Video Game Grading has become a more popular way of preserving the past, and with DOA prices starting to rise, it's probably going to become a more commonly used practice for a lot of people looking to sell those particular games and I think we're all looking for advice to get the most honorable grade for our games. Now before you say, "DOA games aren't worth nothing; they aren't rare." That is both true and not true at all. Grading a sealed copy can significantly boost the value of your titles, but it's hard to trust games with a stranger.
Why is grading becoming more appealing to a DOA collector? For some a sealed Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball may not have been hard to obtain in 2004-2008; you might even have a sealed one if you are a collector. If it's sealed and you grade it and get a 9+ you're in the money at 500-700 USD. This also goes for NINJA Gaiden & NINJA Gaiden Black! Tecmo's NES NINJA Gaiden runs for THOUSANDS of dollars on eBay. Feel free to share not just your DOA collection, but your Team NINJA collection as well as any other Koei Tecmo games here in this very thread.
I would love to see some graded pieces and hear about experiences of grading from the community. There is a legacy collection thread for just DOA already here at FSD, but I plan to make updates to this original post and do more with this than what was done prior. I'd like to make this thread a tool that people can use as a collecting guide.
Now I'm not a big fan of TCG or Pokémon, but there is significant proof that a PSA one time turn in does not mean that it will get the same score twice in a row! Getting a 9 of any kind is a hard thing to accomplish, especially for a legacy title. If you watch this video, you might be wondering what I'm wondering "Who do I trust with my games!?"
If you have satisfactory advice for this smaller subject in the grand scheme of things, please feel free to share with the community. I've got some sealed games: 2 DOAX, DOAU, DOA2 (J) (DC), DOA2 CE (J) (DC), DOAD, NG, Crimson Butterfly, DOA4, DOA Paradise, Metroid Prime: Other M. I'm interested in getting these items graded while selling a few and maybe keeping some for the collection. I wish I had a sealed DOA1 on Saturn or hell even PS1 at this point.
Why is grading becoming more appealing to a DOA collector? For some a sealed Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball may not have been hard to obtain in 2004-2008; you might even have a sealed one if you are a collector. If it's sealed and you grade it and get a 9+ you're in the money at 500-700 USD. This also goes for NINJA Gaiden & NINJA Gaiden Black! Tecmo's NES NINJA Gaiden runs for THOUSANDS of dollars on eBay. Feel free to share not just your DOA collection, but your Team NINJA collection as well as any other Koei Tecmo games here in this very thread.
I would love to see some graded pieces and hear about experiences of grading from the community. There is a legacy collection thread for just DOA already here at FSD, but I plan to make updates to this original post and do more with this than what was done prior. I'd like to make this thread a tool that people can use as a collecting guide.
Now I'm not a big fan of TCG or Pokémon, but there is significant proof that a PSA one time turn in does not mean that it will get the same score twice in a row! Getting a 9 of any kind is a hard thing to accomplish, especially for a legacy title. If you watch this video, you might be wondering what I'm wondering "Who do I trust with my games!?"
If you have satisfactory advice for this smaller subject in the grand scheme of things, please feel free to share with the community. I've got some sealed games: 2 DOAX, DOAU, DOA2 (J) (DC), DOA2 CE (J) (DC), DOAD, NG, Crimson Butterfly, DOA4, DOA Paradise, Metroid Prime: Other M. I'm interested in getting these items graded while selling a few and maybe keeping some for the collection. I wish I had a sealed DOA1 on Saturn or hell even PS1 at this point.
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