VGA grading

[gurpswoo1]

Hi all

Just wanted to get an opinion and your though on some VGA grading questions

1) Do any of dis trust the grade they give?

2) Would any of buy a game that has been graded 80 or below?

3) Have any of you though about grading one of your games?


I only say because I have been planning to grade a fairly large batch of Super Mario Galaxy 2 Tin Editions. They are all sealed but no one as far as I know has a sealed version. At first I though they could be fakes. but they came in a factory official box.

See here: http://collectorsedition.org/forums/...r+mario+galaxy


I guess the real question is, If I got 10 graded (brings unit costs quite abit down at this quantity), would this devalue the item because:

1) It's a PAL game as opposed the the 95% + being NTSC and VGA is relatively unknown in the PAL regions.

2) They may a get a low grade because if the stickers turn out to not be factory applied then they will consider them defects + grade it as opened.

3) Would any of you be interested, even with the above and huge cost. looking at £130+.


I also run the risk of VGA simply rejecting to grade to return back to me with a huge return bill. Has happen to others in the past.

Thanks for any feedback.

[twistedsymphony]

honestly I never heard of VGA Grading until someone mentioned it here a few months ago.

looking at their pricing I would personally consider it a waste of money for a vast majority of games.

really it comes down to cost/benefit

1. how much did you pay for the games?
2. how much does it cost to ship to VGA back and forth?
3. how much are their fees?
4. how much will the VGA rating actually effect the value?

Finally after all that is the VGA service actually worth the money you spent to get it rated and sealed?

[gurpswoo1]

For anyone outside of the USA is incredibly expensive, I just wanted to know if anyone though a VGA game was worth paying that much over the odds for. If the game was ultra liimited then yes I can understand. But for something like this, over 30,000 copies out there.

The trouble is I have these sealed tin but have no idea if they are real or not.

[twistedsymphony]

If that's all you're trying to discern I would just send them one of the tins.

I have a serious question though... how would VGA know if they're real? I mean what qualifications do they have that we as collector's don't? What knowledge do they have that we as collectors don't?

[mosavon]

It depends on the game, i saw this one guy on another forum had graded practically everything in his collection from CE to just regular games and i did think to myself why? would someone pay over the odds for a bog standard game just because its been to VGA, i dont think so...although it doesn't answer your question it was totally worth it on your DS Ultra, i definitely believe that it's worth more than others because of this.

Maybe other people can give you the answer you want?

[gurpswoo1]

^ Thanks for the advice guys, I think I will hold of the VGA grading for now. I can't see how games of this low value being worth grading.

[Mike1888]

Originally Posted by gurpswoo1

For anyone outside of the USA is incredibly expensive

How much exactly? I'm in Canada and have a ton of sealed perfect condition old PS2 games that I'm thinking of getting graded. Are the prices really that ridiculous?

[mosavon]

its not worth it unless you have something special in that collection?

[Mike1888]

Well, I recently watched an MGS2 Substance graded 90 go for like $600. I have one in immaculate condition so that for example seems like it would be worth grading?

Just getting it graded seems to raise the value quite a bit and they look pretty nice in that case. But if the prices are really that high, then I'd pass, so just wondering if anyone's ever done it? It seems really complicated and troublesome as well.

[mosavon]

you mean MGS2 substance?