Should I remove the price tag and the glue?

[lpgk | 0]

I have this game that I recently acquired. Should I attempt to remove the price tag and/or glue? I would probably let WATA do it, since Im a newbie to this. Has anyone used WATA for this and how was your results. 

Also, if you'd like please provide guess as to the grade. The Box has a crease on the front and dented on the bottom flap.

thanks!

 

 

Edited July 12, 2021 by lpgk

[3rdStrongestMole | 430]

Dont remove them!! Select deep cleaning if you're sending them to wata and they will get what they can. Stickers aren't the worst for grades,  but the glue will probably hurt it. Still,  better to not mess with it. The hang tab probably needs to come off too, but they can figure that out. I would just note what you can while filling out thre wata form. Also that seam looks misaligned, but I guess that could be normal for GBC??

[retro.magnus | 136]

Buy Bestine and save money. No need to pay for WATA to do what you can do very easily. Wet a cotton swap or Q tip with Bestine, rub the glue, easy as that. I'd feel much more comfortable taking anything sticky off myself rather than leaving it up to someone to potentially screw up on. 

[3rdStrongestMole | 430]

6 minutes ago, epiczail said:

Buy Bestine and save money. No need to pay for WATA to do what you can do very easily. Wet a cotton swap or Q tip with Bestine, rub the glue, easy as that. I'd feel much more comfortable taking anything sticky off myself rather than leaving it up to someone to potentially screw up on. 

OP said he was a newbie though,  so something you might be proficient in might not work the same for all. I get what you're saying about cost,  but if it's that easy, then surely the people at WATA who do this daily will have a handle on it. 

Edit: if it's going to be graded anyways, that is

Edited July 13, 2021 by 3rdStrongestMole

[DoctorEncore | 3,691]

Personally, I'd leave them on because they lend a cool sense of history to the game. If you really want them removed, it just depends on your comfort level with the actual process. If you don't want the stress and have the money to spare, it would be reasonable to have Wata do it.

[lpgk | 0]

2 hours ago, 3rdStrongestMole said:

Dont remove them!! Select deep cleaning if you're sending them to wata and they will get what they can. Stickers aren't the worst for grades,  but the glue will probably hurt it. Still,  better to not mess with it. The hang tab probably needs to come off too, but they can figure that out. I would just note what you can while filling out thre wata form. Also that seam looks misaligned, but I guess that could be normal for GBC??

Is the hang tag something that was added by the store?

I’ll try and add some more pictures tonight. Would like to hear your expert opinions what the grade might be. Thanks.