Octopus with missing letter "o" in "Nintendo"
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12 Jun 2013 14:22 - 12 Jun 2013 14:30 #5504
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Our Member Barr did send me a link to this auction:
www.ebay.com/itm/330931832620
Check out the picture showing a close up of the backside of the game.
You will notice that there the letter "o" in Nintendo is missing.
This is interesting: I checked my Octopus (I have 5 of them) and 2 of them are missing the “o”.
One serial starts with 14, the other with 15:
14725169
15865932
Interesting: both games are from France...!
I know that, because one game came inside a J.i21 box, the other game I bought lose, but it's the very rare game with the offer par VANDAME imprintend on the front (French advertising game).
Do you have such games missing the letter "o"? And what serial number do they have?
Patrick
Our Member Barr did send me a link to this auction:
www.ebay.com/itm/330931832620
Check out the picture showing a close up of the backside of the game.
You will notice that there the letter "o" in Nintendo is missing.
This is interesting: I checked my Octopus (I have 5 of them) and 2 of them are missing the “o”.
One serial starts with 14, the other with 15:
14725169
15865932
Interesting: both games are from France...!
I know that, because one game came inside a J.i21 box, the other game I bought lose, but it's the very rare game with the offer par VANDAME imprintend on the front (French advertising game).
Do you have such games missing the letter "o"? And what serial number do they have?
Patrick
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12 Jun 2013 16:53 #5505
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Wow!
That's my auction! Still in my hands! Still not shipped!
That's my auction! Still in my hands! Still not shipped!
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12 Jun 2013 19:59 - 12 Jun 2013 20:08 #5506
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I'm sure you will ship it 
Do you remember where you got this game from?
Attached two pictures of my second Octopus missing the letter "o".
Do you remember where you got this game from?
Attached two pictures of my second Octopus missing the letter "o".
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12 Jun 2013 20:15 #5507
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Haha... almost bought it;)
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13 Jun 2013 12:12 #5509
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Anyone interested buying it loose ?
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15 Jun 2013 13:12 #5512
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Shouldn't you just sell it to the one who bought it?
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15 Jun 2013 13:24 #5513
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Auction was for a boxed Octopus..... not for a missing 'o'.........
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16 Jun 2013 08:43 - 16 Jun 2013 08:44 #5515
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So, you will ship another Octopus to the winner of the auction?
Maybe the buyer did notice the missing "o" on your auction picture ...
Maybe the buyer did notice the missing "o" on your auction picture ...
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17 Jun 2013 09:37 #5519
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Hi Gawaleus,
I don't remember where and when did I buy it.....
I don't remember where and when did I buy it.....
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17 Jun 2013 20:27 #5522
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Back to my original question: 
Does anyone of you here own such games missing the letter "o"?
If yes, what's the serial number?
Thank you!
Does anyone of you here own such games missing the letter "o"?
If yes, what's the serial number?
Thank you!
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05 Mar 2014 09:10 #6048
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Hi Patrick,
Interesting observation. I have 5 junk Octopi for spare parts and noticed that two of them are missing the "o". One of them has a serial number of 08447360 and the other one doesn't have a serial number.
Apparently it's not an incredibly rare error. Anyone else have one???
Ash
Interesting observation. I have 5 junk Octopi for spare parts and noticed that two of them are missing the "o". One of them has a serial number of 08447360 and the other one doesn't have a serial number.
Apparently it's not an incredibly rare error. Anyone else have one???
Ash
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05 Mar 2014 09:18 - 05 Mar 2014 09:18 #6049
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Hi Ash
Yes, I believe that there are many of them, but not thousands on the other hand.
Is it rare? Not very much I suppose.
Yes, I believe that there are many of them, but not thousands on the other hand.
Is it rare? Not very much I suppose.
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05 Mar 2014 09:26 #6050
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There may very well be tens of thousands of them. Based on our small sample size (4 out of 10) it seems 40% of the 250,000+ manufactured may have this error, although probably much less than that. I would have never noticed this error in a million years without checking your forum.
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27 Jan 2015 15:37 #6788
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Sorry bump this old thread but recently i bought a Octopus with this "o" missing question (Nintend)
So, my Octopus is from UK and have the CGL logo printed in the front faceplate.
Serial is: 07307283
So, my Octopus is from UK and have the CGL logo printed in the front faceplate.
Serial is: 07307283
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30 Jan 2015 18:37 #6797
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Interesting! It's the first CGL Game with the missing letter "o" I know of ...!

