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Getting caught up on who is "better" or more "reliable" is a fools errand. Both grade on a near identical scale and the former head grader of Wata is now head grader at CGC. IMO, just submit to whichever one has the better case (in your opinion). In terms of "trusting" the grade, never do that. lol Always look at the actual game. If it looks good, then definitely buy it. But buying a game solely off its grade is disappointment waiting to happen.

you're acting surprised to learn people still like graded games. just because people aren't posting about it on VGS very often doesn't mean we stopped being "at this" lol

That's pretty much how i feel. I don't think the upgrade does anything for me but confirm the scale / values of games can be altered at will. The facebook post by nido specified he felt the games could upgrade to 10s because "old Wata" (or whatever) withheld 10s. Which I mean, yeah, new Wata has absolutely given out more 10s, so it just solidifies a shift in standard that's not immediately clear to anyone but the people benefitting (which apparently means PSA employees lul).

Correct

The Pokémons:

The games are part of a massive collection by two prominent collectors, nidouken and dubsy, almost 500 games including a gold NWC. https://www.instagram.com/p/C_BhKDkSsv9/?igsh=NGxtYmY2bzBmdWdv Both Pokemon games were upgraded from early 9.8 A++ grades (pre-2021). Here are some more announcement posts from both collectors about the games as well: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_CEIFoyEft/?igsh=NjNzczRpcmR5eDc5 https://www.instagram.com/p/C_CEIFoyEft/?igsh=NjNzczRpcmR5eDc5 https://www.instagram.com/p/C_CEIFoyEft/?igsh=NjNzczRpcmR5eDc5 For more context: here are the old games/grades: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7b38HgvoFK/?igsh=enp0YmJqeDFpb3Bt https://comics.ha.com/itm/video-games/nintendo/pokemon-red-version-wata-98-a-sealed-sandshrew-first-production-gameboy-nintendo-1998-usa/a/7263-28140.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515 I think yellow was also sold around the same time as red but not 100% sure What do you think?

that 9.8 SSX is so dope. nice sale too.

Aweasome video. I enjoyed the run thru by CGC. Grats on that Bayou Billy as well. You're tied with 2 others for top pop (using wata pop report as reference).

we're the best around.

I'm obsessed. Currently tie for three WRs Don't Go Alone Door to Door Paratroopa Toppling Granted, three among the easiest of achievable WRs without spinning for many hours haha

japanese pokemon games (gen I-III). i own three, and bought them before prices exploded. i will never own more than these three. lol

wtf is going on in this thread

lil HA win.

A bunch popped up for switch and Wii U over the years. Especially on certified link.

won a couple games on HA the other night.