karokoenig Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 http://www.ebay.de/itm/172440378047?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2661&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I cross-checked with atariboxed.com and the one in the database has the label the other way round. The thing on ebay looks fishy. Too "new" for my taste. Not that I'd pay 99 € for a not-even-super-rare 2600 cart anyway. I'm just curious if this guy is legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schitti Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 http://www.ebay.de/itm/172440378047?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2661&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I cross-checked with atariboxed.com and the one in the database has the label the other way round. The thing on ebay looks fishy. Too "new" for my taste. Not that I'd pay 99 € for a not-even-super-rare 2600 cart anyway. I'm just curious if this guy is legit. I do not know the seller, but what I noticed is that the picture looks oddly similar to the Spider Monster scan image in the database from Rom Hunter. (same stains on the label) Fortunately this can not happen to our scans The pictures from the Funvision games with this sort of label are actually always so that the t-handle is down. 99€ for this cart with a reprint label is way too much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 99€ for this cart with a reprint label is way too much. Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 (edited) I do not know the seller, but what I noticed is that the picture looks oddly similar to the Spider Monster scan image in the database from Rom Hunter. (same stains on the label) Fortunately this can not happen to our scans The pictures from the Funvision games with this sort of label are actually always so that the t-handle is down. 99€ for this cart with a reprint label is way too much. These are not stains, but skyscrapers. Also, it's not the same cart. T-handles with the label upside down are known to exist. I'm not 100% sure that E-bay cart has genuine label, though. Hard to see with that vaseline look. Edited December 13, 2016 by Rom Hunter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schitti Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 These are not stains, but skyscrapers. Also, it's not the same cart. T-handles with the label upside down are known to exist. I'm not 100% sure that E-bay cart has genuine label, though. Hard to see with that vaseline look. hi Rom, I know you have eagle eyes. please look very carefully. the second scan from you in the database has marks - at the "MO" from the word monster - labeldemolitions at the cloud in the pic bottom right. - a spot in the pic bottom left between the hat and the umbrella in the sky. same marks = same print of the scan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_79 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I don't know much about rarity and label variations (actually, anything at all), but the picture on the auction surely looks like an home print label: it looks like it has been cut using scissors (especially the corners which are quite irregular and each with a different radius) and while the label is a bit blurred and smeared, the texture of the plastic shell is on focus and clearly visible.Here's the picture as a reference (as the ebay link will stop working after a while)and some details of the corners and side edge only: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 hi Rom, I know you have eagle eyes. please look very carefully. the second scan from you in the database has marks - at the "MO" from the word monster - labeldemolitions at the cloud in the pic bottom right. - a spot in the pic bottom left between the hat and the umbrella in the sky. same marks = same print of the scan You're right, Schitti. I was looking at the last cart scan on our page (with the same upside down label style). It must be a print of that second cart scan. The uneven corners and blurry label are also significant. Most certainly a fake label. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schitti Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 (edited) No fake labels allowed in my closet. Edited December 13, 2016 by Schitti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 I don't know much about rarity and label variations (actually, anything at all), but the picture on the auction surely looks like an home print label: it looks like it has been cut using scissors (especially the corners which are quite irregular and each with a different radius) and while the label is a bit blurred and smeared, the texture of the plastic shell is on focus and clearly visible. Here's the picture as a reference (as the ebay link will stop working after a while) s-l1600.jpg and some details of the corners and side edge only: details.jpg FAKE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 (edited) Thanks guys. I had a feeling something was wrong. Funny: Now he does state that the label was replaced in the description. I am pretty sure that wasn't there last week when I first saw it (It got re-listed). I guess now that he mentions it's a fake label, there's no point in reporting it. (edit): I think I would be ready to pay 30 euro for it. Just for shits and giggles, and because I never had a T-Handle cart in my hands. But 99? Not even if the label was real. Edited December 13, 2016 by karokoenig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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