JVOSS | 1,762 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) Not sure this has been touched on in a different topic, if it has then please direct me to that. In the mean time i have the need for a service to grade an loose cart or 3. Here are some things to think about. 1) high humidity where i live/store the item. 2) not in the light much but would like to display. 3) have to include the manual for display, beside the cart and not stuffed behind the game? The question is this. If you had the need for protecting a loose game would you have them graded, and if so who would you use? Or would you do something different? Edited August 22, 2020 by JVOSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,102 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) Are you planning on selling them? If not I’d just stick them in a game protector. Edited August 22, 2020 by a3quit4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVOSS | 1,762 Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 no plan to sale just a very high value game one or 3 of my grails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A. | 1,139 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Other than a couple of exceptions, WATA is the only one that grades loose games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,783 Administrator · Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 I'd go with VGA and I can tell you why with nothing more complicated than a simple image comparison: I buy nice looking games to display them. I ain't boutta display my shit sideways, that is such a stupid design choice. As for loose; yeah see above from BA. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,505 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, JVOSS said: have to be include the manual for display and i don't want it stuffed behind the game i would like to display beside? You mean side by side? I don't think WATA or VGA have anything like that. Maybe VGA will do a custom box for you, if you are willing to spend dosh. (edit: well, if they don't grade loose games, that's probably a non-starter.) I'd just get two standard NES cartridge protectors and display them side by side. The manual will be a little small in a cartridge protector. Or get the box protector for NES Arkanoid, since that's a wide box, and it might fit both. Edited August 22, 2020 by Tulpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magus | 169 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 19 minutes ago, Gloves said: I'd go with VGA and I can tell you why with nothing more complicated than a simple image comparison: I buy nice looking games to display them. I ain't boutta display my shit sideways, that is such a stupid design choice. Wata actually does have cases that are sideways though if you choose it, but the grade and info is then on the side which might bother some people. I have both and haven't quite decided on which i like more yet. BUT in OP's case Wata is the only one to grade loose carts. And AFAIK since he wants the manuals also slabbed, i am not sure if WATA actually does that. I've logged thousands of Wata games in GVN and have yet to see a cart and manual slab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,013 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, Magus said: Wata actually does have cases that are sideways though if you choose it, but the grade and info is then on the side which might bother some people. I have both and haven't quite decided on which i like more yet. BUT in OP's case Wata is the only one to grade loose carts. And AFAIK since he wants the manuals also slabbed, i am not sure if WATA actually does that. I've logged thousands of Wata games in GVN and have yet to see a cart and manual slab. Man, this orientation does not please me. What's the deal? Why does NES get the gold treatment? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,505 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Because SNES sucks! *shots fired* In all seriousness, that is a very questionable design choice. Maybe they only have a limited number of case designs to choose from? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,783 Administrator · Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Yeah both the vertical and horizontal designs suck for horizontal boxes. They really need to learn the term "consistency". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVOSS | 1,762 Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 so what i'm hearing is that i might be better just making my own "case" and do a mass market for that design. then open a grading standard for GB carts as the industry has no care to take that on... with that being said. i think ill call this service the IVGS(Individual Video Game Sage) Grade.. The grading scale as follows Top level a sage Mid Level a the wiz Lowest level a floppy anyone up for a tester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead | 2,813 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 21 minutes ago, JVOSS said: so what i'm hearing is that i might be better just making my own "case" and do a mass market for that design. then open a grading standard for GB carts as the industry has no care to take that on... with that being said. i think ill call this service the IVGS(Individual Video Game Sage) Grade.. The grading scale as follows Top level a sage Mid Level a the wiz Lowest level a floppy anyone up for a tester? Mid level - The Wizard Lowest level - Tape Don’t go baggin on the floppy’s again guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVOSS | 1,762 Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 wait i think i have to rethink the leves Top Level = Sage Mid High level = The Wizard Mid Low level = Floppy Lowest High = Tape/8Track Lowest Low = Punch Card. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead | 2,813 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 hour ago, JVOSS said: wait i think i have to rethink the leves Top Level = Sage Mid High level = The Wizard Mid Low level = Floppy Lowest High = Tape/8Track Lowest Low = Punch Card. Where do I send my cib Howard the Duck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,405 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Richardhead said: Where do I send my cib Howard the Duck? OUR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVOSS | 1,762 Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 so that address is: IVGS(Individual Video Game Sage) C/O Marvin 1986 Somewhere Drive Anywhere, Mars 90210 Cost is one Coin, turnaround is about 300 cycles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead | 2,813 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 35 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: OUR Shit! Good call guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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