jonnyangl Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 HI Guys Does this loaner cartridge look like a fake or perhaps it is a genuine article ? can not tell myself becausepeople seem to be producing repo cartridges and trying to sell them as originals .Any response would be appreciated.. thanks John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 That looks legit to me. The sticker has rounded corners (square corners are always a give away that it's fake) and the white label has the correct font. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyangl Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 Hi TempestI am new here and did not know where to post this type of question. I just started collecting for the Atari and did notice that people are selling repos and trying to pass the off as the original. For example,, i have read online that the Pepsi Invaders game that was made has no label or box made for it but I have seen people on Ebay trying to sell them as originals for a large sum of money. So hard to tell what is an original and what was a professional reproduction. I just googled images for Pepsi Invaders and look at what i have come up with .. even Prototype cartridges.. one looks fake because of the squared label.. Since i am a newbie collector, i dont want to be fleeced by an ebay scammer selling repos as the genuine article. thanks for helping out guys John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 The Pepsi-Coke pictures (second and fifth) are interesting. The loaner label and end label (the black labels) look authentic, but the white labels on them are modern fakes (wrong size, wrong font, and real Atari protos don't have end labels or actually say 'Prototype' on them). It looks like someone took a real lab loaner and stuck fake labels on it. The third and fourth pictures are modern reproductions. We do have a prototype forum, so I'll move this thread there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Not worth the price. LOL http://www.ebay.com/itm/3D-Rubiks-Cube-PROTOTYPE-Loaner-Cartridge-JAN-BOEHM-EPROM-ATARI-2600-7800-/290738758398?hash=item43b16162fe:m:mDJNYkudrJPdC7VBwYP-BLw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Not worth the price. LOL http://www.ebay.com/itm/3D-Rubiks-Cube-PROTOTYPE-Loaner-Cartridge-JAN-BOEHM-EPROM-ATARI-2600-7800-/290738758398?hash=item43b16162fe:m:mDJNYkudrJPdC7VBwYP-BLw Lordy! Cut a digit off that and you may be closer to the real price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I was just pointing out where the picture came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.bill Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Hi Tempest I am new here and did not know where to post this type of question. I just started collecting for the Atari and did notice that people are selling repos and trying to pass the off as the original. For example,, i have read online that the Pepsi Invaders game that was made has no label or box made for it but I have seen people on Ebay trying to sell them as originals for a large sum of money. So hard to tell what is an original and what was a professional reproduction. I just googled images for Pepsi Invaders and look at what i have come up with .. even Prototype cartridges.. one looks fake because of the squared label.. Since i am a newbie collector, i dont want to be fleeced by an ebay scammer selling repos as the genuine article. thanks for helping out guys John I would say #5 is fake. At best a proto with a fake label. The only real looking one is #1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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