Promotional Advantage Controller???

ParpunkParpunk
in Collector's Corner
Hey guys. Ok i won this auction off ebay the other day>>



http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...e=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=014



And i got everything today and on the back of that advantage controller box there is a big sticker that reads>



"Promotional Use Only"

"Not For RESALE"



Do all these have these stickers?? is it anything rare, and whats the story with it? anyone know?

Comments

  • nes_kingnes_king
    i had an advantage box a while back.. i dont remember seeing that on the back!

    but u really got a nice deal on this lot thats for sure.
  • ParpunkParpunk
    yea thanks man. ill post pics if anyone wants to see the sticker.
  • rbudrickrbudrick
    Let's see it Ppunk! The DP guys may be able to shed some light on this.



    -Rob
  • Speedy_NESSpeedy_NES
    I haven't heard of something like that before on a controller box, although I think somebody on DP posted about a Zelda game a few weeks back that also had such a sticker on the box. I'd also be interested in seeing a pic of it! image
  • jaredkkjaredkk
    Originally posted by: Speedy_NES

    I haven't heard of something like that before on a controller box, although I think somebody on DP posted about a Zelda game a few weeks back that also had such a sticker on the box. I'd also be interested in seeing a pic of it! image


    Wow!  It must be VERY rare if Pieter hasn't heard of it!
  • ParpunkParpunk
    Sweet! ill post some pics as soon as i get off work today. Its in awesome shape too. :-)
  • ParpunkParpunk
    Sweet! ill post some pics as soon as i get off work today. Its in awesome shape too. :-)
  • ParpunkParpunk
    hey guys. ok heres the pic of it>



    image



    Anyone have ANY More INFO????
  • antofarabiaantofarabia
    Nintendo was all the time coming up with different ways and promotions...plus stores were doing it too.  If I had to guess...and I'd say it's a very educated one...this thing was at Toys R Us and they had a special that if you bought a Nintendo it came with a free Advantage (thus the one you have).
  • LimbofunkLimbofunk
    Originally posted by: antofarabia

    Nintendo was all the time coming up with different ways and promotions...plus stores were doing it too.  If I had to guess...and I'd say it's a very educated one...this thing was at Toys R Us and they had a special that if you bought a Nintendo it came with a free Advantage (thus the one you have).


    It could also be a prize someone won via a contest...When I used to work at TRU we did do bundles, but we usually put them together ourselves so there were no special stickers.  The only thing we wound up doing sometimes was to put a white sticker over the UPC code of the item.  I'm not saying you're wrong, and I did work they long after the NES era so things most certainly could have been done differently back then.
  • ParpunkParpunk
    yea hmmm, thanks for the info guys. either way was a pretty cool little surprise when i got it.
  • Braveheart69Braveheart69
    Cool find Mark, the best thing is the picture shows a great looking box overall anyways so the sticker is bonus!
  • ParpunkParpunk
    yep thats what i thought too, i was like sweet! always cool to find little surprises like that when getting in a new box of goodies. Oh and for you variant collectors would this be a variant lol?
  • NationalGameDepotNationalGameDepot
    Very cool. I have never seen a sticker like that at all. The closest one like that I have seen is the SMB3 Challenge Set sticker.

    ~~NGD
  • jaredkkjaredkk

    The pictures on NES stuff are classic!  Who plays NES with their arm on someone's shoulder!?  What a ccouple of dorks.

  • nes_kingnes_king
    that is really funny..
  • ParpunkParpunk
    lol yep, see that picture and it just takes ya back lol. Even though i never had my hand on another kids shoulders while playing. But still the look on their faces remind me of a young me lol.
  • jaredkkjaredkk
    Originally posted by: Parpunk

    lol yep, see that picture and it just takes ya back lol. Even though i never had my hand on another kids shoulders while playing. But still the look on their faces remind me of a young me lol.


    If you had that look on your face when you were younger, your a dork too!  LOL!
  • ParpunkParpunk
    lol yea i prolly did. I was about the same age when the NES was big. i was born in 86, and being like 6 years old im sure i was dorky little hyperactive kid when it came to nintendo. lol.
  • LimbofunkLimbofunk
    I'm going to stick with my first answer.

    Check out the power pad in this auction
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