Game Investing

Hopper goes over the Feb, 2025Signature Auction that saw manynew highs per HA solds and wherethe avg. sold price was higher thanseven 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, 2025Sold For: $68,750Secret of Mana - CGC 9.8 A+ Sealed, SNES SquareSoft 1993 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28044 | Feb 22, 2025Sold For: $62,500Super Mario Bros. 3 - Wata 8.5 A Sealed ["Bros." Left, Early Production], NES Nintendo 1990 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28026 | Feb 22, 2025Sold For: $37,500Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals - CGC 9.4 A++ Sealed [Blockbuster Exclusive], N64 BAM! 2000 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28072 | Feb 22, 2025Sold For: $37,500Mortal Kombat - Wata 9.8 A++ Sealed [Made in Japan, Early Production], SNES Acclaim 1993 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28043 | Feb 22, 2025Sold For: $25,000Ghostbusters - Wata 10.0 A++ Sealed, Genesis Sega 1990 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28085 | Feb 22, 2025Sold For: $23,750Battletoads / Double Dragon - Wata 9.8 A+ Sealed [Made in Japan, First Production], SNES Tradewest 1993 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28133Sold for $18,750Batman: The Animated Series - CGC 9.2 A+ Sealed, Game Boy Konami 1993 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28049 | Feb 22, 2025Sold For: $10,937.50Paperboy - CGC 8.5 B Sealed [Rev-A, Round SOQ, Early Production], NES Mindscape 1988 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28020 | Feb 22, 2025Sold For: $10,625Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon - CGC 9.8 A++ Sealed, N64 Konami 1998 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28068 | Feb 22, 2025Sold For: $8,750Biker Mice from Mars - CGC 9.8 A+ Sealed, SNES Konami 1994 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28033 | Feb 22, 2025Sold For: $7,500Dragon Fighter - CGC 9.8 A+ Sealed [Oval SOQ R], NES Sofel 1992 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28009 | Feb 22, 2025Sold For: $6,562.50Bubsy In: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind - CGC 9.8 A++ Sealed, Genesis Accolade 1993 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28175 | Feb 22, 2025Sold For: $6,250Tetris Attack - CGC 9.9 A++ Sealed [E Rating, Made in Japan, Later Production], SNES Nintendo 1996 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28146Sold for: $3,750.00Street Fighter: The Movie - CGC 9.8 A+ Sealed [Jewel Longbox], PS1 Acclaim 1995 USA.Sold for: $3,750Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters - Wata 9.8 A+ Sealed [Oval SOQ R], NES TOHO 1992 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28012 | Feb 22, 2025Sold For: $3,500Predator - CGC 9.2 A+ Sealed [Oval SOQ TM], NES Activision 1989 USA.Sold for: $3,250.00Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - CGC 9.8 A+ Sealed [Oval SOQ R], NES JVC 1992 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28125Sold for: $3,000.00Space Station Silicon Valley - Wata 9.4 A+ Sealed, N64 Take-Two 1998 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28170 | Feb 22, 2025Sold For: $2,375Little Ninja Brothers - CGC 9.6 A+ Sealed [Oval SOQ R], NES Culture Brain 1990 USA.Auction 7411 | Lot: 28115Sold 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:

This is the first of a few episodes that recap the first half of the year: buying, selling, subbing, Frankensteining, etc. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Hopper breaks down a Schedule C to help you save money on taxes :) Free speech and opinion for educational purposes ONLY! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Hopper goes over the $90K eBay sold against print runs & WATA POPs. Images owned by Heritage, Goldin, 80s Kid & CGC Video Games Free Speech --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Cross-referencing three variant databases teaches packaging, prints, productions, etc. Images owned by Heritage Auctions --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Hopper breaks down some variants @goldin.co Listen on Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon, iHeartRadio, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, or maybe YouTube

Hopper breaks down some #Nintendo Cardboard boxes with multiple variants coming up for auction @certifiedlink All images owned by CLink --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Hopper cross-references CGC's CiB Guide with WATA's POP report vs. his own experience. Free speech enhanced by Adobe :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

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 Freedom of speech enhanced by Adobe :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Hopper goes over major changes in grading, dealing & auctioning certified video games. All brands and rights are owned by their respective owners. Recorded under Free Speech enhanced by Adobe. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Adobe Podcast Studio 1st Beta Test, theoretically we can now invite guests, via email links to record audio remotely :) If you want to appear on the podcast SAME DAY, DM Hopper @gamegallerynet on Instagram or John Hopper on Facebook Recorded under free speech and enhance with AI via Adobe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Hopper analyzes the Instagram post announcing Floppy Slabs by UKG! Special thanks to ⁠optimusoverkil for the post who owns the DOOM Discs cover image! Recorded under Free Speech for edu. all brands & companies mentioned own their respective rights! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Hopper covers the Facebook post under the Mint CIB snobs group that announced the 1st Ever Box Only slabs by CGC Special thanks to Eric Szymczak for the post who owns the Donkey Kong cover image! Recorded under Free Speech for edu. all brands & companies mentioned own their respective rights! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Hopper quickly goes over the cleaning-services, just announced over at CGC Video Games. Recorded with Podcastle then enhanced by Adobe and Upscale.Media Image owned by CGC --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Hopper goes over the 15 companies that certify video games with links at: http://www.gamegallery.net/grade.html in response to Peter Bel's Facebook post announcing Beta Grading and responses, "Do you do Famicom CiBs? yes" "Can you remove stickers on cardboard? yes" Free speech recorded in Las Vegas SHOUT-OUT to Adobe Podcast BETA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

SORRY the AI Enhanced 2nd Segment was too large for Spotify! Hopper introduces another hobby theory: a swinging Pendulum that went from rarity to scarcity and back to rarity! Recorded under free speech --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Hopper searches for 1st Prints in the July, 2023 Signature Auction event at HA.com Recorded under Free Speech enhanced by AI at Adobe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Relying on Adam's Guide at Video Game Sage's website here: https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/6629-pokemon-generations-i-to-iii-us-box-printvariant-guide-with-contents-and-population-survey/ Hopper goes over upcoming Pokemon auctions at HA.com to learn some production runs. Recorded under Free Speech Image owned by Heritage Brands owned by Bandai, Namco and Nintendo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Hopper goes over some volatile video games, followed by opportunities in the market! Bitcoin segment enhanced by Adobe Video Game segment has too large! Recorded under Freedom of Speech, all brands & names are owned by their respective rights holders! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Did these games bounce of a/the bottom? 9.8 GTA Trilogies Mint Space Invaders Red Boxes 9.8 A++ Spider-Man Marvel #1 Tyson Ovals 9.0s Left Bros. low-mids SM64 low-mids Cover Art owned by Pete/Overheat Games Freedom of Speech, Hopper Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Seven Strategies to Stay in the Game: 7) Sitting on the Sidelines 6) Trading 5) Timing the Market 4) Diversifying 3) Dollar Cost Averaging 2) Financing 1) Consigning FREEDOM of SPEECH www.GameGallery.net --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Beta test #1 with simple set-up as AI wasn't working today... "The video game crash of 1983 (known as the Atari shock in Japan) was a large-scale recession in the video game industry that occurred from 1983 to 1985, primarily in the United States." by Wikipedia --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Breaking down (13) certified targets, by Evergreen + Rarity + Scarcity incl. #DonkeyKong #DC #MARVEL etc. SOURCES: #Wikipedia List of best-selling video game franchises https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_game_franchises#At_least_200_million_copies Memory Lane solds https://memorylaneinc.com/site/lots/gallery?category=36 #WATA Pop Reports https://www.watagames.com/populations/index.html RESOURCES: #Podcastle https://podcastle.ai/ #AdobePodcast BETA https://podcast.adobe.com/enhance #Spotify https://podcasters.spotify.com/ FREE SPEECH RECORDED in #LasVegas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

ERROR CORRECTION!! The "Round" SMB1 after the traveling the world segment was supposed to say "Oval" BREAKING NEWS!! CGC explodes onto eBay and PWCC lays off 40 collectors... Recorded LIVE in Las Vegas under FREE SPEECH for educational purposes Cover art owned & taken by labman1717 (151) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Under FREE SPEECH recorded LIVE in Las Vegas, this is simply a test, three gain levels, 2nd time at the main workstation... This is for EDUCATIONAL purposes: Nirvana and Kurt Cobain rights, royalites, etc. are NOT owned by the channel that has not made any profits from any content to date! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

An OG learned some new tricks thanks to Podcastle, Adobe, Upscale, Spotify, etc. For education & entertiainment ONLY under Freedom of Speech from the USA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamegallery/message

Answering 1,000s of messages backed by 50,000 hours invested into collectibles, Hopper shares his BETA Methodology in picking video game packaging winners: 1) Evergreen? i.e. digital survivor, global franchise, multi-generational, etc. 2) Super Scarce? i.e. bidding war potential, less than a million to one mint or better copies, etc. 3) Relative Rarity? i.e. hard to find packaging that stays relevant, earlier best variants, etc. Sources: List of highest-grossing media franchises - Wikipedia List of best-selling video game franchises - Wikipedia January 20 - 21 Video Games Signature® Auction The Legend of Zelda - CGC 9.4 A+ Sealed [Rev-A, Round SOQ, Mid-Production], NES Nintendo 1987 USA Contra - Wata 9.6 A+ Sealed [Rev-A, Round SOQ], NES Konami 1988 USA Super Mario Bros. - CGC 9.4 A Sealed [Oval SOQ TM, Later Production], NES Nintendo 1985 USA Super Mario Bros. 3 - Wata 9.8 A++ Sealed [Oval SOQ R, "Bros." Right, Later Production], NES Nintendo 1990 USA Mario Kart 64 - CGC 9.8 A++ Sealed, N64 Nintendo 1996 USA Where do think think this MK64 Trophy Unicorn will land? This podcast was recorded LIVE in Las Vegas, NO editing, NO cutting, NO script, raw & uncut, under Freedom of Speech and Public Domain. Nintendo, Wata, Heritage, CGC, etc. own all images/brands/rights, etc. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powercollectors/support

In my strong opinion, rarity is generally over-rated by collectors, while scarcity is often overlooked (popular games) by many, and sits at the bedrock of this podcast's foundation. So it was a breath of fresh air to receive the following suggestion from a new Patron, "I have noticed just because something is rare it doesn't mean it is valuable if there is no to little demand or notoriety. I enjoy your video game commentary since it is something slowly i want to involved in. There is my mind dump lol. All the best!" This episode is dedicated as a thank you to lincoln_squared_ on IG and if you'd like to make a suggestion, or support my flipping life, join me at https://www.patreon.com/powercollectors This podcast was recorded under Freedom of Speech in Las Vegas, without any editing, raw and uncut, two straight segments, the 1st via iPhone 11 and 2nd via my wife's laptop. Sources: SOLD ON NOV 17, 2022 FOR: $52,800.00+ Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Wata 9.8 A++ Sealed by Heritage Auctions List of best-selling Xbox 360 video games From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia CGC Video Games Reference Guide --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powercollectors/support

hopper bounces all over the place, flattered by "POWER COLLECTING" showing up in the new 130 page guide! THANK YOU Matt & Jason!! CGC Video Games is owned by the Certified Collectibles Group and this podcast was based on Freedom of Speech on publicly avail. info. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powercollectors/support

Hopper goes over the grading space incl. CGC's update, problems, solutions & opportunities. Recorded LIVE in Las Vegas under Freedom of Speech. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powercollectors/support

hopper tries to remember the highlights from a MIND-BLOWING week in Southern California... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powercollectors/support

hopper dives into the new Seal Ratings POP DROP incl. Super Mario, Kart, Smash, Zelda, Tyson, James Bond, Pokemon, Madden, etc. THANK YOU Wata Games for the transparency! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powercollectors/support

in another Summer Auction ending SOON at HA.com incl. Halo, Animal Crossing, Minecraft, Final Fantasy, Call of Duty, Super Mario, LittleBigPlanet, etc. recorded LIVE in Las Vegas under FREE of SPEECH and Fair Use as brands & images are owned by Nintendo and Heritage Auctions! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powercollectors/support

hopper takes a look at some video game variants at CertifiedLink's Summer Auction incl. SMB3, Wii SMG, Zelda on Wii U, 360 CoD MW2, etc. Here's the Video Game Warehouse on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0ZhYKAVqm4 These are hop's opinions under FREEDOM of SPEECH, for educational and entertainment purposes ONLY! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powercollectors/support

hopper discloses some more pain at HA.com in the Every Tuesday "Weekly" Auction that ended on Aug 9th, 2020 Brand names and images are owned by Heritage Auctions, Nintendo, Sony & Microsoft as well as SEGA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powercollectors/support

hopper discloses the past week of consigned sales at HA.com along with a transparent discussion about Return on Investment, aka ROI and reason for submissions, logistics, fees, taxes, etc. Heritage owns all rights to the brand discussed under Fair Use and FREEDOM of SPEECH :) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powercollectors/support

hopper drops juicy knowledge to help you become a Power Collector, Master, Player, etc. FREEDOM of SPEECH images owned by Heritage Auctions --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powercollectors/support

hopper shares his opinions about more NES variants, Zelda Ovals, SNES and the "investing mindset" under FREEDOM of SPEECH and FAIR USE as the images are owned by Goldin, Nintendo & WATA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powercollectors/support

continued from yesterday, hopper looks at some results, as well as "test market" NES, print run variants & POPs, up for auction tomorrow: Aug. 6th, 2022 at HA.com LIVE from Las Vegas, Raw and Uncut/Edited under FREEDOM of SPEECH AND FAIR USE Images are owned by Nintendo and Heritage Auctions and Wata Games --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powercollectors/support

hopper drops another Variant Episode for Vinny's buddies coming over from comics :) FLATTERED by Newbies and New Blood, I would like to say THANK YOU to Vinny for the inspiration which resulted in an unplanned philosophical introduction to Zelda based on fine art :) This episode was Magic Vinny :) RECORDS LIVE NO EDITING under FREEDOM OF SPEECH and FAIR USE Image owned by Heritage Auctions, Nintendo and Wata Games. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/powercollectors/support