Still a Game Boy?

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xAtomik
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Still a Game Boy?

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Hey guys, so my GBA SP is in pretty rough condition and I was thinking of getting a new shell for it. I was wondering if it would kinda kill the value of the Game Boy or does it not matter?

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As long as the damage is only cosmetic, that shouldn't really matter. If the screen were damaged or something then that would reduce the value.
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Yea it's really only cosmetic. Thanks
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Giving it a new shell won't hurt the value one bit as long as you use an actual GBA SP shell, and not some third party thing. No one would be able to tell you had done anything, sort of like swapping a PS1 jewel case with one from a music CD.
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Do you know where a good place to get one would be? I've seen some that come with fake serial number stickers and everything.

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xAtomik wrote:Do you know where a good place to get one would be? I've seen some that come with fake serial number stickers and everything.

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Your best bet would be to buy a broken or "as is" one in good cosmetic shape and then gut it for the case.
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Dylan wrote:
xAtomik wrote:Do you know where a good place to get one would be? I've seen some that come with fake serial number stickers and everything.

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Your best bet would be to buy a broken or "as is" one in good cosmetic shape and then gut it for the case.
Yeah, buy a cheap broken one and take it's shell.
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If I was you I would just buy another sp it would be so much easyer and you can pick them up real cheap these days.
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