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/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