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On 9/13/2021 at 7:32 PM, kell said:

Unfortunately, there is a piece of packing tape across the sticker, and most of the game. They came back and said they couldn’t get it off without ruining the wrap. Vent holes are the tricky part.

If it were mine, I'd attempt it myself, but yeah, vent holes can be very tricky to avoid when removing something as large as a big piece of packing tape.  If any partially dissolved glue gets through a vent hole, you ain't getting that out.  Then you could end up with a spot where the seal sticks to the box in in a strange way.

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Just received my first ever submision to wata!

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Have to say I am a bit dissapointed on Wata's assembly quality lets say, there is some clear marks on the case I suppose for the way the assembled it, and also the wata info tag is a bit misplaced... This week should arrive another order that just passed customs, hope they are better....

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2 hours ago, iLikePssys said:

Just received my first ever submision to wata!

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Have to say I am a bit dissapointed on Wata's assembly quality lets say, there is some clear marks on the case I suppose for the way the assembled it, and also the wata info tag is a bit misplaced... This week should arrive another order that just passed customs, hope they are better....

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I've had problems with their cases in the past, but I will say, most have that visible sealant on the edges, so for that it wouldn't be worth re-holdering. 

Still looks like a great piece!! And should display nicely

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17 hours ago, iLikePssys said:

Just received my first ever submision to wata!

 

Have to say I am a bit dissapointed on Wata's assembly quality lets say, there is some clear marks on the case I suppose for the way the assembled it, and also the wata info tag is a bit misplaced... This week should arrive another order that just passed customs, hope they are better....

 

Those are normal Wata cases and if you recased it 100 times you'd get 100 with some type of subtle flaw.  They won't be for you if you are expecting 100% perfection.

I will say that the Wata cases I've gotten in the last 3 months are noticeably clearer (less milky) than the original batches they used for the first couple of years.  I'm assuming they'll do a full case redesign after the PSA buyout, but time will tell. 

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20 minutes ago, jonebone said:

Those are normal Wata cases and if you recased it 100 times you'd get 100 with some type of subtle flaw.  They won't be for you if you are expecting 100% perfection.

I will say that the Wata cases I've gotten in the last 3 months are noticeably clearer (less milky) than the original batches they used for the first couple of years.  I'm assuming they'll do a full case redesign after the PSA buyout, but time will tell. 

Im ok with the case quality, Is just the damage done to the case when mounting it thatpisses me off a bit, but if thats how they usually do ti... cant complain I guess...

Would be interesting to see if they make new cases now they moved to CU, got a few games I want to send for grading but maybe I hold on to them for a few months just in case, but I dont think that change would happen anytime soon right?

BTW just followed you on instagram, your game colleciton is on another level dude 😮

 

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6 hours ago, iLikePssys said:

Im ok with the case quality, Is just the damage done to the case when mounting it thatpisses me off a bit, but if thats how they usually do ti... cant complain I guess...

Would be interesting to see if they make new cases now they moved to CU, got a few games I want to send for grading but maybe I hold on to them for a few months just in case, but I dont think that change would happen anytime soon right?

BTW just followed you on instagram, your game colleciton is on another level dude 😮

 

At least your case just had some normal imperfections. My latest order arrived with a little present in the case. 

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12 minutes ago, retro.magnus said:

At least your case just had some normal imperfections. My latest order arrived with a little present in the case. 

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damn, I think im gonna try some luck with VGA with 1 or 2 games I got, according to their website "archival" service is 10-14 day turnaround (how true can that be? lol)

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2 hours ago, iLikePssys said:

damn, I think im gonna try some luck with VGA with 1 or 2 games I got, according to their website "archival" service is 10-14 day turnaround (how true can that be? lol)

vga turnaround is at least 12 weeks right now. 8 week delay in processing and each tier is behind by a couple weeks at least.

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On 3/29/2022 at 2:19 PM, iLikePssys said:

Even on their highest tier?

Sadly, yes. I have an archival order out right now so I can post an update when the shipping label is cut by VGA (and tag you, if I remember, which I probably will now that I'm writing this down lol).

On 3/31/2022 at 11:03 AM, iLikePssys said:

After 1 month shippment from the US and a lot of sleepless nights, these have finally arrive.

Sorry in advance for so many pictures, but my excitement right now is HUGE 🥰

 

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holy christ. what a haul. beautiful games. i also have one of those vgdb greens, they're a lot of fun. sadly they're super pricey now for basically no reason other than "SEALED POKEMAN HOMEBREW" fanfare. 😄

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4 hours ago, CasualCart said:

Whoa - what's the deal with the grayscale box? That's really neat.

-CasualCart

Late in the release period, Atari was removing colour from their boxes, presumably to cut costs. I needed this variant and I saw a seller had it available when I was buying something else from him so I picked this one up for $8. I don't see them often at all.

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