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Title: GTA 3 PS2 - Factory Sealed?
Post by: slickhit on May 15, 2025, 05:18:15 pm

As the title suggests, I am looking for some advice as to whether this is an actual factory seal or not. I believe Sony only began using ‘PlayStation 2’ branded ribbon seals around 2003 - hence this being a 2001 release, it has a blank ribbon seal (?). Appreciate any input.

https://imgur.com/a/iy8Gqck (https://imgur.com/a/iy8Gqck)

Title: Re: GTA 3 PS2 - Factory Sealed?
Post by: dhaabi on May 15, 2025, 06:26:45 pm

I can't really attest to this item's authenticity. However, I will point some things I've noticed from the items on eBay which are marked as new.

black case/no ribbon (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326451509580?_skw=grand%20theft%20auto%20iii%20ps2&epid=93943535&itmmeta=01JVAZG15S67H78PV04GB855RW&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fdZIEaGdMf2c0xOmZyf7GMZyXc79dETVrz3ce3ljJp%2Ba7BxqAkPDK39cpY83d%2Frxn4BfFCCTCbuLr4ZmvaqqyvXYEq7llbRMCb%2FsYZ%2F3%2Fk8XlzMVtugu689IBq6j%2FnU0Z2pHwluG9trQEuCyAOm7QbwJRglLba1DnNOSSs7t6OT101WVb%2FgUl%2BWSiVn%2BrhZiS87vLequdnJkVroMRYPV1F%2FGYY%2FEGMRdutT%2Fn2GZStGF4EMIaIQ9IEuh5bNi2IfUSLRUufkv1WoXm6Lgxs6rOV8LBt1UNd7XGRf%2F9I7BZ7Dg%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6aTwN_aZQ&keyword=grand%20theft%20auto%20iii%20ps2&sacat=0&relatedSearch=true&LH_ItemCondition=1000) (this may even be your copy as both sets of images seem to match, particularly the side of the case which opens)
black case/ribbon (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/376104114759)
blue case/no ribbon (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196426886765)
blue case/ribbon (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/277030960807)

Of course, a game like Grand Theft Auto was never going to just be manufactured once, so there are variants which all seem fairly credible. I'm no expert on sealed items, though. I just figured I'd bring attention to the matter of the ribbon's presence or absence.