mine was off ebay, but the sealed games that the one seller that jbone was talking about, i remember him, i bought two games off of him, the sonic not for resale, and an altered beast copy. i definitely have questions on both of those, especially the sonic not for resale. (both seem to have the proper weight to them though, in terms of extras inserts inside, etc) the sonic 3 i bought was not from him, but does not have the seam going down the back like many other sega sealed titles. (and other sonic 3 sealed games) uhhhh yeah it could be retailer reseal, and not factory sealed. but mine with the wear inside raises questions which makes me think mine is retailer resealed. Not sure how that works in terms of trying to move it, or sell it. im tempted to send some stuff off to wata, but idk if i would even get the answer im looking for and dont feel like taking a chance in terms of investing money into that either. I also did the flick test he was talking about, and i kinda see where hes coming from with that. some of my sealed stuff that i know legit seems more softer in terms of the flick on the shrink and sound wise. where the ones in questions seem tighter and more loud with the flicking, if that makes sense.