Crm7578 | 0 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Good morning everyone, I purchased a factory sealed game from a popular sports franchise with the hope to have it graded. When I received it, I notice the disc was rattling inside. I am not sure if the disc came loose. How does that affect the value of the grading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr.robbie | 78 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 I know it gets noted sometimes on the information label, but not sure if it affects the grading. I have a game in this state as well and am curious if anyone has the actual answer. If I had to guess, I would say that it wouldn't affect the grading because there is no way to assess the damage of the disk (if any) if it is loose. Also, what if the game is already graded and the disk becomes loose afterwards? Does it need to be noted? Or regraded? Even though nothing directly observable has changed? I think grading focuses more on legitimacy of the factory seal and observable condition. Who knows though - I could be way off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bogomil | 810 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 I wonder about all those graded games with dog eared manuals. I guess you can't hear that jingling around like a loose disc though. When I sell sealed disc games people almost always ask if the disc is loose or not, so it seems like a notable issue if getting it graded. Id definitely want to know if I was buying it. I'm not sure that it affects number or letter grade though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kell | 102 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Which system? Some can be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulag Joe | 581 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 You could just open the game, put the disc back in place, and then use Elmer's to glue the seal back on. I'm sure Wata would grade it and just delineate it with a small line on the back of the case that says "sHiTs BeEn GlUeD" 9.8 A++ (glued seal) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPX | 1,353 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 I think VGA does mark the grade down a little if the loose disc is evident during their grading phase. For example, VGA 85+ game with a loose disc might end up with VGA 85. With WATA, I got no idea, though my guess is that they won’t care as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,307 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 It absolutely affects grade, but can possibly be fixed sometimes. It also can come loose in shipping (after grading even) so it's a tough one to judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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