Texas Chainsaw Massacre on eBay

[HatefulGravey]

I want this!

 

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 250775543517

 

I'm not going to pay this much for it, but I damn sure want it. Pretty freaking cool man. Is this real? I know games this rare do create the conditions needed for people to create repros and market them like they are real.

[fmdof]

just my opinion, I think this one would be real. Just because of the box and manual. then again, I know repro boxes are starting to become a problem. I do, however, see a ton of repro texas chainsaw, halloween, custars revenge on ebay all the time. sad part is, is people are paying premium prices for these. I mean, when a seller has more than 1 of something like that, you know its not real. And then I found the site that makes them, and sells them for a ton cheaper. The seller would make no mention of the cart being a fake too.

[Frostbite Bailey]

A clearer picture would help; this one is shit

[Frostbite Bailey]

Here is a better one with a nice picture:

eBay Auction -- Item Number: 120684897805

This one still has the price tag on the top flap; as well this seller has been selling lots of nice Atari 2600 CIB stuff lately.

Cheers, FB

[HatefulGravey]

just my opinion, I think this one would be real. Just because of the box and manual. then again, I know repro boxes are starting to become a problem. I do, however, see a ton of repro texas chainsaw, halloween, custars revenge on ebay all the time. sad part is, is people are paying premium prices for these. I mean, when a seller has more than 1 of something like that, you know its not real. And then I found the site that makes them, and sells them for a ton cheaper. The seller would make no mention of the cart being a fake too.

 

Where does one buy these repro carts cheap? Just have to ask.

[Hulsie]

just my opinion, I think this one would be real. Just because of the box and manual. then again, I know repro boxes are starting to become a problem. I do, however, see a ton of repro texas chainsaw, halloween, custars revenge on ebay all the time. sad part is, is people are paying premium prices for these. I mean, when a seller has more than 1 of something like that, you know its not real. And then I found the site that makes them, and sells them for a ton cheaper. The seller would make no mention of the cart being a fake too.

 

I've always wondered how common those repro scams are, especially in this day and age. It's one of the things that prevents me from spending a large amount of money on these auctions. Are there any definitive ways of spotting reproduced/bootleg carts or is it just a matter of buyer/seller trust?