Verifying Caltron 6 in 1?

SornSorn
in Collector's Corner
This thread here states there are fewer than 100 copies and only 2 known completes. Yet I see these pop up all the time on ebay in the 300-500 range. Are these all fakes or reproductions?



http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=58189



For example is a sealed being offered for BIN 659...



http://www.ebay.com/itm/Caltron-6-in-1-Nintendo-Entertainment-System-NES-1992-NEW-Factory-Sealed-/352043714519?hash=item51f770c7d7:g:bSwAAOSw2xRYlUoe



I see mention of serial numbers, but it appears these are on the cartridge? Seems like people are just resealing knockoff's and hoping people wont open to check?

Comments

  • TulpaTulpa
    It's the Myriad variant that has 100 or fewer copies known.



    Caltron:





    Myriad (serial 000801)





    Caltrons are uncommon, but are way more numerous than 100.
  • Uncle MeatUncle Meat
    Originally posted by: Tulpa



    It's the Myriad variant that has 100 or fewer copies known.



    He must have missed the letter....

     
  • daillestdaillest
    There were cases of these found down there in Mexico. They are legit but even know they're sealed expect the condition could be somewhat questionable. I opened two sealed copies of both of them had some moisture damage.

    And yes less the 100 are the Mytaids. There's definitely more than 2 complete copies though. I have a complete copy and I've seen a complete copy probably show up about once a year on eBay
  • SornSorn
    Thanks for the quick answer, saw there was a auction 3 weeks ago, loose cart sold for almost 1k!



    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nes-Myriad-6-in-1-Nintendo-Very-Rare-100-Real-24-hour-auction-/282435346251?hash=item41c2755f4b:g:MRAAAOSwvihY84qT



    Also this CIB is up for sale....



    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Myriad-Six-Games-in-One-Nintendo-Entertainment-System-NES-Complete-in-Box-GOOD-/282453684559?hash=item41c38d314f:g:rOkAAOSwo4pYlVXE
  • TulpaTulpa
    That's not too bad for one with a label imperfection (the sold one).



    Yeah, as daillest said, there was like a pallet of sealed Caltrons found several years back that just demolished the value of the Caltron version.
  • SornSorn
    Originally posted by: daillest



    There were cases of these found down there in Mexico. They are legit but even know they're sealed expect the condition could be somewhat questionable. I opened two sealed copies of both of them had some moisture damage.

    And yes less the 100 are the Mytaids. There's definitely more than 2 complete copies though. I have a complete copy and I've seen a complete copy probably show up about once a year on eBay



    See my response above for a CIB on ebay right now. Being a owner, what do you think its worth?

     
  • daillestdaillest
    I haven't really been following this for a while but $400 for a sealed copy a couple years ago? I do think the one listed is authentic.
  • DefaultGenDefaultGen
    To verify a Myriad you can just get some Goo Gone to peel off the sticker and make sure a Caltron is under there.
  • daillestdaillest
    Game value now has it at $437 average sale price. This is one of those games that are sealed copy doesn't really go for much more than a complete copy as there are so many sealed copies out there

    http://gamevaluenow.com/nintendo-nes/game/6-in-1-caltron?gameid=5
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