Comments on: First VGA Graded Games Hit eBay

By: Calydon

Calydon — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:30:36 +0000

How are they going to find a plastic box big enough for my sealed NWN Collector’s edition? Or is this a console-only hobby? Can’t have funny-sized boxes or cases messing up your bookshelves?

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:01:41 +0000

A PS. Video games are like comic books in a few key ways. Virually all children of the 80’s 90’s today have played video games, had them be part of their lifes. Like comic books, when video games got old, parents just threw them out, either immediately or in a attic for 10 years then threw them away when they hadn’t gained any value by then. But here is the key similarity, people who become wealthy in the next 20 years are going to want to relive their childhood, and emulators (just like comic reprints) don’t do the trick. When these people start to reach back and try to take a grab at this childhood, the game market will skyrocket. It’s not really a question of if… but more a question of when.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:57:18 +0000

I think it’s a great Idea. It will make rich collectors fight over the cream of the crop, that before was only loosely based on opionion. In doing so, rich people will pay stupidly high prices for sealed/graded games (2,500 spent on a sealed Chrono Trigger, and 550 spent on a VGA Final Fantasy for NES in the last week) When you can pick up a decent boxed copy of chrono trigger for 100 bucks… or the game for just 30… as for Final fantasy… about.. 50 15. The point is that when these numbers get this high, public takes notice, and that’s when things get interesting in the collecting world.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:29:34 +0000

I think its a genius idea. As long as nobodys ripping anybody off, who cares. Anything is only worth what somebody else is willing to pay. And I definately dont think theres any cahoots going on.
I dont think that put this in the right light. Grade on.

By: Devo

Devo — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:13:36 +0000

definitely working together. you can see cloud city’s ebay account bought tons of sealed games before vga was announced, and then boom… they are all instantly graded and available. the premier auction just held by brian’s toys was another big cash cow partnership between them, cloud city, and vga/afa/whatever else they grade. note how cloud city split into 2 companies recently too- the one guy left and started wormhole collectibles which stayed in georgia where afa/vga/whatever else will be cool to grade, and cloud city moved to wisconsin where brian’s toys is. why would a company move to where a competing company is also located if they’re not in on something together?

By: Lucas

Lucas — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:44:14 +0000

Brian’s Toys and Cloud City are definitely in cahoots with VGA and AFA! It’s not really anything anyone can’t figure out… lots of clues out there, companies splitting…

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:37:08 +0000

Tony, VGA is not selling their “own graded games”? Where the heck are you getting that from? Are you reffering to Brians Toys? Brians Toys is a online store that sells collectibles. They are not in any way connected with VGA. VGA like all grading services is a third party grader that does not sell anything they grade. Individuals and retailers send in items to be graded. Thats the way a third party grading service works. They would have no credability if they sold their own stuff that they stamped the grade on.

By: tony

tony — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:31:56 +0000

what a scam..they are selling there own graded games on ebay for 1000+..yea its a +85 or +90..but says who. them? I am sure they are grading there own games they sell much higher then if you or I sent them in. RIPOFF IMO