2021年6月9日 · Some have also tested and removed their graded game and sent it in to be graded again and it got different scores (sometimes higher). It's owned and operated by game collectors and the the purpose is simple: drive up prices. WATA was founded by Deniz Kahn. He was given the money to start WATA by one of the three co-owners of Heritage Auctions.

2023年1月18日 · There’s a great inbetween high grade where sealed, no WATA especially, will fetch more raw sealed than graded by them because of reputation of game graders. Most likely in the 7.5-9.0 range. Especially on auction because at those grades, they will still be great condition and bidders usually will bid it up in the hopes of grading it higher ...

2021年2月1日 · WATA is the hip new kid on the block. Their cases have a bit more pizzaz to them, but as mentioned above, they only fit the standard size cases (which your game is). WATA will grade sealed or CIB (or loose carts/protos). WATA has the backing of heritage auctions so if you're looking to sell a game and make the big bucks, WATA is where it's at.

2020年10月3日 · I would like to sell them and get open box, but I am wondering if getting them Wata graded will increase their value. If I look at eBay, it seems like the answer is somewhere between "maybe" and "kinda". Also, regardless of their "value" being increased, I'm wondering if people actually buy Wata graded games for games in this low tier.

2021年9月10日 · All were graded on January 28th. I got notification of one box being sent out and was hopeful. Then I read the fedex notes and the delivery is for the one game to which wata felt was resealed along with “extra parts” On top of that, my order, which was in the encapsulation stage has now regressed all the way to grading.

2021年12月13日 · Graded unsealed game is a bit of an in-between - why pay for a graded super mario 64 cartridge for prestige when you can just get the whole box sealed? Both WATA and VGA are players in the market; WATA rubs people the wrong way because they haven't even tried to hide the fact that they're unethical about manipulating prices.

2022年11月16日 · WATA had similar problems to PSA with an ever deepening backlog; and as a result they decided to jack up the price of their CIB grading fee in an attempt to stop people from sending any in for grading. WATA's price for grading a CIB is still obscenely high. They will absolutely lower that price at a later date, but it's currently just insane.

Prices are steadily rising for retro, graded and sealed prices have dropped except for the excellent condition grails. I stand by this - it wasn’t wata solely but rather the perfect combination of the pandemic, plus extra time/money, plus all grading/collectibles. Every collectible market saw a boom and then saw it slowly start to level out.

2020年9月1日 · Using the term “professional” for WATA and VGA graders is very kind. If they are professionals, why can I send a game to get graded by one person and get a 6 and then take it out of the slab send it again and get an 8.5? And WATA’s history with Heritage Auctions makes it very hard to believe any valuation based on completed auctions.

2022年9月1日 · As someone who collects video games, WATA in particular is really hated among the community. The graded game market is somewhat of a bubble, but not fully. Brand new sealed older games such as Super Mario 64 or a GameCube game can make sense to grade, however people are grading stupid shit like Mario 3D All Stars.