Blazing Star AES authentic? boot?

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greeneye8181

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BS AES



The contacts look authentic...
Please ignore the water stain on the back of insert that travels a bit into the top left corner of the front of insert.
 

Fox1

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only way to know for sure is to open 'er up. However if you bought it from France or Italy, it's probably a boot.
 
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greeneye8181

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Wasn't bought from Europe.
Alright. I guess I'll open er up. Really wanted to avoid that.
 

Fox1

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Looks fine...all toshiba chips. Although that second photo with that blob of solder is strange...a repair or something?
 

HeavyMachineGoob

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Looks like some burned flux, possibly a manufacturing error, or done by a Frenchman.

For the most part that game looks authentic, solder joints look factory. I've never seen a boot with water damage to the insert. For that matter, most fake inserts behave differently when exposed to water.
 

Tyranix95

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Looks like flux to me.

Thinking some joints were touched up.

Not sure by whom.

In any event, the boards look legit.

Somebody else will have to comment on the Art Set, Book, and Insert tough.
 
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Thanks for the input guys. I'm feeling more confident in my purchase.
 

Fox1

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Yeah i was leaning towards flux, but some of it looks like a blob of solder lol
 

Tyranix95

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The flux should come off with a tooth brush and either some 100% rubbing alcohol or some go gone.
 

HeavyMachineGoob

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Alcohol will also wipe away the corrosion-protective coating on the PCB, that stuff is very sticky and will get on your fingers, so be careful.
 

HeavyMachineGoob

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Since it's just spot cleaning, you could get away with a cotton swab or something and alcohol, just don't drench the board in alcohol.
 
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Yup. I bought 3 games from a seller as a package deal and this one I've decided to let go.
 

CMS

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I was just messing with you ;) it sounds like you made a good deal..
 

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I am not the seller of this game, I was expressing myself clumsy and it sounded like he was flipping it. sorry about that.
 
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