Anyone else think sealed, graded games are way overpriced?

I browse eBay a lot and it seems people charge a premium just because a game is sealed and graded by some subjective body (VGA). Anyone else kind of annoyed by this? It just seems silly.

Here's the one that takes the cake though

(It's a sealed and graded Twilight Princess, VGA gave a 100, tossed it in a plastic holder, so it must be worth 20,000 dollars, right? Does that seem strange to anyone else?)

I browse eBay a lot and it seems people charge a premium just because a game is sealed and graded by some subjective body (VGA). Anyone else kind of annoyed by this? It just seems silly.

Here's the one that takes the cake though

(It's a sealed and graded Twilight Princess, VGA gave a 100, tossed it in a plastic holder, so it must be worth 20,000 dollars, right? Does that seem strange to anyone else?)

Allicrombie

I browse eBay a lot and it seems people charge a premium just because a game is sealed and graded by some subjective body (VGA). Anyone else kind of annoyed by this? It just seems silly.

Here's the one that takes the cake though

(It's a sealed and graded Twilight Princess, VGA gave a 100, tossed it in a plastic holder, so it must be worth 20,000 dollars, right? Does that seem strange to anyone else?)

Allicrombie

I'm not really a fan of the whole VGA thing either, to me as a player it's like locking up good games in a prison for money I guess lol.

It's no different than anything else that's sealed or graded. Look at sealed graded comic books (CGC). A comic in mint-condition that's normally a regular $2-$5 issue, and jump to $20-$30 just because it's sealed and graded. It's like an investment, because it's guaranteed to be in the condition that it's says it's in, and you hope that it will only rise in value with time.

I browse eBay a lot and it seems people charge a premium just because a game is sealed and graded by some subjective body (VGA). Anyone else kind of annoyed by this? It just seems silly.

Here's the one that takes the cake though

(It's a sealed and graded Twilight Princess, VGA gave a 100, tossed it in a plastic holder, so it must be worth 20,000 dollars, right? Does that seem strange to anyone else?)

Allicrombie

I think that it's a stupid way for people to get an excuse to overprice their new games. If I was in the market for a factory sealed game, I could care les if it was graded or not. Only difference is that I'd likely being paying a fraction of the cost of the graded copy. I think it's totally BS and people who buy them are stupid.

Sealed games collecting is ridiculous :roll:

It's no different than anything else that's sealed or graded. Look at sealed graded comic books (CGC). A comic in mint-condition that's normally a regular $2-$5 issue, and jump to $20-$30 just because it's sealed and graded. It's like an investment, because it's guaranteed to be in the condition that it's says it's in, and you hope that it will only rise in value with time.

Emerald_Warrior

Yeah, the prices are really high if you consider them vs. games that are just meant to be played but it serves a purpose to a some collectors and if those collectors can afford to pay more then all the best to them. In any case, it doesn't really affect me at all aside from having to scroll past a few autions from time to time so I'm indifferent to it at the worst. I guess you could argue that it takes games off the regular used market and so inflates those prices but since I am not a stickler for mint or anything, the games I'm buying wouldn't be worth grading and sealing anyway.

I browse eBay a lot and it seems people charge a premium just because a game is sealed and graded by some subjective body (VGA). Anyone else kind of annoyed by this? It just seems silly.

Here's the one that takes the cake though

(It's a sealed and graded Twilight Princess, VGA gave a 100, tossed it in a plastic holder, so it must be worth 20,000 dollars, right? Does that seem strange to anyone else?)

Allicrombie

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I browse eBay a lot and it seems people charge a premium just because a game is sealed and graded by some subjective body (VGA). Anyone else kind of annoyed by this? It just seems silly.

Here's the one that takes the cake though

(It's a sealed and graded Twilight Princess, VGA gave a 100, tossed it in a plastic holder, so it must be worth 20,000 dollars, right? Does that seem strange to anyone else?)

Heirren

For super rare stuff and big collections, they put it up on eBay and people notice and post it on forums such as this one and it amounts to cheap advertising for the seller. Think about that huge SNES collection that was posted here not too long ago...

[QUOTE="Heirren"][QUOTE="Allicrombie"]

I browse eBay a lot and it seems people charge a premium just because a game is sealed and graded by some subjective body (VGA). Anyone else kind of annoyed by this? It just seems silly.

Here's the one that takes the cake though

(It's a sealed and graded Twilight Princess, VGA gave a 100, tossed it in a plastic holder, so it must be worth 20,000 dollars, right? Does that seem strange to anyone else?)

logicalfrank

For super rare stuff and big collections, they put it up on eBay and people notice and post it on forums such as this one and it amounts to cheap advertising for the seller. Think about that huge SNES collection that was posted here not too long ago...

eBay is IMMENSELY superior to amazon for landing deals. The marketplace in amazon, for older games, has much higher prices.Heirren

Sealed games collecting is ridiculous :roll:

Caseytappy

lol. Funny comic.

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Sealed games collecting is ridiculous :roll:

GreySeal9

lol. Funny comic.

I don't remember which channel it was, but back when I was playing SD Snatcher I browsed YouTube looking for ads and thoughts on it. Stumbled on this video with a guy who's a "vintage" video game collector. He had the original game with the floopy disks in mint condition as well as the manual, mailing cards and box. Dude did a showcase of the box's contents wearing what can only be described as surgeon gloves. Even mentioning how it's a must when handling these kinda rare items.

Watching him describe and showcase what the box actually had as if it was 1990 was nostalgic and a very nice touch (had an MSX as a kid), but I seriously lol'd at the "holy grail" kinda treament the guy was giving the packaging. I only hope he's played the game through other means. What's the point of avid collecting once you're dead? What value did it add to the collector's life? I'll never get this. Atleast sell it in a few years from now.

Collecting sealed games is kinda stupid. Especially people who buy them at these insane prices. If I find a sealed game for cheap I might buy it, depending on the game itself.

Good luck on that Ebay seller getting that asking price. Still there must be a market for sealed graded games. I wouldn't buy such games. As I want to play them. Having a game sealed sitting on a shelf. Hoping that it will increase in value.

It is better to enjoy playing the game.

I don't remember which channel it was, but back when I was playing SD Snatcher I browsed YouTube looking for ads and thoughts on it. Stumbled on this video with a guy who's a "vintage" video game collector. He had the original game with the floopy disks in mint condition as well as the manual, mailing cards and box. Dude did a showcase of the box's contents wearing what can only be described as surgeon gloves. Even mentioning how it's a must when handling these kinda rare items.

Watching him describe and showcase what the box actually had as if it was 1990 was nostalgic and a very nice touch (had an MSX as a kid), but I seriously lol'd at the "holy grail" kinda treament the guy was giving the packaging. I only hope he's played the game through other means. What's the point of avid collecting once you're dead? What value did it add to the collector's life? I'll never get this. Atleast sell it in a few years from now.

Aero5555

To me that's when it gets a little crazy. When it comes to collecting things not intended for use I don't find much purpose to it personally. That's my personal take on it though, a game unexamined (beyond the box) is a game not worth keeping for me I guess you could say.

[QUOTE="Aero5555"]

I don't remember which channel it was, but back when I was playing SD Snatcher I browsed YouTube looking for ads and thoughts on it. Stumbled on this video with a guy who's a "vintage" video game collector. He had the original game with the floopy disks in mint condition as well as the manual, mailing cards and box. Dude did a showcase of the box's contents wearing what can only be described as surgeon gloves. Even mentioning how it's a must when handling these kinda rare items.

Watching him describe and showcase what the box actually had as if it was 1990 was nostalgic and a very nice touch (had an MSX as a kid), but I seriously lol'd at the "holy grail" kinda treament the guy was giving the packaging. I only hope he's played the game through other means. What's the point of avid collecting once you're dead? What value did it add to the collector's life? I'll never get this. Atleast sell it in a few years from now.

Exceed20XX

To me that's when it gets a little crazy. When it comes to collecting things not intended for use I don't find much purpose to it personally. That's my personal take on it though, a game unexamined (beyond the box) is a game not worth keeping for me I guess you could say.

I'm not the kind of guy that would do that either. I understand it (it's an investment), but I would never do it. It's even worse with the comic book collecting crowd. There's a whole group of people that collect only CGC slabbed comics. I don't get that, why buy a book you'll never read? The same thing goes for video games in my head, why would I ever buy a video game I'll never play

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[QUOTE="Aero5555"]

I don't remember which channel it was, but back when I was playing SD Snatcher I browsed YouTube looking for ads and thoughts on it. Stumbled on this video with a guy who's a "vintage" video game collector. He had the original game with the floopy disks in mint condition as well as the manual, mailing cards and box. Dude did a showcase of the box's contents wearing what can only be described as surgeon gloves. Even mentioning how it's a must when handling these kinda rare items.

Watching him describe and showcase what the box actually had as if it was 1990 was nostalgic and a very nice touch (had an MSX as a kid), but I seriously lol'd at the "holy grail" kinda treament the guy was giving the packaging. I only hope he's played the game through other means. What's the point of avid collecting once you're dead? What value did it add to the collector's life? I'll never get this. Atleast sell it in a few years from now.

Emerald_Warrior

To me that's when it gets a little crazy. When it comes to collecting things not intended for use I don't find much purpose to it personally. That's my personal take on it though, a game unexamined (beyond the box) is a game not worth keeping for me I guess you could say.

I'm not the kind of guy that would do that either. I understand it (it's an investment), but I would never do it. It's even worse with the comic book collecting crowd. There's a whole group of people that collect only CGC slabbed comics. I don't get that, why buy a book you'll never read? The same thing goes for video games in my head, why would I ever buy a video game I'll never play

I completely agree with both of you.