http://nintendoage.com/forum/ -Sqooner http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=29&threadid=188215 2019-08-07T14:15:48 -05.00 CSciacchitano 15
I was actually going to ask if anyone thought it was worth getting graded despite the obvious signs that it may be a reseal.  I know very little about that process and as I said, since I've never considered selling it I never really looked into it.  I guess it seems like a lot of money to spend given the likelihood that they'll just tell me it's reseal?   ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=29&threadid=188215 2019-08-07T11:56:15 -05.00 CSciacchitano 15 Check to see if the top flap was open or not. There would be clear wear indication there if it was.  ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=29&threadid=188215 2019-08-06T16:36:33 -05.00 CSciacchitano 15 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=29&threadid=188215 2019-08-06T16:27:36 -05.00 CSciacchitano 15 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=29&threadid=188215 2019-08-06T14:50:08 -05.00 CSciacchitano 15 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=29&threadid=188215 2019-08-06T14:41:18 -05.00 CSciacchitano 15
In PAL collecting circles, new doesn't mean original factory sealed (which is the way works here in the States) since most PAL releases never came sealed with plastic.

New in PAL regions just means (for the most part) "Never Used" or "Extremely Mint" which I guess they determine by looking at the pins of the cartridge or whatever. Not sure how it really works there really, all I know is they've got some really fun obscure stuff that I like to collect.

Regardless, a US release of Zelda must be sealed in plastic with a proper H-Seam or else it's without a shadow of a doubt, a resealed game. Even if it's been in your hands for over 20 years, it just means when you bought it all those years ago it was opened and repackaged at one point along the way.

Still, if you feel that's not a fair assessment then you can always have it professionally graded. Maybe you have an undocumented no H-Seam variant and it's something unique. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=29&threadid=188215 2019-08-06T13:55:51 -05.00 CSciacchitano 15 Originally posted by: CSciacchitano

I just came across this listing: https://warnersretrocorner.com/sh...

Doesn't appear to have an h-seam and it has the same NES P ZL designation as mine that I still haven't found out much about. Not trying to be argumentative - just curious what you guys think. Even though that one's graded could it still be a reseal? Or are they just that faint that it might not appear in the photo? That's a PAL copy, yours is NTSC.  PAL = Europe, NTSC = Americas (more or less).  I'm not an expert on the PAL seals but the NSTC Zeldas 100% should have an H seam on them.  ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=29&threadid=188215 2019-08-06T13:40:31 -05.00 CSciacchitano 15
Doesn't appear to have an h-seam and it has the same NES P ZL designation as mine that I still haven't found out much about. Not trying to be argumentative - just curious what you guys think. Even though that one's graded could it still be a reseal? Or are they just that faint that it might not appear in the photo? ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=29&threadid=188215 2019-08-06T12:59:41 -05.00 CSciacchitano 15 Originally posted by: CSciacchitano

Interesting. My brother originally found it in an old toy store for a few bucks - would the likely explanation be that it was opened and returned and resealed? Obviously no one was trying to make money off of it. Store probably just resealed it to sell it again.

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Also, does anyone know about the NES P ZL code on the back? I'm just curious since I haven't come across much information related to that. ]]>