That suks. That is a tough thing to gauge. I don't have any experience with somethimg like that. I do however feel as though you are above or at 80. If they take it heavily into acct you might be 80. If its not a huge factor 85. Let us know hat it grades.
obvious reseal right? still ended for an insane price... this resealing may catch on if buyers fall for it
terrible reseal. hopefully you did not win it. i was watching that auction and couldn't believe how people were bidding on that. what the HELL is wrong with people???
terrible reseal. hopefully you did not win it. i was watching that auction and couldn't believe how people were bidding on that. what the HELL is wrong with people???
No god no, i wouldnt even pay $30 for that copy, sold for about $150 i think.
That suks. That is a tough thing to gauge. I don't have any experience with somethimg like that. I do however feel as though you are above or at 80. If they take it heavily into acct you might be 80. If its not a huge factor 85. Let us know hat it grades.
Hey, thanks for the reply! The more I look at it though, I more I don't like it. I may just wait and buy another one because I think I'll just get sad every time I see this thing (especially if it's slabbed).
I have a stupid/embarassing question w/ NES carts. I had NO clue that NES carts have either 3 or 5 screws on them, I always thought they were all constructed the same way in that category. How can I see this difference on my carts? Obviously it's on the back of the cart. Is this only w/ NES? What about SNES, Gameboy, Genesis, etc? I only learned this when I was updating my collection on another gaming site and it said 3 screw or 5 screw next to the titles. Thanks!
I have a stupid/embarassing question w/ NES carts. I had NO clue that NES carts have either 3 or 5 screws on them, I always thought they were all constructed the same way in that category. How can I see this difference on my carts? Obviously it's on the back of the cart. Is this only w/ NES? What about SNES, Gameboy, Genesis, etc? I only learned this when I was updating my collection on another gaming site and it said 3 screw or 5 screw next to the titles. Thanks!
We all start somewhere. nothing to be embarrassed about. It relates to the number of screws holding the cart together. It's as easy as looking at the back of the cart and see if it's 3 or 5. As far as other systems, I think it only relates to NES. I can't think of any other system that has that type of difference.
I have a stupid/embarassing question w/ NES carts. I had NO clue that NES carts have either 3 or 5 screws on them, I always thought they were all constructed the same way in that category. How can I see this difference on my carts? Obviously it's on the back of the cart. Is this only w/ NES? What about SNES, Gameboy, Genesis, etc? I only learned this when I was updating my collection on another gaming site and it said 3 screw or 5 screw next to the titles. Thanks!
We all start somewhere. nothing to be embarrassed about. It relates to the number of screws holding the cart together. It's as easy as looking at the back of the cart and see if it's 3 or 5. As far as other systems, I think it only relates to NES. I can't think of any other system that has that type of difference.
Not all games came with the variation either...
Thanks!! I figured that's how but felt the need to verify anyways, is there difference in value of the game/cart due to this? *Rushes to check collection*
I have a stupid/embarassing question w/ NES carts. I had NO clue that NES carts have either 3 or 5 screws on them, I always thought they were all constructed the same way in that category. How can I see this difference on my carts? Obviously it's on the back of the cart. Is this only w/ NES? What about SNES, Gameboy, Genesis, etc? I only learned this when I was updating my collection on another gaming site and it said 3 screw or 5 screw next to the titles. Thanks!
We all start somewhere. nothing to be embarrassed about. It relates to the number of screws holding the cart together. It's as easy as looking at the back of the cart and see if it's 3 or 5. As far as other systems, I think it only relates to NES. I can't think of any other system that has that type of difference.
Not all games came with the variation either...
Thanks!! I figured that's how but felt the need to verify anyways, is there difference in value of the game/cart due to this? *Rushes to check collection*
There is, here's a thread that will, take up your whole day, and help you out.
obvious reseal right? still ended for an insane price... this resealing may catch on if buyers fall for it
terrible reseal. hopefully you did not win it. i was watching that auction and couldn't believe how people were bidding on that. what the HELL is wrong with people???
I don't know much about sealed games. Can you point out what makes this a re seal? I would say the corners don't look legit, but is there anything else?
The seam is ugly and you can see wear under the box. Go back to the original pics Alexk posted. Look at the far left on the back and you can see the white crease along the far left edge. A box gets that crease when it has been opened for the first time, and that should not be present on any sealed game.
The seam is ugly and you can see wear under the box. Go back to the original pics Alexk posted. Look at the far left on the back and you can see the white crease along the far left edge. A box gets that crease when it has been opened for the first time, and that should not be present on any sealed game.
^ not sure, but cant you pay extra for the faster turn around time?
It says on their site that there are multiple price tiers for faster turnarounds. I read through some previous posts and some folks said even though they paid for the faster turnaround VGA still missed the deadline.
I don't think VGA has made any deadlines in the past year at least. Those turnaround times are optimistic, I'd expect a bit worse. I don't think things will ever return to the posted turnaround times unless they raise their rates... which I'm surprised they haven't.
I don't think VGA has made any deadlines in the past year at least. Those turnaround times are optimistic, I'd expect a bit worse. I don't think things will ever return to the posted turnaround times unless they raise their rates... which I'm surprised they haven't.
I remember VGA announced a price increase a while back, but there were backlashes from collectors so they didn't go forth with it. So I guess they decided to slow the turnaround time as a result haha.
Anywho, has anyone used UK Grader? Think they're the VGA, but for Europe. I'm from the US, so they wouldn't really well for me.
Has anyone sent in a Pre"+" era graded game to be regraded. I've been thinking about this for a while and may have asked already. Anyways, I'm trying to send in my game to be regraded and just wondering if anyone has any experience with this. IMO, it'll be bumped up from 85 to 85+. Thanks guys.
Yes, a few years ago I had a Mario Bros. Arcade VGA 80 pre "+" era, thought it looked better than 80, sent it to VGA to be reevaluated and it was changed to 80+.
Noob question here and maybe it was answered in this thread already (sorry if it was) but Im struggling with the qualified scale. Can someone explain it to me. Is it pretty much a sealed game minus the shrink wrap? Or does the cartridge inside (nes, snes, n64) need to have the wrap, the manual, all inserts etc. Could most CIB games be sent in to be graded under qualified?
mlbfan, thanks for the input. I'm hoping it works out for me as well. Wife is dropping the package off for me today. It's an 85 firehouse rescue I'm submitting. I think it deserves an 85+, but I guess we'll see.
Hey guys, tons of great info in the thread (been reading it for about 2 hours now!)
There seems to be a lot of discussion about "worth grading". From what I can tell, most people seem to say that if it won't grade silver or gold not to bother. This doesn't make a ton of sense to me, I always thought the grade was only half of it the other half was to get it verified as a legitimate sealed game? I would have thought for 25-30 bucks or whatever, it'd be worth it regardless just as "insurance" to any prospective buyers (if you're selling of course).
I gather that I'm wrong, I just don't understand why I'm wrong. FYI mostly just talking about NES stuff.
If you are grading for verification or collection purposes that would be a great approach as the grade doesn't matter. I'd like to see some lower grades so I can own some graded games on the cheap!
Has anyone sent in a Pre"+" era graded game to be regraded. I've been thinking about this for a while and may have asked already. Anyways, I'm trying to send in my game to be regraded and just wondering if anyone has any experience with this. IMO, it'll be bumped up from 85 to 85+. Thanks guys.
I have grades pre 2009 ("+") grade higher and lower. Had an item go from 90 to 85+ & a 90 go to a 90+.
There seems to be a lot of discussion about "worth grading". From what I can tell, most people seem to say that if it won't grade silver or gold not to bother. This doesn't make a ton of sense to me, I always thought the grade was only half of it the other half was to get it verified as a legitimate sealed game? I would have thought for 25-30 bucks or whatever, it'd be worth it regardless just as "insurance" to any prospective buyers (if you're selling of course).
My take is that if you were a fraudulent resealer, you'd fake reaseals on mint (if not forged boxes)copies. And my impression of grades under 70 is that they aren't what most would catagorize as mint. And every additional wear spot on the cardboard that wasn't reflected by the shrink wrap would also make the fake reseal harder to sell as genuine.
Another aspect, I think, is that the games you see people showing off online and posting for sale on eBay probably are the best of the best, unless they're extremely rare.
There are other reasons too but I don't want to drone on....
So if the plastic on these sealed games is slowly going to tear apart over time, doesn't that mean one day all these games that are graded really high are going to look terrible? Being in the VGA case isn't going to prevent the plastic seal over the game from slowly ripping apart over a long period of time, right? Sorry if this has been answered before.
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Has anyone submitted an N64 console before. How does one go about filling out the submission form? I will be sending a New in Box Toys R' Us gold N64 set.
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Originally posted by: alekx
obvious reseal right? still ended for an insane price... this resealing may catch on if buyers fall for it
terrible reseal. hopefully you did not win it. i was watching that auction and couldn't believe how people were bidding on that. what the HELL is wrong with people???
Originally posted by: alekx
terrible reseal. hopefully you did not win it. i was watching that auction and couldn't believe how people were bidding on that. what the HELL is wrong with people???
No god no, i wouldnt even pay $30 for that copy, sold for about $150 i think.
Originally posted by: MinusWorlds
That suks. That is a tough thing to gauge. I don't have any experience with somethimg like that. I do however feel as though you are above or at 80. If they take it heavily into acct you might be 80. If its not a huge factor 85. Let us know hat it grades.
Hey, thanks for the reply! The more I look at it though, I more I don't like it. I may just wait and buy another one because I think I'll just get sad every time I see this thing (especially if it's slabbed).
Originally posted by: SlasherNES
I have a stupid/embarassing question w/ NES carts. I had NO clue that NES carts have either 3 or 5 screws on them, I always thought they were all constructed the same way in that category. How can I see this difference on my carts? Obviously it's on the back of the cart. Is this only w/ NES? What about SNES, Gameboy, Genesis, etc? I only learned this when I was updating my collection on another gaming site and it said 3 screw or 5 screw next to the titles. Thanks!
We all start somewhere. nothing to be embarrassed about. It relates to the number of screws holding the cart together. It's as easy as looking at the back of the cart and see if it's 3 or 5. As far as other systems, I think it only relates to NES. I can't think of any other system that has that type of difference.
Not all games came with the variation either...
Originally posted by: MinusWorlds
Originally posted by: SlasherNES
I have a stupid/embarassing question w/ NES carts. I had NO clue that NES carts have either 3 or 5 screws on them, I always thought they were all constructed the same way in that category. How can I see this difference on my carts? Obviously it's on the back of the cart. Is this only w/ NES? What about SNES, Gameboy, Genesis, etc? I only learned this when I was updating my collection on another gaming site and it said 3 screw or 5 screw next to the titles. Thanks!
We all start somewhere. nothing to be embarrassed about. It relates to the number of screws holding the cart together. It's as easy as looking at the back of the cart and see if it's 3 or 5. As far as other systems, I think it only relates to NES. I can't think of any other system that has that type of difference.
Not all games came with the variation either...
Thanks!! I figured that's how but felt the need to verify anyways, is there difference in value of the game/cart due to this? *Rushes to check collection*
Originally posted by: SlasherNES
Originally posted by: MinusWorlds
Originally posted by: SlasherNES
I have a stupid/embarassing question w/ NES carts. I had NO clue that NES carts have either 3 or 5 screws on them, I always thought they were all constructed the same way in that category. How can I see this difference on my carts? Obviously it's on the back of the cart. Is this only w/ NES? What about SNES, Gameboy, Genesis, etc? I only learned this when I was updating my collection on another gaming site and it said 3 screw or 5 screw next to the titles. Thanks!
We all start somewhere. nothing to be embarrassed about. It relates to the number of screws holding the cart together. It's as easy as looking at the back of the cart and see if it's 3 or 5. As far as other systems, I think it only relates to NES. I can't think of any other system that has that type of difference.
Not all games came with the variation either...
Thanks!! I figured that's how but felt the need to verify anyways, is there difference in value of the game/cart due to this? *Rushes to check collection*
There is, here's a thread that will, take up your whole day, and help you out.
http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=5&threadid=44539
Originally posted by: rarebucky
Originally posted by: alekx
obvious reseal right? still ended for an insane price... this resealing may catch on if buyers fall for it
terrible reseal. hopefully you did not win it. i was watching that auction and couldn't believe how people were bidding on that. what the HELL is wrong with people???
I don't know much about sealed games. Can you point out what makes this a re seal? I would say the corners don't look legit, but is there anything else?
Originally posted by: jonebone
The seam is ugly and you can see wear under the box. Go back to the original pics Alexk posted. Look at the far left on the back and you can see the white crease along the far left edge. A box gets that crease when it has been opened for the first time, and that should not be present on any sealed game.
Interesting. Thanks
Originally posted by: alekx
^ not sure, but cant you pay extra for the faster turn around time?
It says on their site that there are multiple price tiers for faster turnarounds. I read through some previous posts and some folks said even though they paid for the faster turnaround VGA still missed the deadline.
Originally posted by: jonebone
I don't think VGA has made any deadlines in the past year at least. Those turnaround times are optimistic, I'd expect a bit worse. I don't think things will ever return to the posted turnaround times unless they raise their rates... which I'm surprised they haven't.
I remember VGA announced a price increase a while back, but there were backlashes from collectors so they didn't go forth with it. So I guess they decided to slow the turnaround time as a result haha.
Anywho, has anyone used UK Grader? Think they're the VGA, but for Europe. I'm from the US, so they wouldn't really well for me.
http://ukgraders.co.uk/
I was browsing ebay and found a vga 90+ graded copy of conker bad fur day.
Here's the link: http://m.ebay.ca/itm/131123111056?nav=SEARCH
I'm really tempted to buy it since its one of my favorite games and would be a wonderfull addition to my collection.
My question is, is it priced fairly or am i gonna pay too much for it? I dont know how to place a good estimated value on such an item.
Thank you!
There seems to be a lot of discussion about "worth grading". From what I can tell, most people seem to say that if it won't grade silver or gold not to bother. This doesn't make a ton of sense to me, I always thought the grade was only half of it the other half was to get it verified as a legitimate sealed game? I would have thought for 25-30 bucks or whatever, it'd be worth it regardless just as "insurance" to any prospective buyers (if you're selling of course).
I gather that I'm wrong, I just don't understand why I'm wrong. FYI mostly just talking about NES stuff.
Originally posted by: theguy1962
Has anyone sent in a Pre"+" era graded game to be regraded. I've been thinking about this for a while and may have asked already. Anyways, I'm trying to send in my game to be regraded and just wondering if anyone has any experience with this. IMO, it'll be bumped up from 85 to 85+. Thanks guys.
I have grades pre 2009 ("+") grade higher and lower. Had an item go from 90 to 85+ & a 90 go to a 90+.
Originally posted by: JKeefe56
There seems to be a lot of discussion about "worth grading". From what I can tell, most people seem to say that if it won't grade silver or gold not to bother. This doesn't make a ton of sense to me, I always thought the grade was only half of it the other half was to get it verified as a legitimate sealed game? I would have thought for 25-30 bucks or whatever, it'd be worth it regardless just as "insurance" to any prospective buyers (if you're selling of course).
My take is that if you were a fraudulent resealer, you'd fake reaseals on mint (if not forged boxes)copies. And my impression of grades under 70 is that they aren't what most would catagorize as mint. And every additional wear spot on the cardboard that wasn't reflected by the shrink wrap would also make the fake reseal harder to sell as genuine.
Another aspect, I think, is that the games you see people showing off online and posting for sale on eBay probably are the best of the best, unless they're extremely rare.
There are other reasons too but I don't want to drone on....
"Thankfully, CR2032 batteries don’t contain any toxic metals or reactive acids. By the time your CR2032 battery loses its charge, the highly reactive lithium inside of it has been transformed into a non-reactive metal compound."
http://cr2032.co/articledetails.php?articleid=9