godsey1 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) I won this auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=110376126766 , and got it today. It is no where near mint/C10 condition, nor is it sealed. I'm just glad that I didn't win more if they are all like this. There is a real bad crease on one side and the back of the box has a good bit of the red paint rubbed off. I am going to contact the sell to see if they will refund my money. Tony Edited April 30, 2009 by godsey1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojay1997 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I won this auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=110376126766 , and got it today. It is no where near mint/C10 condition, nor is it sealed. I'm just glad that I didn't win more if they are all like this. There is a real bad crease on one side and the back of the box has a good bit of the red paint rubbed off. I am going to contact the sell to see if they will refund my money. Tony Not to be critical, but wasn't it obvious from the fairly high resolution photo on the listing that this thing wasn't anywhere near mint/C10 condition? The box looks scraped up and dented even in the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 It reads like the cart is mint not the packaging. At least that's how it sounds to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HFK Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I would have to say looking at the picture it was pretty obvious it was not mint, just my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhwolfman Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 IN Godsey's Defense, It says, This auction is for the pictured original vintage Atari 2600 game still factory sealed in its original packaging! If it wasn't sealed then Description was false. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mianrtcv Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 It reads like the cart is mint not the packaging. At least that's how it sounds to me. That would be wordplay. If a seller does that, they are garbage to any entusiast in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 It's fairly obvious the packaging isn't mint. I think alot of people rate the complete package, usually when I see C-10 in a listing it's the complete package, not just the internal pieces, but I think some sellers use the terms to describe just the items inside, so you have to read the ad fully and examine pictures. I think for this auction, the seller really doesn't know much about video games or the importance of box conditions and from his understanding this is NOS goods, shelf wear okay, but with the internal items being mint. Define factory sealed on some of those old Atari games? Not all have shrinkwrap, not all are glued shut. I'm guessing this one has no hang tab in rear, only a top flap that extends completely across the top and tucks inside. Where these shrinkwraped originally? I'm trying to recall a shrinkwrapped Air Sea battle but I don't believe I've ever seen one. I think that one possibly is a NOS game with basic shelf wear. factory fresh yes, sealed no, but probably never was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godsey1 Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 I wasn't looking for the box to be mint (as you can tell from the pictures), but I was looking for it to be sealed. I am collecting sealed games when I can. This one is not new as the Atari catalog and instructions have ware and bent edges. The seller told me that they would either replace it with another one, so I may try another one. Some of my sealed games are a little rough, but they are either glued or shrinkwrapped. In this case the auction should have been listed as NIB (which it definately is not new), and not listed as Factory Sealed. I'm just curious to see if any of the other auctions were like this. The seller did do the "the auction states the stuff in side the box is C10, and not the box". The box is the style without the hang tab, just the flap that goes in side the box. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I wasn't looking for the box to be mint (as you can tell from the pictures), but I was looking for it to be sealed. I am collecting sealed games when I can. This one is not new as the Atari catalog and instructions have ware and bent edges. The seller told me that they would either replace it with another one, so I may try another one. Some of my sealed games are a little rough, but they are either glued or shrinkwrapped. In this case the auction should have been listed as NIB (which it definately is not new), and not listed as Factory Sealed. I'm just curious to see if any of the other auctions were like this. The seller did do the "the auction states the stuff in side the box is C10, and not the box". The box is the style without the hang tab, just the flap that goes in side the box. Tony I might be wrong but the guy was selling some of the early releases of games that came out from 78 to 81. If I am not mistaken most of those were not sealed to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 The guy sounds a little over excited about an Air-Sea Battle box. "Fantastic potential"?! WTF does that mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 A so called and sold sealed box should be either glued or shrinkwrapped! No doubt about that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huskers1987 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 The guy sounds a little over excited about an Air-Sea Battle box. "Fantastic potential"?! WTF does that mean? agree, whats the big deal about air-sea battle? First of all I can tell by the pic that this isnt even close to mint,some people need to take classes on grading items.I believe the only way something can be considered mint is if its brand new. Even if this was brand new and sealed,its still not worth all that much anyway. The guy selling this sounds like he found a gold nugget or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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