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[gurpswoo1]

They carefully take apart the cellophane seal on the base which is glued, then slide the entire cellophane sleeve off and place and glue back together over another PS3 game.

So the Tearstrip will be untouched, the seal however is likely a little loose over the game and the either the top or base will have a glue marks.

It's sadly becoming more common.

[nipperkipper]

Thats a shame for the buyer in this case, what methods other than visual inspection are there to spot a reseal

Is there anything a company like VGA would do to spot a reseal other than looking for glue marks/looseness of cellophane?

[gurpswoo1]

Originally Posted by nipperkipper

Thats a shame for the buyer in this case, what methods other than visual inspection are there to spot a reseal

Is there anything a company like VGA would do to spot a reseal other than looking for glue marks/looseness of cellophane?

Sadly in 90% of cases visual inspection is the only real way, Some are very easy to spot while others are harder without more detailed pictures.

This is the problem with eBay, most seller don't bother with good detail pictures .

As for VGA, there biggest USP is that they remove the fear of reseals.

They use experience and prior knowledge to determine a reseal together with Visual inspection of the glued section. Also inspection of the game under seal, fingerprint marks or other defects to game art or case.

What I mean in prior knowledge is:

- Tearstip generations, game may not have had a 2nd gen tear strip.
- Shrink wrap vent holes including direction
- Wrong seal design for game
- Colour matching tear strip
- Weight, game may not have all contents inside
- manufacturing defects in seal, it is harder to fake a manufacturing defect on a seal because knowledge of it is gone once opened.

I expect VGA to use one or maybe two of those methods above.

however even VGA have made mistakes and so you can not always use them for a definitive answer. Although I have said in the past that if the buyers think VGA is a 100% reliable source, it makes no difference if a reseal or not.

Originally Posted by Likey

You're kidding! They can do that and make it look super good?

Unfortunately they can, the very best can do a fantastic job and I have personally purchased some resealed games that I was convinced were real. It was only later I found out it was a reseal after getting clued up on how seals should be inspected.

[Likey]

Originally Posted by gurpswoo1

They carefully take apart the cellophane seal on the base which is glued, then slide the entire cellophane sleeve off and place and glue back together over another PS3 game.

So the Tearstrip will be untouched, the seal however is likely a little loose over the game and the either the top or base will have a glue marks.

It's sadly becoming more common.

You're kidding! They can do that and make it look super good?