Hey guys, I just thought I'd bring this up. I was at a local game store (not a big chain, just a local seller in the mall) who had a sealed copy of Stanley Search for Dr Livingston. It was only $7 but I was suspicious of the seal. It looked good (the plastic anyway) and the horizontal seal looked just as Nintendo had done. However, the box had dings that didnt affect the plastic. Nonetheless, I figured seven bucks wasnt too bad for a CIB game, so I got it and couldnt wait to get it home and open it. Sure enough, the game was dirty, and there was no manual. Im not really mad, since I wasnt duped, and it only cost $7, but how do you think they created a tight horizontal seal? I didnt have the presence of mind to scan it first before I opened it, but it was a nice tight seal. Anyone else come across this?

Seals can be faked; it was done on a larger scale by an ebay seller before...what was it, like two years ago?  You just need the proper equipment and materials.  It's usually easy enought to tell in person if you know what you're looking for.

It's not hard to fake.

I've heard it can be done simply by holding a butane lighter flame to a ballpoint pen tip or a needle and using a straightedge to draw it across the middle.

/never tried