Barewooley | 2 Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 I submitted a sealed Kid Klown to WATA... There is some crushing/creasing on the top of the box but the rest of the box is pretty nice. I was wondering if there is any chance the box would grade 9.0 or if the crushing automatically brings it down to 8.5. Thank you for your time and happy collecting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Jimmer | 234 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Unfortunately with this kind of crease you’re probably looking at an 8 box. Good luck and nice game! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barewooley | 2 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 Thanks, I will hope for an 8.5. Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,329 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 You may be able to squeak a 9. That was the $12k auction box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barewooley | 2 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 No, I bought this box awhile ago for much less. The $12K auction made me re-think about getting my copy graded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,127 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 You'll know soon enough if you submitted it. Did you do Speed Run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamW | 714 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I think WATA's turnaround right now is like a couple months even on the second highest tier, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kell | 102 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) I thought someone posted a month, submitting in March and getting back in April, roughly 30 calendar days. Will have to look for it edit: @avoinlooks like it was 20 business days for avoin 3/5 a 4/2 to get grades. Not sure if physical games arrived yet. Edited April 17, 2021 by kell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barewooley | 2 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 I chose the 15 day tier. It will probably take longer which I’m fine with. I have been comparing boxes and grades. 7.5 shows too much wear. I think mine is likely 8.0-8.5. Maybe I’ll get lucky. People don’t seem to care though if it’s 8.5 or 9.0. I guess if it’s rare and not highly graded (9.6 or higher), one level doesn’t matter much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usmsci | 34 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 my SMB was 2 months but thats because it was put in a 'verification' bin because I incorrectly guessed on the declared value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentMonkee | 16 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 1 hour ago, usmsci said: my SMB was 2 months but thats because it was put in a 'verification' bin because I incorrectly guessed on the declared value Did you go to the website and check on the status of your order during that 2 months? What did it say? I sent a few games in for speed-run service, they were delivered last Monday according to USPS. Wednesday the status was already in grading. So I assume they did the cleaning service I selected. This is my first sub so I don't know if grading means someone actually working on it or just a general term of waiting to be graded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Feisty_Pickle | 244 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 10 hours ago, SilentMonkee said: Did you go to the website and check on the status of your order during that 2 months? What did it say? I sent a few games in for speed-run service, they were delivered last Monday according to USPS. Wednesday the status was already in grading. So I assume they did the cleaning service I selected. This is my first sub so I don't know if grading means someone actually working on it or just a general term of waiting to be graded. My order is Turbo, but I've been in "grading" for 3 months now, so I assume general "waiting to be graded" status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avoin | 24 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) My game arrived today making it 44 days total and around 30 business days that they had it until it was shipped. it got graded on april 2nd. Speedrun tier. Edited April 19, 2021 by avoin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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