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Old 02-05-2012, 01:35 PM
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I have recieved 4 copies and all of them are mint. Is there any way I can get them graded in the UK? Sending to US will cost a fortune.
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Old 02-05-2012, 01:37 PM
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No graders in the UK I'm afraid, well, no trustworthy ones at least xx
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Old 02-05-2012, 01:41 PM
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No graders in the UK I'm afraid, well, no trustworthy ones at least xx
Doesnt make sense to send it to the US then I suppose. Will it be less worthy then upon a passage of time than similiar condition VGA graded edition?
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Old 02-05-2012, 01:45 PM
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In a sense, yes, as the graded one (as long as it gets a good grade) will be proven to be a certain condition, and more money will have gone into it (to get it graded) therefore the selling price would probably be higher than an ungraded one.

Then again, not a lot of people will spend the ridiculous prices that graded games attempt to go for on eBay (a lot never sell due to being listed for beyond ridiculous prices) so a non-graded one might generate more interest as theres less chance the price will be sky high.

Also, other members have pointed out that VGA isn't fully trustworthy - they will give friends high gradings illegitimately (or, it's speculated that they do) xx
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Who cares about grades?
Just get a box like they use and grade your own games.
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Old 02-05-2012, 01:57 PM
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In a sense, yes, as the graded one (as long as it gets a good grade) will be proven to be a certain condition, and more money will have gone into it (to get it graded) therefore the selling price would probably be higher than an ungraded one.

Then again, not a lot of people will spend the ridiculous prices that graded games attempt to go for on eBay (a lot never sell due to being listed for beyond ridiculous prices) so a non-graded one might generate more interest as theres less chance the price will be sky high.

Also, other members have pointed out that VGA isn't fully trustworthy - they will give friends high gradings illegitimately (or, it's speculated that they do) xx
Thanks vhal_x. A bit disappointing that VGA are kinda fictitious as in for their bias especially when they charge so much. Wont do any good for their reputation I suppose.

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Old 02-05-2012, 02:00 PM
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Who cares about grades?
Just get a box like they use and grade your own games.
Then it wouldnt be genuine grading, would it? thats the whole point of third party grading.
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Old 02-05-2012, 02:30 PM
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what will the barcode reveal?
well if it's different to that already posted then it's more likely a stickerbook

the latest info is that there were XX that were real steelies and the rest are stickerbooks...this was confirmed by zavvi and would explain why we have been told PS3s are stickerbooks all along.

there must be a way for zavvi to tell them apart, the only sure way is the barcode...in theory all stock should be scanned at entry and exit of the stores...this was the practice when I worked in stores for a company around 12 years ago so...it would be the only way to easily keep stock levels right and far cheaper than any other potential system.
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Just going back to the packaging fiasco, has anybody who's actually opened their copy had one with interior packaging intact.??

It seems to me that the flimsiness of the cardboard combined with the weight of that artbook dictates that everybody's interior will be damaged in some way.

Supplementary question . . .why do couriers feel the need to chuck things around when they can just as easily set parcels down gently
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Old 02-05-2012, 03:10 PM
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Mine, my interior packaging is perfect, minus one tiny (like 1cm) dent, but no rips/tears or major bashing - and the outside is mint condition too xx
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