VGA is dumb because they're asking way beyond what the market will sustain, there's little call for the "service," and the biggest sticking point is there aren't very many widely read referees on game prices or grading. It's a bit much to ask them to be honest but their interest is in distorting the market with their very questionable "value add."

Investing in games is fine, but I'm here for playing games and I don't feel bad saying so. I do have a few games sealed still, and I won't open really rare stuff just to prove a point (because that could hurt my wallet) but it's not some kind of crime against humanity when a game is opened and played (or at least checked to make sure there's actually a game inside and not a dead Twinkie).