Caliboy24

Thanks for your story Magus. if this game was professionally graded and bought for whatever value I thought was fair then this would be a different story and I would have kept it. But because the game is raw, then it's a little different if it was misrepresented in the auction. When I saw the pictures, it was only taken front and back of the game. No pictures of the top, bottom, and side flaps were taken. Also, in the listing there was no indication on any defects associated with the box. The seller was really cool about the return and didn't give me any problems, so he is good in my book.

After much thought, I decided to send it back just to be sure. And yes, the condition was misrepresented as the creasing was not pictured nor mentioned at his auction. This was part of the Maximum Carnage QVC set in which he described everything in the package as mint.

Had an experience with what I had a strong feeling was a resealed game. Bought a Super Mario Bros 3 on ebay and was described as factory sealed. When I took a good look at it, I saw at the top right corner back there is a small tear on the box, but the it was perfectly sealed top to bottom even showing the H-seam. Also, noticed that the contents seemed really loose that something inside the box was shaking and to me, it was missing something. So because of those things, I returned it to get my money back. A few days later, I was checking out the seller's feedback and saw a negative from a buyer saying that the game he bought was resealed... He then was selling the same Super Mario 3 but under a different ebay user ID, this time the feedback is in private. I would not trust buying anything from that seller. Now my question is, how can a re-seal like that be practically perfect? I couldn't believe it was possible! Was thinking as long as it has the H or V seam, then you're good...

Thanks! Yeah corners perfect, the plastic wrap, etc as far as I can see. I paid quite a bit for it and after giving it some thought I may return it for a refund back.

Thanks guys for your feedback! So it seems like WATA 9.8's are considered to be gems too? With regards to the CIB grading, yeah that's very odd. They should at least have incomplete in their labels if it is missing something..

Hey guys, New to video game collecting. I'm trying to educate myself on how to grade games better so I don't overpay too much :). I just recently bought this Maximium Carnage game sealed and noticed that there are is some light dents on both sides of the flap (see pictures). Could this still have a chance at a WATA 9.8? If not, what do you estimate the grade would be if everything else about it is perfect. Thanks for you help!