Superior Video Game Grading
CGC Video Games provides expert and impartial grading services for your favorite video games from the most popular retro and modern gaming consoles.
From Frogger to Fortnite and Mario to Master Chief, no matter what games or consoles you collect, CGC Video Games is here to give your collection an extra life with our superior video game grading services. Below see what we grade and our grading scale.
Video Games We Grade
Nintendo
- NES
- Super NES
- N64
- GameCube
- Wii
- Wii U
- Switch
- Game Boy
- Virtual Boy
- Game Boy Color
- Game Boy Advance
- DS
- 3DS
- new 3DS
Microsoft
- Xbox
- Xbox 360
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series S/X
Sega
- Master System
- Genesis
- CD
- 32X
- Saturn
- Dreamcast
- Game Gear
Atari
- 2600
- 5200
- 7800
- Jaguar
NEC
- TurboGrafx-16
- TurboGrafx-CD
- PC Engine
- PC Engine SuperGrfx
- Super CD-ROM2 System
Sony
- PlayStation
- PlayStation 2
- PlayStation 3
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 5
- PSP
- PS Vita
Other
- Intellivision
- ColecoVision
- CD-i
- Neo Geo CD
- Astrocade
- VIS
- Nuon
- Gizmondo
CGC Video Games grades most international games, but not all. For a list of international games that CGC Video Games does grade, go here.
Video Games We Don't Grade
CGC Video Games does not currently grade most cartridge-only and disc-only games, unaccompanied manuals and inserts, improper components, big boxes, homebrews, some prototypes, reproductions, sticker-only not for resale cartridges, long box Philips CD-i games, consoles, controllers and accessories, gaming magazines and strategy guides or video game memorabilia. For more information about what not to send to CGC Video Games, click here.
CGC Video Games Grading Scale
CGC Video Games uses a highly accurate 10-point grading scale to evaluate video game boxes, cartridges, discs, manuals and game-specific inserts. Below are CGC Video Games’ grading standards for each numeric grade.
10
CGC 10 is the highest grade assigned. The game must have no evidence of any manufacturing or handling defects.
9.9
9.8
9.6
9.4
9.2
9.0
8.5
8.0
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
CGC 10 is the highest grade assigned. The game must have no evidence of any manufacturing or handling defects.
Seal Grades
The traditional method of sealing video games is plastic wrap, with variations in the types of seals used, including seams, overlaps and Y-folds. CGC Video Games assigns letter grades to indicate the quality of a game’s seal.
A++
An A++ is a nearly perfect original seal with negligible handling or manufacturing defects.
A+
A
B+
B
C+
C
An A++ is a nearly perfect original seal with negligible handling or manufacturing defects.
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