stjames88 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Loose Asterix on eBay. Think it is legit? Whats up with that end label? Are there repros of this out there? eBay Auction -- Item Number: 150561916819 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Hey, he says "bid with confidence"! You're all set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stjames88 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 LOL, I saw that. I have a $3.00 proxy bid on it so no one outbid me ok? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 You're going to take the plunge? I suppose as long as it doesn't get to high, why not? I never considered that a rare cart would be forged, with such a small market, it seems almost treasonous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anakedg Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 "Mexican airmail is slow but is 100% reliable" That should really make you feel at ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 "Mexican airmail is slow but is 100% reliable" That should really make you feel at ease. they use the wright bros plane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I have bought from this seller several times in the past, and he is also a member of AA. You should have no problems bidding with confidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 (edited) I actually just bought a loose NTSC Asterix (needs new labels) and Quadrun from him. The Mexican post is quite fast, cheap and safe. It's really amazing. It came into the US and was then handled by Global Express, which will deliver 7 days a week and comes directly to your door for the signature. It's legit. I seem to remember he mentioned to me he had one he was going to list separately, but I wasn't sure if I'd like the game and saw I could just replace the labels with the PAL version anyway. Curious to see how much this goes for. Edited February 12, 2011 by Stan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Oh, forgot. I was wondering too if they were maybe repros, but they look totally fine. The wear on the labels would be next to impossible to duplicate. My Quadrun, for example, is in decent shape, has some wear. The wear, however, I don't feel could be faked, it's clearly due to age and storage (for example the slight indentation but not total preforation of the screw hole). I'll be opening my Asterix to switch it out, in fact I can do it now to see if it is in fact a reproduction, but I doubt he would risk that since one, already mentioned but he's a member here, and two, I told him that's what I was going to do, so he'd be a fool to send a repro NTSC Asterix when I would discover it after opening the cartridge casing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 One more thing, he's wrong about what he says in the auction. There is nothing to distinguish the PAL from NTSC version, same labels. The only distinction is the actual game itself, as I assume they're essentially imports like Mangia by Spectravision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stjames88 Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Cool, I will be keeping an eye on this. It will probably go out of my range, but I sure would like to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 As I said, VERY interested to see how high this goes. I had no real interest in it until I got one for cheap and now all I have to do is replace the labels with the PAL ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptenmaterial Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 My apologies for condemning without knowing all of the facts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dino Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 As I said, VERY interested to see how high this goes. I had no real interest in it until I got one for cheap and now all I have to do is replace the labels with the PAL ones. If you plan on doing that, bear in mind that you cant just use ANY pal cart, as some have a "P" on the end label and some dont. You'll have to find one that doesn't. They are extremely rare compared to the "P" end labelled carts, but the price is the same (cheap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Oh, cool, didn't know that Dino, thanks! I assumed from what I saw that they were all the same. Good to know in case I didn't look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Decent price. I expected it to go higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Decent price. I expected it to go higher. I'm a bit surprised it went that high, but good for eskobar as he will keep hunting for treasures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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