Have you tried looking in michael's, Joanne's, or some other crafting/hobby store. They have nice ones for displaying sports memorabilia. Not sure if they have the exact size you're looking for though.
What i wonder is how their standard should be percieved with these up's and down's in strictness for blemishes? Some games seem to take into consideration the slightest bump while others can have a torn edge or similar and still pass as "Gold"
Look at the top left corner (2nd pic), it's clearly white and poked through the plastic. I wouldn't think that could get a gold rating. None of my Gold's have any corner pokes.
I had a game come back Q graded because it was a reseal but was still new according to VGA...
I really don't like the whole Q grade at all, and this is coming from someone that doesn't like VGA to begin with.
The Q grade seems to just be a money-making scheme of sorts. You got a reseal back with a Q grade. There are dozens of opened games with "Q" grades, and I guess qualified is supposed to mean that although the game was opened, it was unused, right? (maybe I am understanding it wrong). But if my understanding is correct, it would suggest that there are tons of games that were opened, yet were never played. If we were talking about Japan or Asia, I would believe this, since those games never came sealed. But in the states? I'm not stupid enough to believe that for one minute.
Not sure if this question has been asked before or not, but seeing how there are a scant few on here with complete sealed collections, would anyone be willing to go for a complete graded set of a certain system? Just curious.
Looking to achieve a gold grade here. The box is damn near perfect besides the defect shown on the front. Do you feel an 85+ is achieveable with that wear? The cellophane is not ripped in the area. Thanks in advance.
Not sure if this question has been asked before or not, but seeing how there are a scant few on here with complete sealed collections, would anyone be willing to go for a complete graded set of a certain system? Just curious.
There was a member here awhile ago (can't remember the name) but he was going for a complete n64 graded set. It would have to be a small console library in order for the goal to be achieveable, or else an abundance of money.
i really don't know how anyone here (myself included) can "gradestimate" based upon just one or 2 pics. typically a grade is heavily based upon condition of the shrinkwrap which is impossible to see in pictures. even just one light scratch will knock it a full grade.
i really don't know how anyone here (myself included) can "gradestimate" based upon just one or 2 pics. typically a grade is heavily based upon condition of the shrinkwrap which is impossible to see in pictures. even just one light scratch will knock it a full grade.
To get a better grade estimate I would suggest users follow what bucky is saying, more pics. The damage on the front of the game looks significant enough for me to not see anything higher than 85.
i really don't know how anyone here (myself included) can "gradestimate" based upon just one or 2 pics. typically a grade is heavily based upon condition of the shrinkwrap which is impossible to see in pictures. even just one light scratch will knock it a full grade.
To get a better grade estimate I would suggest users follow what bucky is saying, more pics. The damage on the front of the game looks significant enough for me to not see anything higher than 85.
My example would be assuming all other things are near perfect, as in if the damage on the front was the only damage.
May 28 original post, page 44 of the thread, I decided to get it graded, because I have never done it before. Here is a picture of the results. I did pay for a detailed report I scanned it in if anyone is curious. (not sure how well that shows up on here.
I haven't read through the whole thread but something that I find stupid is all the graded Wii games on eBay. I mean it's not a big deal to get the games graded now when sealed games are easily accessable but that's pretty much my point: Why would I buy a VGA90 copy of Skyward Sword on eBay for 300$? I can buy the game new from amazon for under 40$, get it graded myself and have a very high chance of getting a VGA90 myself. I looked through some of the sold listings and sure enough most of the graded Wii games that are auctions only go for around 100$ but then there's some guy who bought a 90+ New Super Mario Bros. for 349$! Who the hell is so stupid to do that?! Just buy it for 30$ at amazon and get it graded yourself what's so difficult about it?
Also some sellers are just silly. Some dude wants 1000$ for a 90 Donkey Kong Country Returns. Not even graded Super Mario Bros. games for the NES go that high.
As I said in the beginning I don't care when people get their Wii games graded it's something for the future but why the hell would you buy hem on eBay? I just wanted to say this because these VGA Wii games are getting annoying by now and of course the sellers of those that just buy the game sealed for 40 bucks get 10 of them graded at the same time to save some money and then sell them for 200$ or something each.
Because if you buy one copy for $40-$50 it's very likely NOT going to be 90 level unless you inspect it yourself before you buy it. To get really mint copies you typically have to buy several copies of the game. The $100-$120 that most current gen VGA 90-95 copies sell for is hardly expensive when you consider that.
May 28 original post, page 44 of the thread, I decided to get it graded, because I have never done it before. Here is a picture of the results. I did pay for a detailed report I scanned it in if anyone is curious. (not sure how well that shows up on here.
Thanks for posting that, it looks really interesting! Too bad that isn't just included on every submission.
Because if you buy one copy for $40-$50 it's very likely NOT going to be 90 level unless you inspect it yourself before you buy it. To get really mint copies you typically have to buy several copies of the game. The $100-$120 that most current gen VGA 90-95 copies sell for is hardly expensive when you consider that.
Adam, are you ever surprised by submissions anymore, or do you have a good idea of how a game is going to grade?
Like, have you ever felt a grade was incorrect to the point where you considered resubmission, like you see with the collector card market.
Beliskner, as you wrote, the graded Skyward Swords won't typically sell for $300. There are 95 copies that get relisted multiple times for closer to $200. The fact that every now and then there is an outlier would be the case in just about any product. I have tried grading "fresh from Amazon.com" copies of Wii games several times and the best I did was 90. Once I went to GameStop and the clerk took out the sealed copies of SM64DS he had in the drawer for me to pick from (this was when I was in the store frequently, and I'd already mentioned game grading to him before). I picked what was clearly the best condition copy and it later returned as 90+. With that said, I do sometimes think that paying hundreds additional to get one level higher (90 to 90+, 95 to 95+) is not really worth it, although I've done it myself a couple times.
May 28 original post, page 44 of the thread, I decided to get it graded, because I have never done it before. Here is a picture of the results. I did pay for a detailed report I scanned it in if anyone is curious. (not sure how well that shows up on here.
85/85+ seems reasonable. One of those copies that looks very good but not overly new. If you're lucky you'll get a 90 for it but I wouldn't count on it
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Look at the top left corner (2nd pic), it's clearly white and poked through the plastic. I wouldn't think that could get a gold rating. None of my Gold's have any corner pokes.
Originally posted by: JNovo79
I had a game come back Q graded because it was a reseal but was still new according to VGA...
I really don't like the whole Q grade at all, and this is coming from someone that doesn't like VGA to begin with.
The Q grade seems to just be a money-making scheme of sorts. You got a reseal back with a Q grade. There are dozens of opened games with "Q" grades, and I guess qualified is supposed to mean that although the game was opened, it was unused, right? (maybe I am understanding it wrong). But if my understanding is correct, it would suggest that there are tons of games that were opened, yet were never played. If we were talking about Japan or Asia, I would believe this, since those games never came sealed. But in the states? I'm not stupid enough to believe that for one minute.
What is consensus from experts on estimated grade ?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank You
Michael
Originally posted by: philinchio
Not sure if this question has been asked before or not, but seeing how there are a scant few on here with complete sealed collections, would anyone be willing to go for a complete graded set of a certain system? Just curious.
There was a member here awhile ago (can't remember the name) but he was going for a complete n64 graded set. It would have to be a small console library in order for the goal to be achieveable, or else an abundance of money.
Originally posted by: rarebucky
i really don't know how anyone here (myself included) can "gradestimate" based upon just one or 2 pics. typically a grade is heavily based upon condition of the shrinkwrap which is impossible to see in pictures. even just one light scratch will knock it a full grade.
To get a better grade estimate I would suggest users follow what bucky is saying, more pics. The damage on the front of the game looks significant enough for me to not see anything higher than 85.
Originally posted by: rarebucky
i really don't know how anyone here (myself included) can "gradestimate" based upon just one or 2 pics. typically a grade is heavily based upon condition of the shrinkwrap which is impossible to see in pictures. even just one light scratch will knock it a full grade.
To get a better grade estimate I would suggest users follow what bucky is saying, more pics. The damage on the front of the game looks significant enough for me to not see anything higher than 85.
My example would be assuming all other things are near perfect, as in if the damage on the front was the only damage.
Also some sellers are just silly. Some dude wants 1000$ for a 90 Donkey Kong Country Returns. Not even graded Super Mario Bros. games for the NES go that high.
As I said in the beginning I don't care when people get their Wii games graded it's something for the future but why the hell would you buy hem on eBay? I just wanted to say this because these VGA Wii games are getting annoying by now and of course the sellers of those that just buy the game sealed for 40 bucks get 10 of them graded at the same time to save some money and then sell them for 200$ or something each.
Originally posted by: Everharm
May 28 original post, page 44 of the thread, I decided to get it graded, because I have never done it before. Here is a picture of the results. I did pay for a detailed report I scanned it in if anyone is curious. (not sure how well that shows up on here.
Thanks for posting that, it looks really interesting! Too bad that isn't just included on every submission.
Originally posted by: rarebucky
Because if you buy one copy for $40-$50 it's very likely NOT going to be 90 level unless you inspect it yourself before you buy it. To get really mint copies you typically have to buy several copies of the game. The $100-$120 that most current gen VGA 90-95 copies sell for is hardly expensive when you consider that.
Adam, are you ever surprised by submissions anymore, or do you have a good idea of how a game is going to grade?
Like, have you ever felt a grade was incorrect to the point where you considered resubmission, like you see with the collector card market.
Originally posted by: Everharm
May 28 original post, page 44 of the thread, I decided to get it graded, because I have never done it before. Here is a picture of the results. I did pay for a detailed report I scanned it in if anyone is curious. (not sure how well that shows up on here.
Wow, that guy above is pretty good!
Looks like a nice copy