PS2 collectors? Strange SCPH-39006 NTSC-U/C from parallel universe

[Tyree_Cooper | 874]

Not sure what to make of this one. the 6 at the end indicates an Asian Hong Kong model, which should be 220-240V 50Hz, yet here it seems to be a universal 110-240V 60Hz.

Also, it's impossible that a 6 is NTSC-U/C, it should be NTSC-J.

the font used for SCPH-39006 does look different... could this be a fake sticker?

??

 

here's what a normal 39006 looks like

and the US 39001 model

[Driftwood | 209]

It could just be a fake sticker.

 in large part back stickers on gba sp’s can no longer be used as reference as there are so many bootleg replacements.

 

[TDIRunner | 2,913]

Certainly could be a fake sticker, but the big question is why?  I understand why many GBA's might have fake stickers, but it seems a bit odd to bother on a PS2.  Does any part of the shell look aftermarket?  Does it have one of the aftermarket lids to make disc swapping easier?

[Naked Warrior | 288]

I mean, it is definitely a fake sticker - look at the fonts - they are all wrong...especially the "O" on Sony...but that doesn't answer the real question that @TDIRunner brought up...

[Tyree_Cooper | 874]

Yeah the more I look at it, the more I think it's a fake sticker.

As to why, well, Hong Kong has made so many pirated things for no reason... I think the console was modded (like 99% of PS2 consoles here) and maybe the sticker was damaged, so they replaced it with a fake one. They may have had some stock as backup.

I thought it might be a test unit, sometimes they come with universal voltages and a different region, but it wouldn't look like a final US sticker, and it wouldn't use a serial and... it just wouldn't look like this.

the print quality also looks bad, too blurry.

i guess case closed.