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Mar 10, 2014 at 10:26:31 AM
mlbfan10 (100)
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Originally posted by: MajoraLink

Can anyone either tell me or point me in the right direction for cleaning sealed NES and FDS games before sending into VGA please? I'm tired of seeing all the wishy washy Goo Gone crap and need the fine folks at NA to show me the path.
*noob status acquired* yes yes I know....

VGA has a service for $3 per game they will clean them, if you need stickers removed they will charge a little more depending on the job and they will remove them if they feel they can. The cleaning service is good, I use it for every game I send in to them.


Edited: 03/10/2014 at 10:26 AM by mlbfan10

Mar 10, 2014 at 12:05:10 PM
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Originally posted by: mlbfan10

Originally posted by: MajoraLink

Can anyone either tell me or point me in the right direction for cleaning sealed NES and FDS games before sending into VGA please? I'm tired of seeing all the wishy washy Goo Gone crap and need the fine folks at NA to show me the path.
*noob status acquired* yes yes I know....

VGA has a service for $3 per game they will clean them, if you need stickers removed they will charge a little more depending on the job and they will remove them if they feel they can. The cleaning service is good, I use it for every game I send in to them.





That's funny you endorse it, I consider it the biggest sham that the VGA does. Sure $3 isn't expensive, but across a full order the $3 adds up. I would encourage you to use either goo gone (I've never had issues with streaks / foginess) or rubbing alcohol works good. Lightly dampen some paper towel and clean away!

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Mar 10, 2014 at 12:19:30 PM
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I find it more convenient to pay the money and know the games are the cleanest they can possibly be as they are cleaned right there, hopefully right before grading. Instead of me cleaning them then they get some debris on them before they arrive. I've had nothing but issues with goo gone, not taking away residue or getting fibers in the residue and making it worse. I prefer goof off, used for the first time in a while as I've been using goo gone, no issue with removing stickers from an nes cart. I have taking stickers off myself but I've seen some of the amazing work VGA has done with stickers to know I can trust their services, for now.

Mar 10, 2014 at 7:09:07 PM
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I should have already mentioned that yes, I will be paying the $3 extra for el cleaning of each. I'm looking to spiffy these things up a tad myself before sending in and am hunting for how to do that. I've read it all from Goo to Iso Alchy and still have no concrete answer. I will be going to a sunglass shack for a silky smooth case to rub on um, I was maaaaaaybe thinking the lightest breath of hot air along with it hmmmmm????
My once yearly of Majora's Mask and/or Chrono Trigger is coming up, I can feel it, and it is warm.
Lately I've been running into a lot of people thaaaat do this: When you talk with them about yourself or even areas of life in general they respond with something like "oh so you think I'm...." or "what, you don't think I do that?"
I look at them and ponder, were they even listening or are they so caught up in their insecurities that they felt I was somehow talking about them in a demeaning manner?
Anybody else here absolutely LOVE DK64 but are massively colorblind like myself and it took them AGGGES to complete as a kid?
That's all for now, in many moon MajoraLink will throw some serious shiz on this thread. I look forward to handing you all a digital tissue to wipe your drool.

Mar 20, 2014 at 1:02:38 AM
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Just got this in yesterday from Rengozu. Really happy with the gold grade.


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Edited: 03/20/2014 at 01:48 AM by acomicbookguyc

Mar 20, 2014 at 1:39:09 AM
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Outstanding! I've seen a fair handful of those still sealed, but nevertheless the novelty is outstanding. That swag (plus the whole idea of MM9) has to be one of the finest salutes from a games company in the past few years.

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Mar 20, 2014 at 1:51:25 AM
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Originally posted by: KKsBiggestFan

Outstanding! I've seen a fair handful of those still sealed, but nevertheless the novelty is outstanding. That swag (plus the whole idea of MM9) has to be one of the finest salutes from a games company in the past few years.





I actually had another before this but it had a huge hole on the bottom of the box. I was happy with it but I'm much more satisfied with this 85+. It's just so hard to find these without holes in the cellophane. I'm wondering if iam8bit left the holes in the cello on purpose.

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Mar 22, 2014 at 12:33:18 PM
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I haven't posted on this thread in awhile---I just love this NES stuff






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Mar 22, 2014 at 1:36:32 PM
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Awesome! Rockin' games am! The slalom is killer

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Mar 22, 2014 at 4:02:36 PM
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Wow nice!

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Apr 4, 2014 at 6:53:59 PM
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The final fantasy definitely should have had a gold rating IMO.


Edited: 04/04/2014 at 07:40 PM by alekx

Apr 4, 2014 at 7:10:45 PM
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That Millenium controller is EFFING gorgeous!

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Apr 4, 2014 at 7:31:39 PM
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Grats on the millennium, I'm sure you were drooling for it to come back

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Apr 4, 2014 at 7:34:35 PM
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Wow, never seen a N64 controller VGA before. Looks like a good one to keep mint.

Apr 4, 2014 at 8:25:23 PM
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Originally posted by: jonebone

Grats on the millennium, I'm sure you were drooling for it to come back





I knew the results but I never saw how they framed it, I think they did an excellent job!

Apr 5, 2014 at 12:55:31 AM
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I'm not a VGA collector, nor will I ever be. However, when I saw these on NA a few months back for really cheap I couldn't help but buy them.

Apr 5, 2014 at 1:18:04 AM
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I'm liking VGA more and more for their display jobs, rather than the actual grades. That Millennium looks really cool in that set-up, and it makes a lot of sense to have it in something like that, since most would never want to put play wear on it anyways.

Apr 5, 2014 at 4:23:06 AM
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That millennium controller looks great. The wire looks great, not all over the place.

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Apr 6, 2014 at 1:42:58 AM
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Wicked controller man.

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Apr 6, 2014 at 10:11:43 AM
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I agree that Millenium controller is very cool!

Apr 6, 2014 at 12:12:37 PM
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Yep, that controller looks really awesome! Thanks for sharing.

Apr 7, 2014 at 10:53:22 AM
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My latest addition! Enjoy!


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Apr 7, 2014 at 11:08:00 AM
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Ah so that's where Frost's game went, good tastes my friend

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Apr 7, 2014 at 11:28:59 AM
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Yea jone, very happy to get this one. Thnx Frost!!! Your the man!

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Apr 7, 2014 at 12:06:26 PM
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Great Ninja Gaiden!!!

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