CGC Graded Video Games Will Explode in Price!?

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  • Опубликовано: 8 ноя 2024
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  • @GetTheGreg
    @GetTheGreg  Год назад +2

    What do you guys think? Will this auction make a big splash for CGC? Do these auction results matter at all for your perceptions of CGC grading? Does the "First ever graded game" thing matter?
    Oh, also, next time you are going to purchase something on ebay, remember to click this link first in order to directly help support the channel🎉: ebay.us/S0DWtC

  • @dschep24
    @dschep24 10 месяцев назад +1

    I think CGC could become the market leader for a couple reasons. They have established a positive reputation in the card industry which already boosts the confidence of people that may want to consider them for game grading. WATA kind of screwed themselves when they were starting to gain traction and a portion of the community has lost trust in them. Even if WATA regains the majority of trust in the coming years, I think CGC has a one up on them pending a stellar auction turnout(s). Also agree with your comparison to VGA, they just don't market nearly enough. Even though myself and quite a few other collectors prefer VGA ascetically and their honest grading system, many games go for cheaper than you'd expect their crossed over WATA/CGC version to go for.

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  10 месяцев назад

      As we enter 2024, I just wish VGA would introduce some better pricing! At this point, I find it very hard to justify using them for anything except oversized/custom stuff... And it's a shame because VGA is very good at what they good and the case looks great. But those prices man.... Ugh.

  • @nighticeeee
    @nighticeeee Год назад +3

    *First black mold covered game graded by CGC* , 4.3, sells for 20k

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад

      Hopefully they make sure to denote such an incredible pedigree haha

  • @Grooveraider
    @Grooveraider Год назад +2

    THIS ridiculous!
    The Legend of Zelda contains a Lithium battery in the cart ! Did it ever occur those batteries could leak onto the PCB pass their expiration (5 years) ? Zelda is over 30 years !!!!

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад

      Who's to say it hasn't happened already? If any kind of internal damage is never evident to the outside of the box, it will forever be an unknown variable. It's possible the manual is completely creased inside, too.
      If that's enough for you to never consider buying certain sealed games, fair enough.

    • @Grooveraider
      @Grooveraider Год назад +1

      @@GetTheGreg Well it would bother me thinking I paid THOUSANDS for a corroded game pak 😳 But of course, to each their own.

  • @captus4920
    @captus4920 Год назад +1

    As of right now I think CGC is leading the race. Best customer service, price, turn around time and clean case. WATA has become more to the expensive side, a single copy with cleaning service will average above $100.00. I will not even mention VGA, that's not even on the competition any more, in my opinion.

  • @Odinoian
    @Odinoian Год назад +1

    Seeing different games in them the CGC cases are growing on me. I still don't own graded games and prefer the VGA esthetic, but CGC case labels look less "in the way" than I initially thought.
    In the end I think we'll have VGA for classic collectors, WATA for the investors, and CGC as middle ground and for those who have other items graded by them. New design WATA cases when?
    I honestly don't think "first game X" _should_ be enough to yell provenance, but that's just me. I'd rather want an actual first print stated on the label, or that a game was bought at a specific date, like Final Fantasy from 1990, and maybe even from a specific location (must be proven with receipt I guess). THAT is provenance to me. Imagine owning your fav game, from your old local media store, in your hometown which you miss so much. That would be something special :)

  • @MayorMori
    @MayorMori Год назад +2

    The CGC cases are beautiful 🤩 Well done to CGC.

    • @jayz6706
      @jayz6706 Год назад

      Love your channel ❤

  • @timothyj592
    @timothyj592 Год назад +1

    There is also a “mysterious” CGC video game population report floating around 😂

  • @nullcollector5096
    @nullcollector5096 Год назад

    How it worked with the 1st ever graded is. CGC finds a collector in the community who is a known collector and gives him/her the privilege to pick whatever game they chose for that console to be sent in as the first ever graded. And it gets the label.
    It might had been 1 single person by the look at the coincidence all the 1st graded for various consoles show up.
    I know this because I was fortunate enough to be approached by them for a TCG and to be able to pick whatever card I want for that TCG as 1st graded
    Love your vids. New to game collecting here

  • @millenniumvintage9726
    @millenniumvintage9726 Год назад +1

    Meanwhile VGA can’t even get their express and economy tiers up and running 2 years later. Might have to try out cgc at this point

  • @User8vfjhejf
    @User8vfjhejf Год назад

    I'll have 18 CIB Nintendo CGC games being auctioned off starting tonight and ending Sunday, We'll see how it goes, prices land where they land.

  • @michaelfloyd3797
    @michaelfloyd3797 Год назад

    Bought my first CGC graded game today. Have some WATA graded as well. hopefully CGC does come up

  • @snrrlax
    @snrrlax Год назад

    I've got some CGC comics. My only issue is they've had issues historically of people getting grades from "friends" that work there a bit higher than what should have been given. Not alot, but it happened.

  • @nighticeeee
    @nighticeeee Год назад +1

    CGC is kinda respected in the card grading world but the cards do usually go for 60-70% of the PSA equivalent

    • @Mitjitsu
      @Mitjitsu Год назад

      Even then, you shouldn't dismiss them as a buyer, as there is nothing to stop you cracking them open and sending them off to PSA. If the card is valuable enough to be worth it. Assuming their grades have a track record of being comparable to PSA.

    • @nickslidel
      @nickslidel Год назад +2

      Higher than 60-70%

    • @eunhwastevens
      @eunhwastevens Год назад

      They whiffed on cards, specifically pokemon

  • @japanpride2003
    @japanpride2003 Год назад +1

    How do I get the heritage auction magazine

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад +1

      Generally they are sent automatically to anyone who has bid or consigned in one of the auctions, but I think you can reach out and ask to be placed on the mailing list!

  • @theconfusingwords
    @theconfusingwords Год назад +1

    I came into pristine factory sealed N64 games. I know where I’m sending them now. Lol

  • @jakobh6257
    @jakobh6257 Год назад

    Great info Greg - looking forward to the live stream 👀

  • @jeremynoe2348
    @jeremynoe2348 Год назад

    Hopefully others have had a better experience than me, CGC is taking forever, my games have been sitting in encapsulation/QC for over a month now, no movement. They also double charged my card for my submission and didn't apply the credit I should have received for their membership...all of this has been taken care of now and wasn't much of a hassle to get it done, just an annoyance really. Also I will add I only sent modern sealed games so things that really shouldn't take a ton of time to get back to me

  • @bernardaarondolecki
    @bernardaarondolecki Год назад

    Is there a good way to find prices for sold listings on other platforms that sell graded games? I have a 9.6++ Super Luigi U and wondering if I should change my approach since ebay has no sales.

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад

      Unfortunately, you kind of have to manually go to each platform right now and search their archives. Goldin and Heritage Auctions are the biggest right now. CertifiedLink also might have some.
      New tools are coming (soonish) though which will aggregate all of the sources!

  • @RyanandIvana
    @RyanandIvana Год назад

    Does a big yellow sale sticker in the middle of the games front effect the price in a bad way? I found a zelda game high grade but there's a huge yellow sale sticker right smack day in the middle of the game covering up some of the cover. Does this effect the price in a bad way?

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад +1

      It would affect the price only to the degree that it would affect the grade. What's the actual grade of the item? At times, a sticker removal can increase the grade which would increase the value, but sometimes the grade won't change regardless of the sticker. It sounds like your sticker is quite large, so it is almost assuredly affecting the grade of the game.
      Eye appeal of sticker vs no sticker could also be argued.

    • @RyanandIvana
      @RyanandIvana Год назад

      @@GetTheGreg hey thanks for the reply. I decided not to go for that one. And instead got a 9.4 with A+ seal of driver you are the wheel man instead, for the ps1. Awesome game and very low run of wata graded pieces. 10 graded 9.6 and 5 rated 9 4. And it was a very good game. Idk if that's really low but it seems like it when you look up some of the other older popular ps1 games compared to the amount of wata graded they have.

    • @RyanandIvana
      @RyanandIvana Год назад

      @@GetTheGreg hey by any chance do you know what veve is?

  • @patrouski
    @patrouski Год назад

    Insightful video as always greg, ty

  • @MMAJesus420
    @MMAJesus420 Год назад

    Okay I’m getting my CIB graded.

  • @dsanfordhesler
    @dsanfordhesler Год назад

    Hey Greg, will you be streaming the game art session of the Signature as well? What would be awesome

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад +1

      You bet! I look forward to seeing how some of that stuff does and learning more about that side of the market!

    • @dsanfordhesler
      @dsanfordhesler Год назад

      @@GetTheGreg Love it! There's a bit of something for everyone on the art side. Prince of Persia and Bionic Commando should take the top 2 spots in the art auction, but the #3 piece will surely surprise, no matter what it is! Maybe the Streets of Rage 2 art? That one is HUGE at 3 feet tall!!

  • @yousefalsarraf4555
    @yousefalsarraf4555 Год назад

    You didn’t make weekly auctions videos greg?

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад +1

      I was away on vacay for the past couple of weeks! Back to normal starting this Tuesday!

  • @timharlan8287
    @timharlan8287 Год назад +1

    Yeah and I'm pretty sure I am the only one who sent dragon ball video games sealed to cgc so far

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад

      They need to be labelled "first DBZ game graded"🤝

    • @timharlan8287
      @timharlan8287 Год назад

      @@GetTheGreg my dragon ball gt transformation gba game factory sealed got a 9.6A++ I get it tomorrow and I'm sending a lot more dragon ball games sealed and mint shape plus I only have to wait 2 and a half months and I get them in the mail which is way better than wata and VGA

  • @BlackStarUK85
    @BlackStarUK85 Год назад

    I'm so looking forward to your insight 😍🙌🔥

  • @japanpride2003
    @japanpride2003 Год назад

    Greg what do you think about getting Homebrew games graded I got the Chumlee NES pawn star game it was only limited to 70 games The Orange Box copy that is

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад +1

      I honestly don't know a ton about the world of Homebrew (I am aware of that game however). I'm not sure the protocol with getting those known homebrews graded by WATA, but I think you need to reach out to their customer service first and then the research team will either add it to their database or not.
      There is someone in my discord attempting to do this process as well and is really big into homebrews. If you happen to join (link is in the description of the video), I can point him out to you!

    • @japanpride2003
      @japanpride2003 Год назад

      @@GetTheGreg I got it graded it came back a 9.6 if you look up the graded game report it says there's already two of them one of them is a 9.4 the other one is a 9.6 but the 9.6 is the unlimited version the only other Orange Box is a 9.4 so I guess that means I have the best copy out there I'm kind of proud of it this is the first time I've ever sent something in to be graded and the only graded game I own

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад +1

      @@japanpride2003 oh very nice! I guess that one is popular enough that people have already went out of their way to get it graded a few times. That's super cool! Congrats on that one!

    • @japanpride2003
      @japanpride2003 Год назад

      @@GetTheGreg it was a 9.6 A++ and thank you man

  • @W0rstplayerNA
    @W0rstplayerNA Год назад

    Anyone subbed to CGC recently? Curious what their true turnaround times have been lately, I got three CIB games I'm tempted to submit

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад

      Last I've personally heard, it's taking about 45-60 days

    • @W0rstplayerNA
      @W0rstplayerNA Год назад

      @@GetTheGreg gross 🥲 waiting to hear what Wata is gonna change their CIB prices to here in a couple days, and will determine who I submit too. I prefer Wata cases, but don't mind CGCs cases. Wata just needs to cut CIB prices in half 😆

  • @nickslidel
    @nickslidel Год назад

    I just started buying sealed PS1 games.. and grading 😅

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад

      Welcome to the dark side haha🤝

  • @quezcatol
    @quezcatol Год назад

    I just bought first print ff10,ff12 and mgs2&3 sealed for under 100 dollar. if value doesnt increase in the future I just keep for myself ofc :) btw I do wonder about values sometimes, like I know peoples kids like 90% of them buy their games digital. will a mario kart n64 be valued to them at all in the future? or are we the last generation to care about physical gaming? if so maybe time to cash out with these sealed n64/ps1 games... and before someone says well a lot of kids owned switch games and in 10-15 years they wanna re-live their childhood or collect for it... right but god knows how many sealed switch games of zelda, mario, kirby, metroid etc is gonna be "put aside" by people who looked at retro prices skyrocketing today. I think we will have 1000s of sealed switch games for the big titles if not much more :O

  • @gbxmusicchannel3836
    @gbxmusicchannel3836 Год назад

    The demand for grading games is very high so competition is good
    Grading games is not really that hard so if the price is ok and the waiting time isn't to long they just can't fail unless they do a really bad job.
    They could buy their own games or bid them up for a few hundres thousand and make millions and millions later on from the reputation. Graded gams is a really shady bubble.

  • @MMAJesus420
    @MMAJesus420 Год назад

    Do they grade CIB? I got some bangers.

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад +1

      They do, yes! It's pretty expensive to grade CIB though so you'll likely want to be pretty selective and only send in minty, high value titles

    • @MMAJesus420
      @MMAJesus420 Год назад

      @@GetTheGreg I got like 5 heavy’s. How much is it each game bro?

    • @MMAJesus420
      @MMAJesus420 Год назад

      @@GetTheGreg I got that Zelda on the thumbnail mint. Mario rpg mint snes. Castilvania nes CIB and Mario bros 3 too

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад

      @@MMAJesus420 cgc is $100 each + applicable shipping costs

  • @MysteryScienceGaming
    @MysteryScienceGaming Год назад

    I have a sealed majoras mask CE I need to get graded, I'm going to give it to CGC i think.

  • @Larson364
    @Larson364 Год назад

    Player 1 Grading is still the best…:)

  • @NatWestC
    @NatWestC Год назад +1

    Looks like records will be broken.

  • @clrodrick
    @clrodrick Год назад +1

    I'm cynical about all this. Seems like it is beyond mere coincidence that CGC just *happened* to have all these bangers across systems land in their lap to be the first ones graded. First of all why were collectors sitting on these pristine mint sealed sought after games for all these years?!? Or did collectors decide to send in already top graded game Wata or VGA game to CGC to re-grade? That seems unlikely unless CGC promised them a top tier grade and 'first graded' designation on box to boost the value.
    Having said that I still hope CGC succeeds in longer term, but they seem to be doing the same grade inflation that both VGA and Wata were accused of as they fought to gain traction. I guess it's smart move though by collectors to send in games to CGC right now to take advantage of any potential grade inflation being handed out. Though the collecting world might well put these early graded games in a different valuation category similar to how collectors *may* well value Wata items pre-Los Angeles move (Jan 2022) compared to post Los Angeles move

    • @supyo1
      @supyo1 Год назад +1

      It was heritage clients crossing wata games for the first big cgc auction… it isnt some mysterious new games showing up.

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад +1

      Is that known to be true of the 9.8 A++ Mario Kart as well? Do you by chance know if that was a cross👀

    • @supyo1
      @supyo1 Год назад +1

      @@GetTheGreg I’m just assuming alot is getting crossed

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад +1

      @@supyo1 I assume as much as well vs them being "new" games overall.

    • @eunhwastevens
      @eunhwastevens Год назад

      Very well said. I'm like this, a game like Mario Kart 64 sold over 10M units. That's a fact. To believe there aren't a few sealed like 10,000 of them is not either a good speculator or is bad at math or both. No thanks. One of the best ways to know rarity and desire is by researching what lose carts of a game sell for. If it's high, you may have found a very good investment, getting the complete or sealed game

  • @hockeyguy898989
    @hockeyguy898989 Год назад +1

    it blows my mind that you have 2 companies (WATA and CGC) jousting for market position... and VGA seems to not care.... with outrageous pricing and closed tiers.... for all of 2022? and now into 2023.
    as for how CGC will do in this auction, i think they will be around wata pricing or slight discount to wata. im not a big grading spender but.... i dont see myself using CGC, appearance is everything, i dont like the look to their cases/label.

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад +1

      VGAs actions continue to surprise me. If they actually had a social media/twitter they could maybe explain their current situation and maintain customer relations/positive sentiment, but their continued silence along with the delays... It doesn't do them any good. Perhaps they do enough business to the point that they don't care, but it still seems weird. Hopefully they get back on track soon here as I would love to see them as serious competition again in 2023

  • @brucekiraly5630
    @brucekiraly5630 Год назад

    People actually bidding on these games need to rethink life.

  • @LordsOfSkulls
    @LordsOfSkulls Год назад

    I feel like this is one of does moments were, Crypto started out than everyone figured out how to make their own Crypto coin.... or Fornite came out and Everyone was making Battle Royal. Basically people starting out a business were they see money can be made, or copy a service and do a better job, and learn from compition's mistakes. Also.... XD DOWN WITH Sealed/Graded Market. XD PLAY them Games. XD

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад +1

      CGC definitely does have the added benefit of learning from WATA's mistakes, and they are going to make a serious push to be #1. Hopefully the competition between these grading companies means only good things for the consumers!👌

    • @LordsOfSkulls
      @LordsOfSkulls Год назад

      @@GetTheGreg I think it end up being, what consumers will consider more rep/better company to have stuff graded. So it might lead to more inventions on presenting graded games. But also if Graded by one company vs the other if it will increase or decrease the value. If anyone has Wata graded games and dont want anything to do with the company anymore, they could pop open their cases and sent it to CGC. I read some sealed collectors thinking of doing that so they dont have WATA graded games anymore.

  • @JQM78
    @JQM78 Год назад

    Fix that label first. #SealGradeMatters

  • @eunhwastevens
    @eunhwastevens Год назад

    I think the gimmick is bad. 1st game graded ever...ok that's great but first of a certain game is low class move and I think it won't result as they desired. Just goes to show cgc has no higher bar than wata and goofy vga

  • @GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli
    @GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli Год назад +2

    Still not a fan of the "graded cardboard and plastic wrap" market. They're not videogames, they're boxes. Lol.
    There's more significance to a graded box of drywall screws.

  • @Rspsand07
    @Rspsand07 Год назад

    Heritage is ass, I got 246$ in fees on a 200$ item... "shipping & handling" to Canada, my ass.

  • @jamespaterson8465
    @jamespaterson8465 Год назад

    Do you guys just bow down to these normal people? Nothing dictates these prices besides millionaires who are artificially manipulating a market. If your are gamers, you need to stop adhering to this. If nobody listens, it doesn't get traction. This is only for people trying to get a fast dollar, not for actual game enthusiasts.

  • @eunhwastevens
    @eunhwastevens Год назад

    Tells me they don't have the confidence that you would expect. They elect to do a fancy dance in the end zone . No thanks. Act like you have been there before and just hand the ball to the ref because you know you will scoring again and again, aka Barry Sanders. Try hards tend to have a bad look. No different here. Weak move. Very low class move and sad

  • @Scitch-et4vk
    @Scitch-et4vk Год назад +1

    Graded games are a scam !

  • @HandheldGamer1991
    @HandheldGamer1991 Год назад

    Scam

  • @MysteryScienceGaming
    @MysteryScienceGaming Год назад

    I was waiting for someone to cover this, a CGC zelda is about to sell for 100k plus

    • @GetTheGreg
      @GetTheGreg  Год назад

      Yuuuuuuuup. Fireworks happen tomorrow.

    • @MysteryScienceGaming
      @MysteryScienceGaming Год назад

      @@GetTheGreg I just sold a vga 9 NM+ paper mario for just under $3k. There is a 9.4+ wata ending tomorrow also, I'm hoping I sold at the right time. Risky year ahead of every kind of investment or collectible!