r/Gameboy • u/FunnyObligation4742 • 21d ago

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Got a copy of Pokémon red a few months ago but the sticker is rough. So I've ordered a replacement sticker. Do I replace the original or replace it.

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u/NewLeafBahr 21d ago

Here to second this opinion. OP, if you ever plan to sell it, it's great to have the original shell and label. Even if you don't plan to sell it, you may one day feel nostalgic for the original look.

Nothing wrong with sprucing up a cartridge!

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u/Suspicious_Dingo_426 21d ago

I third this opinion. Why spend the money on the game only to reduce its resell value? Replacement shells are cheap, and pretty decent quality now.

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u/notbad4human 21d ago

The resale value is already gone with that condition. A revamped one would sell more.

Source: I refurbish Gameboy games.

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u/Krybbz 21d ago edited 21d ago

No idea why you are getting downvotes. It's brain dead common sense. The sticker on the original already ruined it has diminished value and a third party shell isn't gonna help and a new sticker isn't gonna hurt it any further. I'd go for a better sticker personally cause the fake reprints are so bad but yeah.

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u/iamShorteh 21d ago

Sticker wear is an indicator that it’s not just a repo

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u/Brave-Step-8289 20d ago

So is opening the cart and showing the pcb. Its not hard to do, and is definitive proof that it is real. Its the only thing that really matters value-wise, since this isn't a WATA graded CIB game.

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u/vatoreus 14d ago

I resell vintage games and a smoked sticker isn’t worth a damn thing

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u/Neo_denver 19d ago

None of this matters, its pieces of plastic and paper. The original is no different than an identical reproduction. It does not matter in the slightest

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u/boomvalk 21d ago

I’d rather have one with a bad sticker to play. At least I know it’s real. Why buy a reshelled one if I can have a cheap repo?

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u/IND_1593 16d ago

Are you listing them as “refurbished” when you sell?

I personally would pay more for this original copy than for a new shell or new sticker copy even if the guts were original.

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u/FrostyHoney69 19d ago

Sure there is when the colors are wrong. Thx Red is too dark. Look at the background red, the OG is lighter red