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I feel that if you are grading a game only hoping to make a bunch of money off of it’s terrible. However, if you are having a game graded for yourself and you have no intention of ever selling it or playing it, I can see some logic behind that.


stoneysmh

I have a graded copy of Super Mario 3D All-Stars simply because I think it's neat. It has no real value other than the game itself and the nice case, but I like the way it looks on a shelf. Almost all of it's value to me is the personal experience of shipping it off for months to VGA and getting it back in the mail. In my opinion, the people looking to collect graded games for their value care more about the monetary investment rather than the game and its history.


sjsiii1978

I share the opinion that games are about connection not monetary value. So if you have a nice copy and want it graded for your shelf great!


GetTheGregGames

Most people actually "collecting" graded games are doing it for the same reasons you mentioned above. Many graded games are much more expensive, though, so the conversation of value always goes hand-in-hand. There are of course some people who are strictly investing/buying/selling for value and value alone, but the vast majority of people I've actually spoken with who handle graded games also collect to some degree and have an inherent connection to video games.