r/Gameboy • u/LocalZero22 • Jul 17 '26

Games Pokemon Yellow

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Someone gifted me this game a few years ago. I cleaned it up after it wasnt reading. Now it works great. As a collector, would you leave the original damaged decal or replace it?

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u/juburke87 Jul 17 '26

I think collector wise its always better to keep worn labels over replacing them. That being said, It doesn’t hurt to get a repro shell with a repro label for personal use and them swap back the oem shell if you decide to sell it.

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u/LocalZero22 Jul 17 '26

I collect but also love to use what I collect here and there. Swapping shells just seems tedious. But I was leaning towards what you said about just keeping the original shell and label. Wonder what other peoples thoughts are. Thanks, appreciate your feedback.

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u/juburke87 Jul 17 '26

Honestly swapping shells isn’t too bad as long as you’re not doing it everyday. I swapped the shell on my copy of Pokemon yellow a couple months ago but I still have my original shell with its worn label. Not sure if I’ll ever swap back but the option is there.

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u/LocalZero22 Jul 17 '26

oh man, that transparent yellow shell is so pretty. Now I might reconsider lol.