The Destructoid staff already went off on the topic of game collecting last month. I think most of us agreed that collecting was fine as long as you actually played the games, and we came to the conclusion that keeping them in boxes like trophies was kind of douchey.
Well, this service is for those douches: the Collectible Grading Authority will take your money and look at your sealed boxed Mint NO RESERVE, MUST SEE NO SHIPPING rare items and grade them for you.
This company has launched a new division called the Video Game Authority. They will take your games, grade them, inspect them for defects, and then seal them away inside acrylic cases to protect them. That's right: for only $20 a game, VGA will make your rare title totally useless.
What do you think about this service? Isn't this just like burying your games forever?
[Via Game|Life]
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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10:24 AM on 08.21.2008
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If someone spends cash on a rare game, who am I to tell them what to do with it?
Yes, there will always be people willing to pay top dollar for what they're collecting. But the price should be determined between seller and buyer, not some random 3rd party that says "It's worth this much". A collection is only worth what someone will pay for it, and even then, why collect them if you can never use them, and just plan on selling them later anyways. There are far better, and safer, ways to invest your money.
just moving items from one place to another..in mint condition.
whovever came up with it is an evil genius,
cause us nerds need to know we are awesome with 9.0
naked Michael Turner comics
"Why the fuck would I spend that much money to stare at something on a shelf?"
I wouldn't have preserved the others :(
If I ever found a sealed copy of a classic game, then I'd probably feel a bit hesitant about removing the seal. Think about it, sooner or later, the boxes will start to decay and dissapear alltogether. So it would be nice to have a mint copy available that could be donated to museums or whatever.