theanalogkid

23 hours ago, Nintendo Workshop said:

Just got these back from August submittal.    Happy for the grades.  I do have some better quality unlicensed ones i plan to send off to see if they can do better.    This was my very first grading experience….. 

 

Have always loved the look of the licensed RBI, so sharp. Congrats!

On 5/1/2021 at 5:57 AM, CIB_Wholesale_no_split said:

not really a retail sign? i dont know what it is maybe a pepsi sign

This is awesome!

When WATA begins to grade the true first prints, look out. Will be fantastic.

Absolutely, all true. First print is the thing.

This is awesome!

This could be my favorite thread on VGS!

Such a tough thing. The records, the feedback. All that jazz. Such a resource. Heck, even the dialogue/messages with members. Wish it were otherwise, a real loss.

Amazing, congratulations! Physical cart, jazzed about that too. Wonder if View Askew will do any promotional stuff (perhaps have done already?) 

22 minutes ago, Arkturus said:

I think its just me getting my mind around it because I was gone for so long.  Its only been a month catching up on everything so I just need to get used to the way things are nowadays.  The shock factor is still there on some of these.

Good to have you back! 

At the end of the day, control what you can control? Unhappiness over prices, sadness that A costs X vs Y, or feeling anxiety over what something 'should' cost....many ways to enjoy the hobby where you're not spending on big ticket items.

On 4/28/2020 at 7:21 PM, Arkturus said:

Just coming back to the hobby this is my first experience of frustration.  I get the price spikes and dips, always had them albeit now its exponential.  Its the capitalistic reselling mentality and the most prized grails just trading hands for constant profit.  This is what, the 2nd highest recorded sale behind SMB and the owner is already trying to flip it 5 months later?

5 months...... How much does this owner and his business partner really care for the actual game.  Next to nothing.

Sealed collectors back on NA set the roots for all of this, bronty, 1upped, jone, blarky, list goes on and on.  There was something so special when collectors rooted for one another and we had that tight community.  A few years later I joined NA as a new guy and they welcomed me with open arms.  Felt great to be a part of the journey.  Prices spiked back then too but it wasnt so artificial like this.  So I miss it.  Joining Instagram has helped quite a bit but its still not the same.  

Anyways, I dont mind price spikes.  Its fun watching your graded games go up in value, but when the most prized grails are trading hands strictly for profit with no attachment to the actual game it just annoys the crap out of me.

end rant.  

Would say Ark, the good folks are still here, and still a major part of the hobby. What you loved about it then, you can love about it now because the camaraderie remains.

Thanks to all who made this site possible, and who put in the effort to get it rolling. Happy to continue our 'NA' life here at Sage.