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Thread: Sealed MarioLand Gameboy Game Graded at 85-90?

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    Who wants to buy a factory case of Chavez II sealed?
    <Sothy> its the internet <Sothy> who cares

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    Checking ebay to see how many "VGA games" have sold, I only see 2 recently.
    Someone paid $350 for Metroid II, someone paid $500 for Mega Man II (NES), and somebody paid $35 for a "Superpad" third-party SNES controller.
    Somone paid $225 for Illusion of Gaia for SNES that doesn't have a T-shirt.
    I thought all copies came sealed with a T-shirt (NA, not the alternate titled JP and EU versions).

    (the only other SNES irregularity I'm aware of is that Flintstones (Ocean's movie-based game) originally came shrinkwrapped with a random cartoon VHS)

    I noticed sealed Game Boy consoles. Can a GB still be considered mint when the batteries inside have probably corroded if it is indeed unopened?
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    Quote Originally Posted by SparTonberry View Post
    and somebody paid $35 for a "Superpad" third-party SNES controller.

    I noticed sealed Game Boy consoles. Can a GB still be considered mint when the batteries inside have probably corroded if it is indeed unopened?
    In regards to the controller -- are you shitting me? I can't believe someone would get a third party controller VAG graded.

    As for the GameBoy, you're probably right. I suppose one could also claim that many NES cart batteries have died by now as well. Unsure if those are capable of corroding. Some batteries do age more gracefully than others, though; I've come across toys from the early 80s with their original AA batteries that have died, but just a tiny layer of powder on their contacts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SparTonberry View Post
    I noticed sealed Game Boy consoles. Can a GB still be considered mint when the batteries inside have probably corroded if it is indeed unopened?
    I don't think the batteries were actually inside the system, they were just included inside the box. That's what it was like when I got my Gameboy Pocket, at least I think so. I honestly didn't remember about batteries being included until I saw your post, I hope I'm remembering correctly. Whenever I got anything brand new and batteries were included, I always had to install them myself.

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    Batteries in Game Boys can in a shrink-wrapped pack. Still perfectly able to corrode. I wonder if VAG will grade an intact set of Game Boy batteries.

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    Lol totally unrelated but I had an RCA remote to a stereo from about 1992 that we kept the original batteries in and they worked up until about a year ago.

    Back on-topic I see the grading of games to be completely pointless. Their meant to be enjoyed not kept in a sealed placque.

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    I forgot about it, but I still have D batteries from the early 80's(maybe around 1983) that still work fine. I cleaned out the basement a couple of years ago and found a bag of old corroded batteries that was packed away and forgotten about. Inside the bag everything was bad, except for a new package of D batteries. I took them out and tried them in a flashlight to test them and they worked fine. I have them off to the side, I really don't use D batteries too often so they're still waiting to be used. They're made by Duracell, and I believe they still contain mercury.

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    time to stir up the shit again....look at these

    http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...nkw=vga+graded

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    NEW & SEALED - FINAL FANTASY CHRONICLES - GRADED VGA 85
    $185 BIN or BO

    ...I should undersell him 50%.



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