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Continuing my graded 360. And this game actually has some meaning to me. Countless hours spent on that original zombies.

I don't know anything about the game, but it's mixed in with other Dreamcast "sealed" games, and if it wasn't sold sealed in the jewel case, then it makes me suspect the authenticity of the other games.

Does anyone know if Caution Seaman was sold sealed in a jewel case without the box with the mic? Thanks in advance!

Ah, perfect. Don't know how I didn't spot that one. And also, good to know on the corner thing. That clears everything up for me. Thanks!

Can anyone tell me about this Game Boy release? Cant find comps on ebay for pricing. Also, what is up with the 'O' in Nintendo? I am trying to decide if I want to buy it, and know very little about Game Boy. Thanks in advance.

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Does anybody actually wait to see their grades for when their games are delivered? I have yet to be able to stop from looking within the hour when I get my grades assigned.

Thanks, I will let you know

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This is a nightmare of mine. I can't even imagine how terrible it must've been finding this. That SNES w/ LttP hits extra close to home. I actually stress about my collection being ruined every time I'm away from home for too long. I hope this all gets resolved for you as smoothly and as quickly as possible. Keep us updated

Good to know. Thanks!

Where'd you get the magazine rack? I'm trying to track one down for my game room, too.

Do 5 screw MTPOs usually have rev-a on the back? Genuinely curious, idk much about them.

I honestly don't even know how current grading companies approach signatures. I've asked WATA in numerous emails, and I've had signatures on my games authenticated by JSA, and WATA support basically shrugs and tells me they don't know how it will impact the grade. I think a programmed grading service would be cool. God knows those high grades would be even more valuable and exist with more objectivity than any other avenue right now. I guess it'd be like my BGS vs PSA example. I'd send the cream of the crop to the objective grading service, and go with WATA or the like for all my question marks.

I feel like, unfortunately, consumers are partially to blame for this. We all say we want a grading company that grades fairly, but then patronize the ones that are more likely to give higher grades for personal gain. I guess this is just being a normal human being, like, it's hard to expect anyone to behave differently, but these companies know that higher grades mean higher sales (for everyone) regardless of accuracy. Same thing in card grading. If I have a card that I believe is gem mint 10, I might sub grade with BGS. However, it's much safer for me to submit to PSA and get a 10 (9 at worst) knowing the card value will be retained better than getting a 9 or even 9.5 at BGS. And I guess this is where we run into the worst problem with grading. It's bad to have steep grading variance within one company, and having that same variance between different companies just muddies the water even more. They shouldn't be changing their grading criteria, but they obviously are, and haven't made that public. I grade through WATA so all my sealed games look the same, but damn, this makes me want to swap everything back to VGA. They still seem to be the most consistent with not changing their grading parameters.

Want: DKC Competition Cart

8 or higher condition, on a scale to 10. And I am now only looking for LttP manual.

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