I see topics on making, cleaning and repairing labels, but I've never seen what collectors think about reprints for restoration.
I've got a copy of Ninja Gaiden Trilogy (SNES) with half of the label missing. I see copies of the game out there priced anywhere from $60 and up. On one hand, I know I can't get the high price that others may go for. On the other, that lower price might increase the chance of a sale, likely to someone who would probably just slap a reprint on it and flip it anyway.
What is the community opinion on label reprints though? I would think that it would lower the value and desirability. Someone's recommended making or ordering a reprint, but I feel as though I'd be cheating someone if I did so. The only way I'd feel right about it in that case was if a reprint was an exact duplicate. Other restored collectables go for a pretty penny as long as replacement parts are exact duplicates, more because they're working examples of something classic than because they contain 100% original parts. I mean, I could restore a beat up Pac-Man to like-new and sell it for much more as restored, but what of game carts?
Am I overthinking this, or am I right to just prefer selling as-is?