T-man Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) Hey i recently came accross this cartridge but it doesn't look right, is it real or fake? I purchased it but i only noticed the differences afterwards, I am in the middle of cancleing the transaction cause i think it should have been listed as a repro, any of your opinions would be great, eBay Auction -- Item Number: 260913987251 Thanks Trevor -sorry i put the wrong ebay code in the first time i posted this... Edited December 15, 2011 by T-man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Fake. Here's the real deal: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-malagai_11838.html Also on E-Bay right now, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Fake Reproduction; home printed labels. Agreement with Rom. That sucks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newtype5 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 fake, fake, fake. i watched this auction and cringed when i saw the final value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Boy, you guys must be eagle eyed. I looked at both the auction and the real thing and can't see any differences. And if the seller is honest that he bought the game at a garage sale, sounds like he didn't know either. Played it, thought it was the real thing, saw it was rare, and put it up. Hopefully there's no issues with getting your money refunded as a good seller will go 'oops, my bad' and refund you right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I hate to rub salt in the wound, but there are plenty of "in the know" people here I'd ask for help before spending bucks on a game if I'm less than 100% sure it's authentic. They've always been happy to help and most times have 3 copies of the game I'm looking to buy anyway so I'm not worried about being sniped/outbid by them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 On the real deal the cart's front label and end label are an all-in-one sticker. On that ebay auction the cart front label and end label are two separate stickers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxpressed Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 It would be nice to have a list of those members who have everything and who would be willing to give their advice on the value of an item in an auction via PM. Members could post their areas of expertise. Maybe this could be another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Anyone find something super rare, just let me know what and where and i'll give you some 'advice' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Yah, don't listen to nofrills, thats my advice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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