Home Grown Game Inserts??

[turbogrfxfan]

maybe put a white band across the front that says copy.

[chany60126]

I am not really feelin' the idea of watermarks, but I can see what you guys are saying with regards to possible ebay trolls. But if one were to be implemented it should be in the back, not in the front. The main allure of the manual insert is the nice cover art. 

[turbogrfxfan]

I am not really feelin' the idea of watermarks, but I can see what you guys are saying with regards to possible ebay trolls. But if one were to be implemented it should be in the back, not in the front. The main allure of the manual insert is the nice cover art. 

yeah i take that back it would suck

[mrhaboobi]

I did say Back cover in my suggestion , just to avoid the fronts being "spoilt"

[nat]

I don't know what happened to the message I posted earlier, but....

I think the "This is a copy 2010" deal at the bottom of the page is sufficient. These look really nice. Whenever I buy a game that doesn't come with a manual or cover, I usually print one out from the super-low res scans over at PCECP. This would be a fantastic alternative. I have a handful of games I'd buy these for.

[Sparky]

thanks guys all great points but i dont think a water mark is needed, making the disclaimer bigger sure but remember this is like a 2 page cheat sheet, kinda like what blockbuster and some game stores did back in the day for snes & genny rentals... They put this sheet in the rental box for game controls and a bit of the story <<shrugs>>

How about under 20 posts here and i dont sell? or leave it to my discresion as members with rep i will sell to, not looking to get rich off of selling $3 manuals  its something i did for a member and they turned out great so cover my cost and shipping and only the good guys get them simple as that.

[mrhaboobi]

well for the right price id take one of each great idea and didnt realise at first they were cut down versions   thought you were considering a full manual reprint.

[Mathius]

20 posts might be kinda low, Sparky. We have plenty of people who just post to sell their wears that have more than 20 posts. How about 50 posts, and then only if they are seen in the discussion forums enough to be recognized?

[chany60126]

I agree with Mathius. I think 50 is a nice round number to weed out any duds.

[BlueBMW]

I suppose you could restrict it to teh fackler ebay members... not sure what everyone would think of that though.

[Duo_R]

I made a YS I & II tray liner a long time ago...and a manual cover and insert for Street Fighter I:

https://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=6048.0



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Someone also made a Gates of Thunder insert that I have in mine, looks pretty nice.

Some replacement tray liners would be cool too; at least for Gate of Thunder and the pack-in version of Ys Book I & II.

[ceti alpha]

Those look great, Sparks. I'd definitely snag some of those up.

[Sparky]

Thanks again guys looks like everyone is liking this idea so far, so ok post count of 50 sounds good and i will use my discretion as well.

Also having them ONLY for the F-ebay crew will only bring people to da club just to get them, and the club does not want that. Anyway no worries they will only be available here on pcenginefx.com and only here.

I will make a list of the ones i will be doing and everyone's thoughts on the choices.
<<huggles>>

[henrycsc]

The more I think about this, the more I see that I do have a big problem with the idea of making bootleg manuals.  How many people have been burned by overpaying for Sapphire boots?  This is what will eventually happen, no matter how good the intentions are.

Putting a disclaimer on the back of the manual isn't going to protect a buyer that only sees a picture of the front.  Are you guys really going to expect every seller to now provide front and back scans of every manual?  What about scans of every page?  Seriously.

I can relate to wanting complete stuff, but there's got to be a line!  If you're going to offer an alternative, it should be that - not a bootleg.  I think you could just as easy make a retro cover (maybe with a small 1/8" border) around the image (you could use the color associated with the game type even.)  Problem solved. 

Sparky, I really hope you think this cover thing through.  It's no different than someone getting bootleg boxes made.  It will happen.  How will you react to that when it does? 

This time - I voted.   NO, not they way you show them!

[Duo_R]

A good seller discloses a repro cover. A bad one sells it like original and gets striked on ebay and bad feedback.