Buy DS. I want every Pokémon game in a 9.8 A+ or higher

@iamwaytooold Loose carts are definitely going up

Hey, bro. I have an off-topic question: what does "IT" mean? I sent 2 games to cgc for the first time to get graded and only one of them was graded. The one that wasn't graded was my sealed bioshock limited edition with the big daddy toy inside. It's not a huge box. Only thing i got was a receipt of somewhat and had no grading and it said in capital letters "IT". Thanks.

@cieloknight "intelligible type". CGC doesn't grade any kind of oversized stuff. The biggest you can do are some steelbooks and games with slipcovers. All weird/oversized stuff can only be graded with VGA currently

​@@GetTheGregthank you, brother! I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question. I'll try vga for those types next time. P.S. cgc did not refund me for bioshock.

As long as he keeps the Mario rpg poster in the background I’m happy. Also maybe he has a lady now🧐

@devinflaherty7419 he's been cuffed for years, trust me I tried with him 😂

That's what i'm thinking..

😅😔

If it is like absolutely mint, then sure, but otherwise the value isn't there yet for it to be worth it. There's a sold auction for a 9.6 A+ copy that didn't even crack $100

@@GetTheGreg its clean with a good seal. i paid 5$ for it. does wata run deals on grading ever?

IGS is pretty established in VHS at this point. Far more than they are with games. As far as if they are good/consistent/etc, I have never used them myself and hardly hear about anyone using them for games given the other options that exist.

Hopefully you bought a whole gaggle of them!

I do, yes! I go live every Tuesday at 8PM EST for the auctions!

@@GetTheGreg awesome!

Don’t ever remove stickers

If you feel comfortable doing it yourself, yea, remove the sticker. Otherwise pay WATA to do it for you. It's almost always a net benefit to remove old store stickers.

@@GetTheGreg thank you for responding! I wasn’t sure if Wata would do it as part of their cleaning service. Thanks for your content I find it almost like watching a stock analyst on video games haha.

Hahah of course!

Yeaaaaa, as far as remakes and remasters go, it's almost always a net negative to the value of the original game (when talking about used copies specifically). Sealed copies don't really see any noticeable downturn and may even see heightened demand from increased awareness. The difference being that used copies' value are partially driven by people who want to actually play the game (and now have a cheaper/better/etc way of doing that) vs people buying sealed are only ever doing so to collect.

@@GetTheGreg You make some excellent points my friend.

We take those every day haha

Agreed fully

This is why you should research what games are physically produced where no patch or download is required. For example there are Switch cartridges out there for Zelda BOTW with the DLC included on the cartridge. Same goes for Pokemon Sword & Shield having editions with the DLC on cart. They did the same for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe but the last wave of DLC isn't on it sadly. Pokemon Scarlet & Violet has editions with only the 1st DLC on it but will still download the 2nd DLC when inserted, now for future gamers these Scarlet & Violet editions might become more valuable because they have the 1st DLC but also includes some patches that make the game a little bit better compared to the bad way it was launched. Cuphead on Switch was released so late that it includes the DLC on the cart, so also something people would want in the future. Also usually Limited Run Games or Super Rare Games have a complete version of the game where no downloads or patches are required. I could go on about this but it all comes down to doing some research into how a game is launched OR wait for revisions to come out that have either patches on the cartrigde or a complete version later down the line.

There for sure is condition rarity. If there’s one 95 Mario 3. All the rest don’t matter. That copy is the best and there is one.

Haha that's $50 profit gonezo 📉

I actually have never been that high on stadium events. While it absolutely has the rarity behind it, I don't think the appeal is wide enough for me to ever consider spending as much as it has always cost to acquire one - and it's not one of my own personal grails

But bible adventures is $20 haha. If that's all we have to look forward to in 40 years, this hobby is dead 😅 Maybe you meant sealed, but even those only go for like $100-$150. Bible adventures largely falls into the category of "no one really cares". I actually almost finished a complete NES set years ago. Got up to around 620 games with around 400 of them CIB. Great console!

I love collecting N64 and my fave console is probably 360

@@GetTheGreg interesting, ive never met a person that has 360 is their fav console, I do love Need for speed most wanted 2005 on 360, best way to play that game, and in my opinion, greatest racing game

@@GetTheGreg Delete this before you lose credibility

@@duff0120 360 generation was just my prime gaming days. Endless hours spent in live chat lobbies on Halo, COD, Gears etc. It was the last real time I did a ton of couch co-op gaming too with my brothers.

@@GetTheGreg I grew up with gen 6, but I do think ,in opinion that gen 7 is peak gaming. 2005- 2013. 2007 year alone was good year, even 2010/11. I still play ps3/xbox area games till this day. skate 3, modern warfare 2 (09) etc

It truly was an era lol

Haha we shall see!

No, it's the hair that was wrong

It's actually pretty wild haha

That indicates something of a bubble, yes? I think all the speculation about the "end" of physical games has really spurred on a lot of people to collect who otherwise wouldn't have. I know it was significant factor in my decision to collect for the switch. I thought, this might be Nintendo's last console with physical games, even though I knew it was unlikely. The successor will almost certainly have physical games. But for the one after that? Maybe. Guess we'll see

That would actually be crazy to watch happen haha.

Don't even get me started on the cost of a haircut these days. Criminal what they charge!

People would actually have to submit to VGA for us to have statistics

@@GetTheGreg if it not for the title i would never have asked.... what else greg was wrong about? thats a thinker

100k by 2025

I'm going to die broke.

@@GetTheGreg lmaooo. Me too, I have some good investments and have had some where I’ve lost nearly 100% of what I’ve invested. It’s awesome

Got a preorder for the new dragonball collectors! Was not easy, took some bot alerts, creating an account and saving payment information then some dumb luck on top of that. Problem is collector editions sometimes drop in price after release lmao

Inorganically composed?

Don’t be so quick to discard your original hypothesis, it may just be that you’ve underestimated how long the market could be irrational

Absolutely true on that, too. Who knows what everything will look like in 5-10 years, but current time, people certainly aren't shy to spend money on this stuff that has "endless" supply

What should I do with all of the video games I already own?

Don’t worry… just work at McDonald’s. U got this

Derp a dooo

holy moly this was fast