+Yurkie Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I was looking over the rarity guide here on AtariAge and was surprised to see that Halloween with label is a 7 and no label is an 8. So if you find the cart peel off the label and it is more rare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 From the guide: "As Wizard Video was liquidating their inventory and trying to minimize costs, many copies of Halloween were sold with no label. The word Halloween is simply written across the cartridge in black marker. The label version is more sought after by collectors, but it is unclear which version is more rare." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckodb Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 What I wonder about the rarity guide, this game says its a 7 so how rare is it actually? How many of these games are estimated to exist? 100, 500, 1000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxyzptlk Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 I have 2 copies of the no label style, I got one of them last year @ the PRGE from Cory (I think he is a member here). I have only seen 2 for sale since I started collecting and bought them both. I also have the labled one C.I.B. I would sure like to know the approximate no label run also. By the way, the no label style did come w/the manual rubber-banded around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckodb Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 I have an original labeled 1 too. Theres a CIB one and a loose 1 on ebay right now both with labels. Thats 6. But theres no tellin how many people have ataris put up in attics and basements that may have this game and even Air Raid and have no idea they're anything more than old junk toys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitfallHarry2600 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 (edited) I have an original labeled 1 too. Theres a CIB one and a loose 1 on ebay right now both with labels. Thats 6. But theres no tellin how many people have ataris put up in attics and basements that may have this game and even Air Raid and have no idea they're anything more than old junk toys. Not to mention that someone may find thousands of copies in a warehouse like Cheetahmen 2, although I know the odds are a little lower because of the crash and stuff. Edited December 1, 2012 by PitfallHarry2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Not to mention that someone may find thousands of copies in a warehouse like Cheetahmen 2, although I know the odds are a little lower because of the crash and stuff. Or how many CIB fakes have been dribbled into the market... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 From the guide: "As Wizard Video was liquidating their inventory and trying to minimize costs, many copies of Halloween were sold with no label. The word Halloween is simply written across the cartridge in black marker. The label version is more sought after by collectors, but it is unclear which version is more rare." The version without a proper label (sometimes with a handmade label, or sometimes completely without one) is more rare, but the problem is that these cartridges aren't likely to be originals. Most if not all of these cartridges were originally made and sold by Pleasant Valley Video, not by Wizard. Jim Redd of PVV claimed back then that the copies of TCM and Halloween he was selling were unsold Wizard stock, but given his dubious nature (which is well documented here and elsewhere), I think that's rather unlikely, especially given the fact that both the Apollo PCBs and the shells used to make these games were readily available from Jameco. I tend to agree with CPUWIZ's belief that these unlabeled Wizard cartridges are to be considered early repros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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