oops

Oh I would love to see some amazon statistics on sales over the coming months.

Just thought I would see your opinion on the matter.

Will the increase in people working from home also translate to increased online shopping.

Or

Will people tighten their spending/budget and things will slow down/decrease?

I would love to hear your thoughts.

1 hour ago, Bronty said:

I think if the rest of the game is flawless it would get 85 no problem.

Now, chances are there are other small flaws, so I think the likely result is 80+ or lower I agree, but not just because of that side creasing.

As for wata, probably 8.5?

Im just trying to give the guy the best possible guess. we both know there is likely some scuffing aswell.

13 hours ago, Penguin said:

I collect Nintendo branded promo pocket knives and box cutters.  That’s pretty niche haha.

I really want the zelda box cutter. I have the killer instinct one.

edit: oops was thinking letter opener

I collect snes box variations and ces, alt, prototype boxes.

any box different from release. I find it niche

On 3/12/2020 at 9:35 AM, Ninja_xxx said:

IF everything else is perfect i would says Wata 9.0 A++ or VGA 85. Still a good grade man. Try to enjoy the piece bro. I have a few pieces like that i think the pictures make it worse then it really is.

i would be very surprised at an 85 with that amount of creasing. I think 80+

18 hours ago, Caliboy24 said:

Had an experience with what I had a strong feeling was a resealed game.  Bought a Super Mario Bros 3 on ebay and was described as factory sealed.  When I took a good look at it, I saw at the top right corner back there is a small tear on the box, but the it was perfectly sealed top to bottom even showing the H-seam. Also, noticed that the contents seemed really loose that something inside the box was shaking and to me, it was missing something.  So because of those things, I returned it to get my money back.  A few days later, I was checking out the seller's feedback and saw a negative from a buyer saying that the game he bought was resealed...  He then was selling the same Super Mario 3 but under a different ebay user ID, this time the feedback is in private.  I would not trust buying anything from that seller.

Now my question is, how can a re-seal like that be practically perfect?  I couldn't believe it was possible!  Was thinking as long as it has the H or V seam, then you're good...

at the end of the day a plastic seam isnt the guarantee its legit, its part of it. Alot of the tells come from the box. Many factors come into play determining a reseal.

Could you post detailed photos vs a claim of a “perfect H-seam”?

1 hour ago, Nintendopower4ever said:

 

It isn't the Made in Mexico part that is incorrect. Wata graded all 3 copies as USA versions and they are -LTN versions made for other countries and were NOT released for the USA.

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Oh yeah, fair point. Your original post was a little confusing.

5 hours ago, Nintendopower4ever said:

That isn't true. The Latin American games are all -LTN code on the box flap, manual, and cartridge, not USA including these Death and Return of Supermans.

Of course I'm not saying not all Made in Mexico games are all Latin releases. lol

Without even needing to open it and verify, here's what makes it different than any normal Made in Mexico USA version of a SNES game

 

your second photo would be considere “Made in Japan”, the labelling is correct.

Made in Mexico VS Made in Japan.

Im in the not an 85+ club

send one to each and report back

I have a game graded 85+ and there is no way its anything short of a fluke

IDSO Wild Guns Natsume Reg card.

Pm me please if you have this. Willing to pay $50-$75

this one

Ive got a 9.6 a+ that would be a vga 80

Doesn’t seem like anything to be too worried about outside of the normal test your games and open them especially if spending hundred to thousands of dollars.

Legit looking fakes have been discussed since I started collecting in 2010.

I will add that people selling fakes are constantly scheming new ways to try and fool people, so these threads are great reminders to not get complacent on checking over your games!

21 minutes ago, attakid101 said:

Ah. Bummer. I thought he sourced them for that model. 

he only had 1 left, it was $150USD. Which is about $200 Canadian.

Acrylic isnt cheap either is custom parts.

On 1/14/2020 at 7:51 AM, attakid101 said:

I remember NA member lojack had a connection for reproduction acrylic shells for that kiosk.

I looked into that, it was the gameboy taller style which I didn’t want. Also the shipping was I think from Australia to Canada and was not cheap

double post

see, all I need now is acrylic cover and a key, i bought a set of keys but they didnt work.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F261931795680

I bought a japanese cable off ebay because it was all i could find (was cheap too) and it fixed my picture issue

On 1/10/2020 at 2:20 PM, RH said:

I've seen this bubble up over here, but didn't pay much attention until now.  That was so ballsy.

I recommend getting a heat gun that you can set the temp on if you are going to attempt something like this again.  They aren't that expensive.

who knows maybe i would have failed with the heat gun, the lighter works. but I do mention the heat gun in my original post.

19 minutes ago, Jim Jimmer said:

Good job! My best removal was a security bar code with some foil Underneath on my sealed king of dragon. Took 20minutes but   I downed the bastard. Shrinkwrap is ok although a bit loose. Looks much cleaner!

take a lighter to the loose part, that was my main victory that I wanted to share

58 minutes ago, austin532 said:

I would have just left it on to be honest. You took a big risk in damaging the shrinkwrap. Those anti theft stickers are mean.

no risk no reward. it was the meanest sticker!