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amcman15 t1_iyt6mp3 wrote

Of course! I don't believe they shrink wrapped them so, uh, honour system on that one. It'd be very hard to determine whether or not it had been opened before. Only under exceptional circumstances could you determine that.

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NoMathematician828 OP t1_iyt7nuo wrote

Oh, so you are saying Nintendo did not seal them?

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amcman15 t1_iyt8dm9 wrote

There could be a Nintendo seal on the opening flap that I'm unaware of but my understanding is there's no seal/sticker. I could be wrong.

Almost positive none got shrink wrapped though.

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GlassPanther t1_iytc0u9 wrote

The very earliest NES stuff sold during the test market phase had glossy stickers sealing them, and then matte stickers, before they did away with the stickers for the full retail launch.

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amcman15 t1_iytc4jh wrote

Any still in circulation?

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GlassPanther t1_iytc8h4 wrote

Yup. You can find them on Ebay from time to time sold by people who don't understand the significance of the little sticker.

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NoMathematician828 OP t1_iytcems wrote

Yeah I just searched on eBay for a brand new NES and all I found was one listing for 16 thousand dollars

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