I'm the seller. The listing isn't intended to be "shady." The box was listed as replica, and since a replica has zero value, I didn't focus pics on it. The books are authentic and are the target of the auction. The replica box is just icing on the cake, and to let the buyer know that the books weren't stored loose, nor will they ship loose.
As to how the box was made, it was pretty easy. Troll Lord Games (
TLG), the publisher of Castles & Crusades (C&C)
OGL game, sold a digest-sized version of their rules as a starter set. They purposely made the set reminiscent of the 1974 White Box D&D set, and sourced a rather high quality box that neared the dimensions of the D&D box. I simply ordered a copy, printed the 1974 White Box graphics on contact paper and carefully applied it, trimming the excess with an exacta knife.
So the box is really a C&C box with a full size sticker over the front, sides and back. It really wasn't more complicated than that and I didn't focus pics on it because it wasn't really the focus of the auction being a valueless replica box.
BTW, my forum name on Dragonsfoot is Qomannon.
