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I have recently acquired a few NeoGeo AES carts and some of them show glitches. I cleaned them thoroughly with alcohol but nothing changed. Could the cart be defective? If so is there somebody who can fix them?

Thanks for the hint! Will get some white out and take care of them!

I rubbed the connections with alcohol- there was dirty but things did not change. Still glitching

Here is the example of Last resort. FWIW some cartridge work fine and the neogeo aes neosd works fine as well

I recently got a few NeoGeo Cartridges and some of them show glitches on screen. Some have no audio, others have part of the screen messed up. I am playing US cartridges on a Japanese console (shouldn't matter). Tried to clean the cartridges with q-tip and alcohol but didnt really do much. Can the cartridges be damages? It's weird because this is happening on multiple of them. Or maybe the console? Thoughts appreciated

I have a bunch of sealed PS1 games with the hangtab sticker on the back. I heard you are supposed to take it out before getting it graded or it will affect your grade.. is that true? any experience with that? the shrink wrap is so delicate I'd rather not touch the hangtab

Hey all, I know at some point TG16 games moved from cases to cardboard boxes with plastic trays and dropped the classic jewel case. One of these games is Neutopia II. However I'm seeing few copies of the game in case. Are those cases 100% repros or was there an original case run of Neutopia 2? Thanks in advance!

Thanks very helpful!

anything you can share so we can all contribute?

Has anybody compiled a thorough list of Japanese exclusive that can be played without knowing the language? Shooters, platformers, action games, etc. If not - would would be open to working together and put one up?

I know GTA is pretty valuable sealed and graded (saw it being sold for $5k+). I have no clue whether the PAL version would be as valuable (probably not) but still worth grading?

My observation is that for the popular IP the difference between a 'regular' CIB copy and a graded one can be 100X - but for more 'niche' titles where the regular CIB can be pretty expensive (in the hundreds), grading might add only 30-50% more (and at that point the cost of grading becomes a real question). Am I off base here? One hypothesis is that most of the graded buyers are non-gamers/ non game collectors and they like to have a Mario or a Zelda item as a memorabilia and they are willing to top dollars. But nobody knows who Lomax is...

Hey all, I was curious to get your take on what grades actually mean. In particular, how should I think of a sealed game in perfect condition, with a small rip (half an inch) in the shrinkwrap in a corner or along the spine? Is the rip the difference between a 9.5 and a 9.8 or between a 9.8 and a 7? Is it even worth grading if there is a rip? Thanks!

Hey guys, How do you feel about grading sealed version of very rare PS1 games? Examples are Adventures of Lomax, City of Lost Children and Fox Hunt. I have not seen any of these games in graded form ever so I have no idea what they would be worth vs. their regular CIB prices. Also, the graded stuff that seems to command thousand of dollars is common games based on super well known IP vs. more obscure items that are very valuable for the traditional collector crowd... Would grading these make sense, or would one end up with making the same money if they were sealed non graded?

Hey guys, How do you feel about grading sealed version of very rare PS1 games? Examples are Adventures of Lomax, City of Lost Children and Fox Hunt. I have not seen any of these games in graded form ever so I have no idea what they would be worth vs. their regular CIB prices. Also, the graded stuff that seems to command thousand of dollars is common games based on super well known IP vs. more obscure items that are very valuable for the traditional collector crowd... Would grading these make sense, or would one end up with making the same money if they were sealed non graded?