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They've been doing this forever now with toys, so I really see nothing wrong with it. If they're not gonna play with their toys or games, then that's the collector's problem.
I wonder if they will also grade my "Mint in package Sea Monkeys " from 1972. Seriously though is there anything that we can't get graded and slapped into an acrylic case?
it needs to be done, how else can you put proper values on collectables. i ain't gettin any of my stuff graded, but its nice to know that 10 years from now, i can put on home shopping network and get a gem mind 10 legend of zelda complete with mark mcguire rookie card.
I love to collect games, but I also love to play them. I think getting them sealed up forever is a little crazy, but hey...I guess if that's your thing, go for it.
Comics have been sealed and graded in this fashion for years; it's the best way to know a book's true value. As long as you have a trade paperback to read, what's the harm? It's the same with games: As long as you still have a another copy (or *not* ROM) to play, what's the harm?
If someone spends cash on a rare game, who am I to tell them what to do with it?
If someone spends cash on a rare game, who am I to tell them what to do with it?
I never understood the concept of buying things just to sit them on a shelf still in their packaging. I guess with with action figures or something like that it makes sense, but when I have video games I like to, you know, actually play them. I'd rather die with an old, worn out, barely working copy of a fantastic game that I've logged in hours of play into, then a sealed copy I've never touched. I don't know, I guess it's just not my thing.
As long as the Video Game Authority doesn't become militant and starts forcing gamers to give them games to be sealed away, then who cares? Let idiots with rare games trophitize them.
To me, services like this are NOT for collectors, but for people who want to make money collecting. A TRUE collector collects for the emotional impact the collection has on them. Very rarely does a true collector ever sell his collection, let alone individual pieces.
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.
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.
I don't know about having a third party grading the game's condition. That means you can't rip people off.
This has been going on with comics for years, I'm not surprised. Hopefully less people are getting ripped off with the game grading then I hear get ripped off with the comic grading.
stupid.
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
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
Where was this when I had a tangible copy of Super Mario RPG in my hands, then traded it off on an online swap service like the stupid, stupid child I was?
I spent $100+ on a copy of Valkyrie Profile. My friend asked me, "So are you going to play it or have it sit on a shelf?"
"Why the fuck would I spend that much money to stare at something on a shelf?"
"Why the fuck would I spend that much money to stare at something on a shelf?"
I have mixed emotions about this, to be honest. I'm not sure I like the idea of someone purchasing a game just to stare at it on a shelf. But I guess if they already have a spare copy that they've played through dozens of times, then I guess its ok.
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.
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.
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