Hopper goes over the Feb, 2025
Signature Auction that saw many
new highs per HA solds and where
the avg. sold price was higher than
seven of the last eight Signatures!
Nintendo Entertainment System Action Set Console - VGA 85+ NM+ Unopened [Gray Zapper, Round SOQ, Early Production], NES Nintendo 1988 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28029 | Feb 22, 2025
Sold For: $68,750
Secret of Mana - CGC 9.8 A+ Sealed, SNES SquareSoft 1993 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28044 | Feb 22, 2025
Sold For: $62,500
Super Mario Bros. 3 - Wata 8.5 A Sealed ["Bros." Left, Early Production], NES Nintendo 1990 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28026 | Feb 22, 2025
Sold For: $37,500
Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals - CGC 9.4 A++ Sealed [Blockbuster Exclusive], N64 BAM! 2000 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28072 | Feb 22, 2025
Sold For: $37,500
Mortal Kombat - Wata 9.8 A++ Sealed [Made in Japan, Early Production], SNES Acclaim 1993 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28043 | Feb 22, 2025
Sold For: $25,000
Ghostbusters - Wata 10.0 A++ Sealed, Genesis Sega 1990 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28085 | Feb 22, 2025
Sold For: $23,750
Battletoads / Double Dragon - Wata 9.8 A+ Sealed [Made in Japan, First Production], SNES Tradewest 1993 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28133
Sold for $18,750
Batman: The Animated Series - CGC 9.2 A+ Sealed, Game Boy Konami 1993 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28049 | Feb 22, 2025
Sold For: $10,937.50
Paperboy - CGC 8.5 B Sealed [Rev-A, Round SOQ, Early Production], NES Mindscape 1988 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28020 | Feb 22, 2025
Sold For: $10,625
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon - CGC 9.8 A++ Sealed, N64 Konami 1998 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28068 | Feb 22, 2025
Sold For: $8,750
Biker Mice from Mars - CGC 9.8 A+ Sealed, SNES Konami 1994 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28033 | Feb 22, 2025
Sold For: $7,500
Dragon Fighter - CGC 9.8 A+ Sealed [Oval SOQ R], NES Sofel 1992 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28009 | Feb 22, 2025
Sold For: $6,562.50
Bubsy In: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind - CGC 9.8 A++ Sealed, Genesis Accolade 1993 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28175 | Feb 22, 2025
Sold For: $6,250
Tetris Attack - CGC 9.9 A++ Sealed [E Rating, Made in Japan, Later Production], SNES Nintendo 1996 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28146
Sold for: $3,750.00
Street Fighter: The Movie - CGC 9.8 A+ Sealed [Jewel Longbox], PS1 Acclaim 1995 USA.
Sold for: $3,750
Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters - Wata 9.8 A+ Sealed [Oval SOQ R], NES TOHO 1992 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28012 | Feb 22, 2025
Sold For: $3,500
Predator - CGC 9.2 A+ Sealed [Oval SOQ TM], NES Activision 1989 USA.
Sold for: $3,250.00
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - CGC 9.8 A+ Sealed [Oval SOQ R], NES JVC 1992 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28125
Sold for: $3,000.00
Space Station Silicon Valley - Wata 9.4 A+ Sealed, N64 Take-Two 1998 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28170 | Feb 22, 2025
Sold For: $2,375
Little Ninja Brothers - CGC 9.6 A+ Sealed [Oval SOQ R], NES Culture Brain 1990 USA.
Auction 7411 | Lot: 28115
Sold for: $2,125.00
Hopper goes over the biggest players
operating in the graded game mkt.
The Zelda is property of Heritage!
Hopper goes over economics
for July, Aug, Sept, 2024
Hopper goes over some changes & news @Walmart @Amazon @GameStop @eBay @CGC @WATA @VGA @Goldin @PWCC @Mercari
Created with Free Speech,
Podcastle, Adobe & Canva
2nd of a few episodes recapping the first half of 2024:
🛒 buying, 💰 selling, 🔄 subbing, ⚒️ Frankensteining, etc.
🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon, iHeartRadio, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, and sometimes YouTube 🎧
🎮 #GradedGames 🎮
This is the first of a few episodes
that recap the first half of the year:
buying, selling, subbing,
Frankensteining, etc.
🍄 APOLOGIZE for the terrible quality
as a result of switching from Podcastle
(who capped me out of data)
to trying Riverside which we
will retire immediately...
Researching Jumpman/Mario 🍄
in the VGA Population Reports
Listen on Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon, iHeartRadio, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic and maybe someday YouTube 🎧
Images owned by Wiki & Heritage 📸
Free Speech 🗣️
Hopper breaks down a Schedule C
to help you save money on taxes :)
Free speech and opinion for
educational purposes ONLY!
Hopper goes over the $90K eBay sold
against print runs & WATA POPs.
Images owned by Heritage, Goldin, 80s Kid & CGC Video Games
Free Speech
Hopper goes over four POP reports
for Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
The focus is on box variants
under Free Speech for edu.
Images owned by Heritage,
Goldin & CGC Video Games
Cross-referencing three variant databases
teaches packaging, prints, productions, etc.
Images owned by Heritage Auctions
Hopper waves some magic wands,
to reveal ratios as a way to navigate
this hobby until production dates
make their way into public data...
Buy/Sell/Trade at your OWN risk!
All games & images were owned
by Heritage Auctions
Hopper breaks down some variants @goldin.co
Listen on Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon, iHeartRadio, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, or maybe YouTube 🎧
Images are owned by Goldin Auctions
Freedom of Speech for edu.
Hopper breaks down some #Nintendo Cardboard boxes with multiple variants coming up for auction @certifiedlink
All images owned by CLink
Hopper tries to nail down print runs,
for the Black Boxes at Heritage,
in the CiB Auction in Feb, 2024
He could be WRONG on
some of these variants!
ALL images are owned by
Heritage Auctions
THANK YOU at Podcastle,
Adobe, Canva, Upscale, etc.
Hopper pulls up the CGC Video Games
CiB Guide with WATA Population Report
to check variants coming to market
at Heritage in Jan/Feb, 2024:
February 8 Complete in Box Video Game Showcase Auction
Bidding begins approx. Jan 11th February 22 - 24 Video Games Signature® Auction
Bidding begins approx. Feb 2nd
Freedom of Speech
Recording via Podcastle
AI Enhancement via Adobe
Cover Art via Canva & Gimp
Images owned by Heritage Auctions
TD hijacks the podcast and takes things next level...
Shout-outs to Adobe's AI Enhancement tool,
Podcastle's recording Studio,
and of course Spotify!
Recorded under free speech
flowing from Las Vegas to
the Florida Coast, USA
Introducing Avery who researched
Black Boxes for his college thesis,
and summarized his work on YT: https://youtu.be/A8er5ZxAMAs
with multiple references/sources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16gK3gP8edIs0LMtAILghLEPu6oZpDONvefQFVCQL0gE/edit?pli=1#heading=h.9sm27wg4g4g9
Free speech enhanced by Adobe,
files modified by Podcastle.ai
Hopper cross-references CGC's CiB Guide
with WATA's POP report
vs. his own experience.
Free speech enhanced by Adobe :)
WATA dropped more value into the deep end of the hobby,
by opening up their database to the public on 10/17/2023.
NOTE! VGA and CGC have Cert. Verification
BUT VGA'S lack's variant info/pics.
AND CGC's lack's pics.
as of Oct, 2023
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