LOL forget sunfaded that thing is irradiated, it must have sat in the window for years & given even rotation to get it that nuked.
If you value the box, always ask that they wrap it in brown paper or put it in another box. Offer extra for the materials, if necessary.
http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r66916725 The console is wonderfully uniform! The pad is a bit of a let down.
I've got a few PC games with a cardboard sleeve faded from years of sunbathing (also had to clean them from smog, as they were sitting in a box in front of the store).
How do you clean cardboard from smog? I have this old Japanese boxed megadrive pad and the box is almost completely brown from what i think is smog. The box itself is in excellent condition, no tears or other damage but i have no idea how to clean it.
Sometimes I include a pen in my auction pictures to give people some size perspective of the item I'm selling. Some guy bought something and a couple of weeks later I get an email asking, "Hey....where's the pen? You forgot to include it in the box!"
Did it never occur to you that the pen was his only motivation to buy your lousy item? Oh grotty villain you ;-)