What does an authentic Panesian instruction card look like?
I've got a set of 3 Panesians that I'm getting ready to sell soon and I'm trying to figure out if this Bubble Bath Babes instruction card I have is authentic or a reprint.
I got my complete BBB in an online trade sometime in 1997-1998. The card that came with it is printed on a thick paper stock and is slightly glossy on the front. The back is a dull yellow color and it almost looks like it's a sticker that can be peeled off.
I always assumed that my card was original since the paper stock was so unusual and didn't look like something that would be made up on someones home printer. Don't know for sure though. Does this one sound like an original?
I got my complete BBB in an online trade sometime in 1997-1998. The card that came with it is printed on a thick paper stock and is slightly glossy on the front. The back is a dull yellow color and it almost looks like it's a sticker that can be peeled off.
I always assumed that my card was original since the paper stock was so unusual and didn't look like something that would be made up on someones home printer. Don't know for sure though. Does this one sound like an original?
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It's possible that both types are legitimate. I've seen Panesians in two slightly different white clamshells (both made by the same company) and there are two different styles of cartridge case, so perhaps there were two separate runs of the games.
Since these things are just single sided cards with no graphics or color which can be easily reproduced, does it really matter if they are legit or fake? I've seen CIB Panesian auctions where the cards are obviously cheap photocopies sell for about the same as authentic ones. Reproduction cards don't really seem to bring the value down much.
P.S. Nice Avatar, Antonioni rules!
I think there's so little info out there about what the "legit" instructions should look like, that people don't really care about them.
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Was going to start with the Panesians first. I'd like to avoid Ebay if possible but I'd still like to get a decent price. It's been a while since I've followed NES prices, so I guess I'll take offers and go from there. If anyone wants to see pics, PM me and I'll take some this week.
Here's the pics of the BBB instruction card. It's kind of difficult to see the gloss, but you can kinda see it on the front pic.
Maybe we can track down a few more of that type.
Not only that, but I'm sure 99.9% of video game collectors back then wouldn't know how to make a fake. Now it's a completely different story - but back then, I'd say it wasn't.
Just going by the fact that you got it in '97-'98, I'd say there is a pretty good chance that it is real. How much were these things going for back then? WAY less to warrant making a fake instruction manual.
Not only that, but I'm sure 99.9% of video game collectors back then wouldn't know how to make a fake. Now it's a completely different story - but back then, I'd say it wasn't.
Well, since Panesians were apparently only sold to video game rental stores, the main issue here is that this may be a copy made by some random rental place for practical reasons (the other type of Panesian sheets are more flimsy) rather than by a collector for financial gain. If Aaron has one like it and more of these surface, it's obviously more likely that this is authentic and not 'aftermarket'.
But I don't think this BBB was ever a rental copy. It's in too nice of condition to be a former rental. My copies of Peek A Boo and Hot Slots have rental stickers on the boxes but BBB is totally clean and looks new. The cart even came in this cellophane baggie that I'm thinking might be original too: