ExplodedHamster

I have a few more I can knock off here, just need to do a closer inspection in the next day or so. Maybe tonight. 

3 hours ago, the_wizard_666 said:

You mean the shit that made me go AWOL so frequently?  Yeah, I'm feeling a lot of that here too.  Thankfully it's confined to only a couple of discussions, rather than the entire fucking forum like it was there.

Yup, drove me away, too. Seriously, who gives a shit what other collectors want to collect? And it was the same 3-5 topics repeatedly lol.

Will pay well, please just hit me up.

Thanks!

Well, whomever got that AO GTA for PS2 just got the steal of the auction for the Sunday auction imo. I believe the WATA pop is 1, as Kenneth said he hadn't seen one in a long time. A few of the really old school collectors have them, but I haven't seen another one in years. Congrats to the buyer!

Super Mario Land on Gameboy just went for double what the same grade went in the floor. 

Today's session has been very strong. The low to mid level market is bustling. The super high end you have limited buyers and you'll probably need a pop report to bring more on board. 

5 minutes ago, the_wizard_666 said:

It's under "Legend of Galahad" for some reason, even though it's clearly just "Galahad" on the box.

Aha, thanks! 

Legend of Galahad then

I think the best deal, by far, was the Zelda on Gameboy at around 45k. That is rare and maybe the best known copy. 

On 10/23/2021 at 8:33 PM, Splain said:

That's 99 games... who gets #100?

Well, I can add a number here lol.

Apologies, as I have not been taking photos, but since late 2019, I can add:

Arcus Odyssey
Blades of Vengeance
Cadash
Chiki Chiki Boys
Chuck Rock
Dungeons and Dragons
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim 2
Forgotten Worlds
Gaiares
Greendog, Beached Surfer Dude
Insector X
Landstalker
Light Crusader
Lion King
Mortal Kombat II
Mystic Defender
Quackshot
Raiden Trad
Sagaia
Saint Sword
Shining Force II
Truxton
Vectorman
Vectorman 2
Wings of Wor

 

So…I guess that counts as 100? Lol

Edit - Also, I don’t see Galahad on the list? I beat that one, as well

Ah, I was hoping you had that Ice Hockey game where the puck was a donut lol. Dude made one and auctioned it in the auction forum and I was the underbidder, like 7  years ago. Cool stuff, though!

4 minutes ago, AnimalHouse said:

Strange, I didn't find it on there websites submit a game. Must be through HA only. The back of Fortnite reads 08/16/21.

I mean if there going to make this the norm. I have hundreds of sealed copies from each console I wouldn't mind having graded. As long as there is NO Wata employee hair in them! 

There are some on Ebay right now and they were on Ebay for a long time before. These were either from those same seller or from someone who bought the game from Ebay and submitted it to HA. 

Well, Minecraft just sold for 27k lol. 

8 minutes ago, AnimalHouse said:

When did Wata start grading PS4 games? I can't find it on there website but on HA, theres a graded Fortnite. 

I believe it was accidentally open a few hours, someone saw it and submitted, then WATA said they'd grade if the submitter promised not to sell any. 

We see how that turned out lol. 

37 minutes ago, Dumars2001 said:

Well the higher Sonic 9.6 underselling the 9.4 that sold for $438,000 just a little over month ago by $126,000 is pretty brutal! 

Figured this would happen. That 9.4 went for too high, it was the result of none having come up for a long while and some guy with unlimited pockets jumping in. That is still a very strong price for a sealed Sonic. 

The auction is at 4.5 million already and will probably surpass 10 million when it's said and done, there's so much good stuff in it. Until there are pop reports, there's only so much money that is going to be spent at these levels. 

Nice to see these third party hangtabs get some love!

About what I expected here. Some titles, which went too high too fast, are correcting, but other stuff that was going along at normal pace is continuing to grow at normal pace. Mario 2 was due for an explosion, but man that was quite a sale. Tysons went nuts, too. 

I think you'll see stuff where high grade later games outpace lower grade earlier prints, which is the opposite of how collectors have viewed things. It seems to be the general trend across collectibles. 

I still think we are due for a correction because last HA auction was just crazy, but the money is out there in general.

For those who have been making the “market manipulation” comments or insinuating fake sales, here is the buyer for the massive Sonic 1 sale, Shyne. He is the biggest card collector in the world and beyond loaded.

What’s happened is a number of these guys have jumped in behind the scenes. I personally know of a few who have asked not to be identified. 

Glad one has finally come public.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CVlsCxUMmr1/?utm_medium=copy_link

I'm answering my own question, yes it was him. Just went back and checked his YouTube channel. 

That's the dude whose shop was robbed, right? Some guy broke in and had his entire vault out within a few minutes. Then they found the guy a few months later. 

5 minutes ago, inasuma said:

I think for a lot of folks here, and for me especially, buying for the personal collection is the ultimate goal. As long as you have the means and it makes you happy, fuggit.

Yeah, especially with Genesis stuff I love. Better to pay up now for Genesis stuff before pop reports come out. With Genesis, it's not going to help prices from a buyer perspective. 

On 10/21/2021 at 1:24 PM, CodysGameRoom said:

I think you can afford it.

It's still a lot of money for a game that used to be $75 sealed lol. I know it's happened across the field, obviously, but I'm still of the old school mentality as a buyer for my personal collection. 

I won the Lost Vikings for Genesis. Paid up for it, but those have basically disappeared and it’s a great game, so gotta bite the bullet I suppose.

P1 lol. They have no shot. CGC will be the third major entrant.