Repro carts vs. legit carts

[slosu]

What are SURE signs that a cart may be a repro. I have read in some places where people question if they actually have an authentic cart or not.

 

Have these carts been circulating on ebay and if so what can a bidder do to protect him/herself?

 

 

Steve

 

http://www.xanga.com/Atari_Man

Edited November 7, 2007 by slosu

[decypher]

They are legit carts.

 

Jim

[slosu]

Interesting!!! If you want to get into REPRO carts & HOMEBREWS

 

http://www.sunmark.com/

[A.J. Franzman]

What are SURE signs that a cart may be a repro.

They are legit carts.

No, they're not!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exactly which carts are we referring to, anyway?

[+Psionic]

Interesting!!! If you want to get into REPRO carts & HOMEBREWS

 

http://www.sunmark.com/

Your point?

[Rom Hunter]

What are SURE signs that a cart may be a repro.

The inner works can tell a lot about the true age of a cart, but I'm sure there are people who can even fake that if they really want to.

 

IMO the best thing to do to avoid further confusions is to put the word "REPRO" on the label when creating a repro.

 

[Foxsolo2000]

What are SURE signs that a cart may be a repro.

The inner works can tell a lot about the true age of a cart, but I'm sure there are people who can even fake that if they really want to.

 

 

 

There certainly are people out there with the skill & expertise necesssary to fake the inner works

[ninermaniac]

What are SURE signs that a cart may be a repro.

The inner works can tell a lot about the true age of a cart, but I'm sure there are people who can even fake that if they really want to.

 

IMO the best thing to do to avoid further confusions is to put the word "REPRO" on the label when creating a repro.

 

 

Agreed! It would get rid of any confusion. Well, maybe. We would hope!

[slosu]

Not trying to make a point...........just throwing it out there

 

 

 

 

Steve

 

http://www.xanga.com/Atari_Man

[bones]

Bit of a tangent, but how common is it for people to try and pass off repro 2600 carts as originals? In the Neo Geo world it happens all the time, but the price of original AES/MVS carts is much higher than your typical 2600 game. One Neo Geo forum even has a sticky topic where people can post pictures and others reply back with "boot or no boot." Is something similar needed for the 2600 or is it just an ocassional scammer here and there?

[+Psionic]

Is something similar needed for the 2600 or is it just an ocassional scammer here and there?

Japanese stuff has always been pirated rampantly...most of the pirate stuff comes from Asia. As far as Atari carts, I've rarely seen outright bootlegs being sold as legit carts...it's usually just some occasional scammer trying to sell a repro as legit, or more commonly some bonehead who doesn't know the difference.

[MrRetroGamer]

Bit of a tangent, but how common is it for people to try and pass off repro 2600 carts as originals?

 

Not that this is done intentionally that often, but if a repro has been bought and sold a few times to different "collectors", it's repro status eventually gets lost in the shuffle. If people frequent the forums here they might be aware of the carts authenticity, but the average Joe on eBay who never heard of the Atari Age site would not know, and they buy something that is not really what it seems.

 

Some sellers on eBay are so vague on purpose because it ends up being more money in their pocket if they let the buyers ultimately decide about the carts authenticity.

[midnight8]

Bit of a tangent, but how common is it for people to try and pass off repro 2600 carts as originals?

 

Not that this is done intentionally that often, but if a repro has been bought and sold a few times to different "collectors", it's repro status eventually gets lost in the shuffle. If people frequent the forums here they might be aware of the carts authenticity, but the average Joe on eBay who never heard of the Atari Age site would not know, and they buy something that is not really what it seems.

 

Some sellers on eBay are so vague on purpose because it ends up being more money in their pocket if they let the buyers ultimately decide about the carts authenticity.

 

 

Thatbites them in the a$$ once in a while. it allowed my to pick up the 3 mystique titles all together mint in box for $6.75 + shipping

[slosu]

Why can't I ever get lucky like that!!! $6.75??? That is sick!

 

 

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Edited December 9, 2007 by slosu