Did Sears just relabel Atari games?

[+RangerG]

I was just cleaning some games I found this weekend (spring cleaning has led to a view finds recently after a very dry winter). Anyway, as I was cleaning my Gunslinger cart, I noticed that the bottom edge label was peeling slightly. I partly lifted it and there beneath is an Outlaw label. The top label is the same thing. How common was this practice? It seems like it would be a pain and a waste of labels. My other Sears carts don't have double labels, so maybe it was just an early practice (this Gunslinger is 1978)?

 

Any comments?

 

Take care,

RG

[NovaXpress]

I've never sen a relabeled Sears cart like that. It had to have been a case of Atari not making enough Gunslingers for Sears and diverting their other carts.

[+RangerG]

I checked all my Sears cart and it is the only one with two different labels that I have. Anyone else have a relabled Sears cart? Interesting . . .

[+RangerG]

For another fascinating observation concerning Sears' carts, check out this old thread on "Searsfade" :

 

http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.p...ight=sears+glue

[Atariman]

For another fascinating observation concerning Sears' carts' date=' check out this old thread on "Searsfade" :

http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16268&highlight=sears+glue[/quote']

 

hmm... how peculiar. I've noticed that kind of fading on a few of my carts, but strangely enough, I never really gave it much thought. I think I have a blackjack that has the exact same fading as the bowling shown on that thread.

[Cootster]

I have a Combat (Note: Not Tank+, but Atari label Combat) with the same effect. The end label is all shiny and red, and there are spots on the side label as well.