Haha, that's great. Yeah, this reseller did you a favor, that's just MK3 on PC and there is nothing rare about it. Be thankful you lost, this was a blessing in disguise.

The search feature here sucks, or I'd link you to the thread from the WTB forum where I sold a copy. Ignore the Starblade alpha manual, but here's the pics I still have in my photobucket.




Now that is the rare small case MK3 variant that PS1 collectors talk about. By a freak of luck, I had two, and I sold my duplicate. Good luck to anyone obtaining a copy, but I will never part with mine.