"New" Saturn Controllers on e-bay? No packaging?

[ImportBoy]

Ok - my two Saturn controllers are literally falling apart - guess thats what I get for buying used. So I go to ebay looking for controllers still new and sealed. I see tons of controllers advertised as being "new and never used" - yet they are not in packaging at all? Anyone else have this kind of experiance? Is it normal I should be wary of these claims? I notice the same thing for 6-button Genesis controllers.

Of course the only controllers still in boxes I see are 3rd party knock offs...

[D.D.D.]

I've bought some SNES pads that were only in baggy form and they were the Real McCoy... I'd try with one and see how it goes~

[lordofduct]

new Sega Saturn controllers are kinda hard to come across... especially first party (Sega branded) controllers.

[The Apprentice]

I don't understand why they would be out of the box, but you should give it a try because they probobly won't advertise new and sell used. And yes, new saturn pads are hard to find. I got my model 2 in its original box from a shady "vintage games dealer". There were all the notes of who owned it in the box, but it was only passed between game stores, no actual buyers, dating back to a K-Mart in 1997.

[pixelbender]

Err. nm that site is messing up I dont trust it.

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

Check out this thread.

http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2733

JY

[D.D.D.]

I don't understand why they would be out of the box...

Sometimes products are made for replacements and don't have retail packaging to save costs on production. That's one reason... Any other I'm not so sure of~

[Adderall]

I don't trust anything on ebay (i still use it all the time though)...

Is it really important if they're never used? As long as they last a long time and are in better shape than the ones you have it should be fine, right?