Would it be wrong to print art covers and manuals?

There's this place near where I live, and I just found out they have high quality printers and only cost $3 a print of any kind.
I am wondering if I print either the manual or art cover, would it be wrong to consider them as original now? If I sell a game cart inside a case with its fine printed art that looks just like the original one, Do I have to write "reprint" on the title of that sell?

You think its just better if I just get one printed from the 90's? I just don't want nothing that might consider my collection a ripoff.

If it's a reprint you must write "reprint" when you are selling it. But many evilBay sellers don't do that, what's unfair.
To hide information about something that you're selling is always a nasty thing IMO.

Original = original
Copy = copy

The distinction is finite.

I'd be pretty pissed if someone sold me a print without mentioning it.

Then why do we have threads about doing them? Are we evil for such a thing?

If it's for personal use only, then go ahead and print whatever you want, it's your party. But if you intend to resell reprinted games without mentioning it to the buyer, then you are crossing a moral line. On the other hand, if the buyer knows that they're getting a reprint and they agree with it, then it's okay again. It's all about being honest about what you sell. For instance, I'd also be pretty pissed if someone sold me a second-hand item while advertising it as new. This actually happened to me once, by the way.

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Originally Posted by Thunderblaze16

Then why do we have threads about doing them? Are we evil for such a thing?

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We also talk about roms and emulation, but wouldn't try to pass them off as carts and hardware on eBay.

There's nothing wrong with making anything, covers, repro carts, etc. Selling them as originals is fraud though.

I've never reprinted a cover of box or manual, but I can see someone who didn't like the North American art printing out the Japanese art and using it.:)

And yeah, selling a reprint without telling someone it was a reprint wouldn't be right.

Quick thing, how do you know if your cover or manual is original?

don't do such an evil thing man....it's a sin.

YOU"RE EVIL. Segas gonna come bend you over a counter and have its way with you for doing such horrible things!

Where the hell does it say I'm actually doing this, I'm just asking WHAT IF.

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Originally Posted by Thunderblaze16

Where the hell does it say I'm actually doing this, I'm just asking WHAT IF.

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Sorry I forgot English isnt your first language. That was All SARCASM.

Again insulting the way I write, and your sarcasm sucks since sarcasm is better saying then writing it or at least point some sort of symbol indicating its sarcasm like "<_<" or "...".

^Your English is better than most born-and-raised American members in this forum. Don't you worry about a thing.

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Originally Posted by Thunderblaze16

I am wondering if I print either the manual or art cover, would it be wrong to consider them as original now? If I sell a game cart inside a case with its fine printed art that looks just like the original one, Do I have to write "reprint" on the title of that sell?

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If you did that, then of course it is wrong. Morally, it is lying about something you are selling. As one other member mentioned, this is fraud. If caught, you could be convicted in court and find yourself with a criminal record and having to play/serve whatever the penalty for committing that sort of crime (yes, crime) would be. The penalty would depend on the scale of the fraud. It might be extreme to be prosecuted in a criminal court for such a "small" crime, but it would be withing the right of the person you deceived to press charges if you did such a thing.

So, don't do it. If you reprint covers or manuals and intend to sell them, then you need to inform any potential buyer of this. Otherwise, you are committing a crime.

Your English is fine, by the way. It is much better than some of the other members posting in this very thread, as QuickSciFi pointed out.

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Originally Posted by Thunderblaze16

Quick thing, how do you know if your cover or manual is original?

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You have to look closely at the print itself. Original artwork is done with offset printers usually, and most reproductions are done using laser or (bleh!) inkjet printers. Each type of printer looks different, so once you get used to it you can spot a fake a mile away, unless someone went to the trouble of using an offset press for a bootleg (sometimes happens on Neo Geo stuff.)

Personally, I say reprint all you want, I do it all the time with stuff that has damaged or missing inserts. However, if you sell it, make sure you mention that the insert is a reprint.

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Originally Posted by Clessy

Sorry I forgot English isnt your first language. That was All SARCASM.

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Yo dude good one:D

I use reprint inserts all the time, I love the work djshok does too, but it's pretty much only for my personal collection. I've never had a need to sell a game with a replacement insert, because I'd need a replacement case for that as well, and it's not like I've got a bunch of empty Genesis clamshells sitting around.

I'll use UGC cases for all my Nintendo junk (NES, SNES, N64), but even a lot of those I just let sit around loose because it's more space to deal with than I need to, and a lot of the games aren't worth the extra space/time to make a new case. I'll also use DS cases for my handheld games, I love the look of those lined up with all the Gamboy/Color/Advance stuff in them.

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Originally Posted by NeoVamp

I'd be pretty pissed if someone sold me a print without mentioning it.

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happened to me with a fucking member on here....

with bare knuckle 3 and a few others............PFFFT!!!!

i didnt realise for AGES either....

i wont mention any names....


































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