Will CGC Graded Nintendo Power Magazines Be the Next Big Thing?!

[@joshuawick5382]

I’m surprised that Nintendo Power grading isn’t more popular right now. I think these are going to go up in value. I decided to get my EarthBound players guide graded. I’m going to get ahead of the game and start grading Nintendo Powers while it’s cheaper to get these.

[@Username35784]

What does CGC do if you are missing an insert or poster?

[@mattgallagher7105]

I'm not much of a collector myself, but your video has inspired me to re-acquire some of the 100s of power magazines I'd thrown out. The Felix NES cover was the first I'd gotten at a ToysRUS when the store was closing for the night. My parents told me it doesn't matter what you're reading, as long as you're reading. I remember a small picture of Chameleon twist at the end of one issue, and being so damn excited to get it for xmas. Obviously the game didn't live up to the hype, but I played through it several times nonetheless. I'm interested to see more videos showing off your collection, if you'd care to share. I can't imagine many people in the world have you beat. Simply the best... Exquisite!

[@themaddogcollection]

Thanks, Brother! That is exactly what collecting is all about... bringing you right back to that moment! I will try to do an updated Nintendo Power video in the future, that would be fun! Stay tuned!

[@papi-sauce]

dude you should get a comic book presser to press ur #1 and send it in again.

[@Username35784]

Who is Merryo?

[@davidrobinson-y2z3e]

Just a quick ?. I have copies of NP magazines that when you got a certain Power Card won a game. Won't say how I got them but this is going back to the early/mid/late 90's. Sealed since then and only opened once to find the winning card. Was about a 1 in 4500 chance if I remember correct. I labelled all of them and would have to go and get the Issue #'s. If you could do a vid on that it would be greatly appreciated. Also have Issues 1-4 CGC graded (working on 5-20) and have copies of # 5-118 fresh of the press. With wraps, pollybaged, inserts, and so on. They called me crazy at the time and I called it retierment :)

[@shanelee80]

I like looking at mine

[@iamjedi06]

...i have a sealed copy but i don't remember which one: ) it's lost in my storage

[@findlay81]

Must be nice to be able to grade stuff. I am Canadian and grading anything is completely out of the question thanks to the costs of shipping across border not to mention customs can rifle through your stuff and wreck it

[@NES-Tone]

I love this video lol. I've watched it a bunch of times.

[@stefanhauser1362]

I have about 60 mint NP issue 6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles magazines and Nintendo Power Trapper Keepers binders. I will be sending some of them off to CGC for grading this month and expect them to come back mint or near mint. I need to figure out how to go about selling them. Great video, thank you!

[@thesedanman723]

I have about seven Nintendo power number #1 Three of them are universal grades going in order 5, 6.5 and a 7. But I do believe they are worth it. They were not cheap and they’re not for sale, not tomorrow, not next week, not even next decade. I’ve also got about two or three of the final copies as well. One of them is graded at 8.0 universal.

[@andrewv1181]

I have the first 3 issues of Nintendo Power. I bought them from a back issue catalog 30 years ago with allowance money when I was a kid for $10 and barley touched them. I don't know anything about collecting or grading companies, but I would like to get them graded, however I'm to afraid to put them in the mail. Is there anyway I can hand deliver these to a grading company or a comic book store for appraisal?

[@CollectingPlastic]

Dude, that is just incredible foresight, well done. Amazing collection.

[@rrrrrrrobbie]

Yo, what happened to the coliseum video post?

[@themaddogcollection]

WWE unfortunately had it taken down due to 10 second clips being used! A 'lite' version was just added back to the KZbin channel. But you can find the full original version on Rumble (KZbin alternative) at the following link: rumble.com/vsqdk1-collecting-sealed-vhs-wwf-coliseum-video-the-complete-guide.html

[@tjwatson2112]

Totally agree with rarities. I feel the same about Wizard Magazines

[@nintendylan7449]

Never subbed to Nintendo power but I am starting to collect them now

[@josephdomonkos]

I understand that Nintendo Power is special, for Americans because it was only available in America Official Nintendo Magazine, the U.K. and Australian equivalent. Nintendo Magazine System (Australia), the former Australian equivalent But if you are serious collector, would you consider collecting the U.K. versions and Australian versions as well? Or do you own any U.K. copies or Australian ones? Both versions have different content when compared together And i haven't even mentioned all the other magazines, Snes, Playstaion etc etc etc...

[@themaddogcollection]

I think there are tons of great video game magazines... Sega Visions, Dreamcast Mag... in terms of strictly investment value, Nintendo Power is the most sought after and the rest might be considered too niche, but in terms of straight collecting, I think they are great to collect, as they are even rarer than Nintendo Power... I say go for it!

[@jordan9503]

is that your issue number 4 up on ebay for 28 large ???

[@whatiswrongwithus]

Thank you for this video, I just scored a bunch of free Nintendo Power magazines including volume one and two as well as some still in their original plastic sleeves with no address stickers.

[@themaddogcollection]

That's awesome man. You could consider grading the sealed ones, as they would be candidates for high grade. If grading any loose books, just be sure to make sure they are complete with all inserts and posters prior to grading. Cheers

[@whatiswrongwithus]

@@themaddogcollection I’m seriously considering getting some graded as all of them have all posters/inserts and no address tags including volume 1. Hard to believe I snagged them all for free!

[@alfredoh2009]

Thank you for sharing this nice video of Nintendo Power, I have all of the issues, also have some Nintendo Fun club issues, 2 to 4, I was a nerd back then I even put plastic covers on my magazines the first 2 years so I would not damage them and handle them with extreme care so my magazines are in good condition, all are in 4 boxes, have 2 issues #1 one is sealed, bought extra, have many games in the original boxes, with book, many boxes are in original plastic wrap with prices, even saved the receipt where I bought them, hahaha, how much is to get a magazine graded? Oh I also have about 4 vhs tapes that Nintendo sent to subscribers with upcoming games, wonder if they are worth something ?

[@themaddogcollection]

That's awesome man! From memory, it costs about $40 to grade a mag through CGC, and right now it seems to take about 3 months turn around time. But definitely worth it if you think they are mint. I would suggest picking maybe your 10-20 most minty books and starting there. They are so tough on the grading you may be disappointed if you submit too many to start. With my first submission, things I thought may get 9.0 came back 6.0... a lot of times the covers can look pretty mint, but these books just got so much mileage. Finger crinkles (that don't break color) are a big one too... and make sure they are complete with all inserts and posters before shipping out too... I missed a few when doing my subs! Best of luck!

[@alfredoh2009]

@@themaddogcollection thank for responding quick and the tops, I have to go through my issues and check and see, I have not look at most magazines since 2000 or before, the issues after 95 or so I put away most of the time, I hated that the post office damage the spine of some of them or Nintendo just printed the label on the magazine, the later issues came in a plastic bag I think, I went to the store and bought a new issue for the ones the post office damage, haha

[@34jetli]

I agree with your assessment. I recently got my Nintendo Power #1 graded and it came back a CGC 8 5, but unfortunately, I cut out the Players poll mail in, so it's a qualified grade. It's ok,, I plan to display it with my collection.. I kept it safe in a magazine box all these years after getting it on release. I bought a few more key issues these past months, but they aren't worth grading. I think they're still worth displaying though.

[@themaddogcollection]

That's awesome! And I feel that Nintendo Power mags shouldn't have the same stigma against qualified grades as comics do... as it is just so rare to find a high grade book - an 8.5Q is amazing!

[@timpulesea5722]

How do you not have more subscribers, awesome work and insight

[@themaddogcollection]

Thanks Brother! I guess it's pretty niche stuff we're into, that's probably the reason - but will continue making them! Thanks for watching!

[@pnwgamerguy8030]

I have a amazing condition nintendo comic system sneak preview comic

[@PoiTechGbo]

I got a lot of awesome takeaways from this video. Thanks! I 100% agree with you here, and I learned quite a few things to just reinforce my own thoughts.

[@themaddogcollection]

Thanks brother! Yes these things are awesome and I feel still relatively cheap, especially for issues 2 and up! Best of luck in your adventures-

[@HomesteadingNorthernMichigan]

What does qualified mean... I have a nes game that's VGA 85 NM+ qualified

[@themaddogcollection]

A Qualified grade for VGA means that the game is missing it's seal (ie the shrink wrap has been removed), but they have deemed it to have never been unopened. Wata does a similar thing with their NS seal rating (no seal)

[@HomesteadingNorthernMichigan]

@@themaddogcollection thanks, that's what I was thinking

[@daver7178]

As a collector, grading games is something I understand to some extent, for preservation's sake, if nothing else. But I cannot justify grading Nintendo Powers here. The artwork, which is what makes many of these so special, is completely sealed in these acrylic vaults, never to see the light of day again. I'd rather page through each issue than be forced to only look at the cover for all eternity with my NP collection.

[@simonchai3040]

I dont know. Mint should be mint. I dont think i like it when mint descripancies should be applied between different magazines and years. The definitions of 9.0 grading should remain consistent for all types of media

[@bobbarker1984]

Wow grading video game magazines??? Grading video games turned out so great so why not? Also who is Marry O? I don’t get why people call him that when Mario himself says his name correctly.

[@TheBigBosske]

Exactly, did he ever mention HA and their partners, from grading company to underwriter, on the video? Ahahaha!

[@ArtofNintendoPower]

The early books are printed using absolute garbage ink. Cover rub is the WORST.

[@themaddogcollection]

Yes! So frustrating!!

[@doumrous7984]

after a year of wait i receive my 12 first issues back! #1 : 8.0 #2 : 9.0 #3 : 9.6 #4 : 9.4 #5 : 9.4 #6 : 9.6 #7 : 9.6 #8 : 9.2 #9 : 8.5 #10 : 9.6 #11 : 9.6 #12 : 9.0 So i will have top grade in existence for #3 #7 and #10

[@themaddogcollection]

Wow, that is outstanding! I am especially impressed with #7 & #10... no joke those two are among the top 5 hardest to get high grades on (on issues 1-50) in my experience. Very high grades... you should be pumped about that! That Issue #11 is a keeper, helluva grade on that beauty

[@doumrous7984]

@@themaddogcollection yess i'm very happy i collect since 2004 and it's the first thing i found someone give me this collection brand new never use! Since today i still not understand why this guy give my this awesome collection! i still have #13 to #154 in prestine condition but #51 and up are the Canadian version so i will send #13 to #50 to CGC in the next week! how many do you have grade? do you have a list of you nintendo power CGC collection? i'm curious... your seal game collection is awesome by the way!

[@themaddogcollection]

@@doumrous7984 I may be wrong, but I don't believe CGC reccognizes Canadian Variants yet... I believe they still consider then regular US releases (the only difference being the return address on the cover). If I were you, I'd try to submit a few to see if they get put through as regular releases!

[@doumrous7984]

@@themaddogcollection i will confirm that when i receive my order in a few days because i have the last nintendo power issue in this order (#285) and it's a canadian version but i think your right CGC grade it as a US release.

[@leeartlee915]

I disagree with you on VHS (with some exceptions, I think VHS will never reach the heights of most collectibles). But on Nintendo Power, yeah, I think you are right. They are rare and were disposable like comic books. And if we are being honest, Nintendo Power was essentially just an extension of Nintendo of America. It’s glorified marketing material, lol.

[@annamous5991]

Would you ever sell any of your graded Nintendo powers? If so how much