Do You Buy Or Keep Cartridge Games With Torn Stickers But Still Play Fine?

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wolff242:
It can't be that hard to understand, most people who aren't gamers don't always take the best care of things. Atari games with damaged sticker are common. I wasn't necessarily a "child or teen or adult" who got made and ripped them, heck, in some environments the adhesive can deteriorate over time, and the labels just fall off when touched. If it bugs ya, try finding a better copy. You also don't want bugs chewing on your labels.

megasilverx1:
I don't usually mind the condition of the sticker as long as the game works and the end label (if it's a cartridge that has one) is still somewhat readable. If I'm at a used game store and they have multiple copies of a game I'm interested in, I'll go with the one with the nicest sticker mind.

hoshichiri:
I typically don't buy games with torn labels- worn ones, sure, if the price is right & the game isn't easy to find. I do have some torn labels from earlier in my collecting days, and I don't feel particularly compelled to replace them. It's the kind of thing that I'd prefer to avoid, but not so bothered by that I won't keep a game I already have that's messed up.

As for the why, there's a lot of reasons- the biggest one being little kids are unpredictable weirdoes. I once pulled French fries out of a PS2 placed there by a two year old, it's not so hard to think they'd mess with a sticker too. The same family also had a six-year old who'd ripped apart a PS2 case by mistake, becuase he'd never opened a DVD case before & he thought the clear plastic that held the art in place was an additional layer of cellophane to remove. I could see a kid making the same mistake with a cartridge, thinking the sticker is hiding the 'game'. Plus, you can never underestimate the power of people to completely mistreat their stuff. It's quite impressive sometimes!

mark1982:
Avoid it like the plague, I can't stand torn labels, stickers, or writing on games.

It's quite common to find NES cartridges with names written on them, worse when the name is written on the label. If I can still salvage it by using rubbing alcohol to remove the gunk from stickers or permanent marker I don't mind, but completely torn labels, torn cover art or damaged labels with permanent marker - nah not for me.

shadowzero:
I dont like it. Nope not one bit. I make alot of concessions for my collection. For example when it comes to NES & SNES I collect loose cart. So I have nothing to look at except that label. Out of 150+ SNES and NES I have two with badly beat labels and thats it.

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