Being rude isn’t a good look for you. There’s no need I’m simply making points and you can’t counter them. I’m open to change but all you’re doing is making me not want to buy graded games
I agree. My whole point in this is that it’s too early and that prices are overinflated and its hard to argue against that. I understand what you are saying about scott and any market is speculative but Scott didn’t pay $1,500,000 for the psa 9 illustrator
You sound like someone who has already been burned and gotten butthurt over graded games
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Spent at least half the paycheck every time on graded games
yes but over 25 years the meaning of it has changed and after places like these and the awesome people that collect them it’s evolved into something more. That’s why nintendo now prints 3 versions of a card from non holo, to v max, alt arts, and rainbow versions. theyre meant to be played and collected. Video games are meant to be played and enjoyed. you can enjoy a card by looking at it I cant say the same for video games.
like what are you saying?? instead of collecting video games you can just play them on an emulator?? people aren’t buying graded games to play them, they are literally collecting these things which had a huge percentage of natural attrition (inherent collectability). you’re missing the point entirely and are just talking out of your ass comparing it things like nfts.
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But why cant video games be collected? Just because you cant collect them does no mean that someone else also cant. Would you just open a pokemon red to play on your gameboy, just because it is meant to be played? No, just like you wont crack a psa 9 charizard from base to play in your deck.
and you’re not even comprehending the pop reports nor are you drawing accurate comparisons to pokemon collecting (base charizard pop counts vs. sealed super mario bros. pop counts)
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You can say that about nearly every single collectable
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it’s almost like human beings can find enjoyment in different things
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my head hurts reading this thread
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I never said you can’t collect video games. This whole thing has been me saying that prices are overinflated and why. People can do whatever they want if that makes them happy. If that one guy wants to call me stupid for having a different opinion fine by me. I’m simply stating why video game collecting has overinflated prices currently
People are super pressed because I said prices are too high 
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yeah… thats why people are getting burned on cards rn. People bought all those WOTC cards in 2020 and early 2021 not thinking about the future and how many cards were just waiting to be graded. Similar situation with games rn.
no I’m pressed because you’re telling people what they should/shouldn’t collect and why something isn’t collectible as if it’s an objective truth. you’re essentially telling me how to feel about a certain thing, and being very arrogant in stating I can’t counter your arguments as if your arguments aren’t totally based on your subjective perspective on “what video games are meant to be” to begin with. I’ve had this debate already so many times and it gets really tiring.
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I apologize for blowing up on you earlier though, I probably went too far
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Interesting. I admittedly don’t know all that much about graded sealed games. Is that particular hangtab version significantly rarer/scarcer/more popular?
that’s fine that you personally don’t get enjoyment out of looking at a video game box art, but I do (so I find enjoyment in collecting them in their most rare and pristine form).
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I’m not that knowledgeable on NES other than what’s present in the pop report. I’m more of a n64 and gamecube collector.
seems so I was doing research and a 7 was over $12,000. not 100% on the reason but there is a distinction