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I wanted to say hello to everyone here, I am always happy to find a forum or group to share information back and forth with. I have been a long time console gamer but got out of it for about 20 years - I was recently inspired to return with the introduction of things like the OSSC, Multicarts and SCART switchers. So I have add some of my old favorites to my collection: Sega Genesis Sega Saturn Sega Dreamcast Nintendo NES and a Famicom AV unit Neo Geo Consolized MVS Nintendo Wii (not that I really care about the Wii, but for the GameCube backwards compatibility PCEngine Each of the system is RGB modded if it was needed. I can go into detail if requested. Each one of the systems is then connected to a GSCART 5.2 auto-switcher that feeds the OSSC in auto scan mode, this outputs to an ASUS 24" Gaming Monitor and separate speakers. It is all built into a custom built cabinet, with a false rear section to hide all the wiring - I am extremely proud of how it all turned out, the drawer at the bottom houses the controller for each system. My most current obsession is the Nintendo Famicom Disk System as I think it was a really interesting and historical piece of Nintendo history. You can see it in my rack below the Famicom A/V.

I am not sure why everyone says you need a perfect box, do you think that all games that are sealed for grading are in perfect boxes? Have you ever heard the term New Old Stock (NOS). I also find it really interesting that no one thinks that if the price of graded games goes up that fakes and other trickery wont happen and/or will be detected. When the Micheal Jordan rookie card started getting hot there was some very good fakes produced, so good in fact that all the major grading guides had to dedicate 10 pages to that card alone. This all goes back to what got me thinking about his in the first place and that is that 100k$ Super Mario Bros cart that was graded as Sealed. There is no way I would pay 1/100 of that without knowing exactly how that got to this point (providence). An example of this is the Beatles Yesterday and Today 'Butcher Block' cover, the head of Capital Records at the time it was produced knew it was going to be something collectible and desirable, so he put away a case of the records. That case was split up to his kids and they have been selling some for that last few years, so those have providence.

We use to reseal returns or if someone wanted to open a game to see the contents, we would also demo games in to the store. It was company policy, not a good one in my opinion but it was what was done. No I do not have any of the games myself anymore, and I would guess I would of literally open a poor seller and resealed it with what you called an H-seam right away just to prove I could do it. I would love to have a shrink wrap machine again (or access to one) so I could try it out, and let WATA (or VGA for that matter) see what they though, I am not trying to get anything over on anyone, I am really more worried that these 'sealed' games that are graded could actually not be that great inside.

Let me start with a story, I worked at Electronic Boutique many many moons ago, back before it was even called EB. It was common practice for use to open games and reseal them for whatever reason. Back in those days NES games were sealed with a line seamed right across the rear of the shrink wrap. I am sure this was some kind of basic or cheap tamper attempt. One of the other guys I worked with and I got to talking and I said I could easily reproduce that, and proceeded to do so by creating a multi-piece wrap and re-shrinking a game. So with that being said, and myself having recently having sent a game to WATA (that is 'factory' sealed) to have it graded, I am a little disturbed by the sealed and graded offering. Personally I am not to worried about the game I sent as it was one to have cased for display personally. But knowing what we did on a 'lets see if I can do this' back in the day and seeing that a paper-label sealed Super Mario Bros, was purchased for 100k$, I have to wonder what is really in the 'sealed' boxes. When I sent my sealed game I was on the fence about actually requesting that WATA actually open the game upon receipt and grade it as CIB, to me that would actually be safer and then 100% known that it really is what it says it is. I look forward to hearing peoples input and opinions on this, I am not trying to start a problem or fight I am actually interested. i have never seen a discussion on it before.