also, your calculations may be off since the second picture has some fisheye lensing going on. I bet if you opened up the lens correction tool in photoshop you'd get even more precise results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrMario | 10 Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 4 hours ago, ThePhleo said: Also, your calculations may be off since the second picture has some fisheye lensing going on. I bet if you opened up the lens correction tool in photoshop you'd get even more precise results. Excellent point! I'll have to try the same assessment in photoshop and get better at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GharetSaiDe | 72 Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 Thanks a ton! I knew I was asking the right group I got burned on an Earthbound reproduction so I think I'm extra sensitive to anything that looks different than normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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