Fair enough. I never said my game was flawless - just the seal - the grade is what I was expecting in the 75-80 range - the sticker also brings down the score. The real question for me is how do you weigh a large crease - which is a very significant flaw, vs. the box puncturing through the seal at some corners - roughly 1-2 mm in diameter. Visually, the crease draws much more negative attention than something that needs very close inspection. I have many 85s, and they are generally in very nice condition - not mint but generally no clear visible flaws and certainly no creasing - although one game I have is an exception and so I agree with Bronty on the lack of consistency. It's been my experience that creasing like that is a very heavy deduction from VGA. To take PS1 cases for example, any crack is an automatic 25 point deduction regardless of condition - I've tested this with them many many times.
To Jonebone's and Bronty's point, I can see if a game is truly flawless (no scuffing, corner pokes, dents, stickers, seal damage, etc.), could in theory score an 85, but I don't think it's realistic - unless say it was opened freshly from a case.