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Analyzing & Evangelizing Certified Gaming: Dive deep into the business of graded games! Let's dissect variants and explore the impact of supply & demand on your collection. Powered by a passion for trading collectibles that spans decades through dozens of businesses, Hopper shares old man wisdom while dropping unique insights to help you manage your certified gaming portfolio. We are also graded game evangelists, spreading the word about this incredible journey we all share on Instagram at gamegallerynet. Give us a follow if you believe in the future of this emerging asset class! read less

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#211 Tax Day 2024

#211 Tax Day 2024

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

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#211 Tax Day 2024

#211 Tax Day 2024

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

#210 CastleVania Variants

#210 CastleVania Variants

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

#209 Mike Tyson Boxes

#209 Mike Tyson Boxes

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

#208 GoldenEye Variants

#208 GoldenEye Variants

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

#207 Signature Variant Games???

#207 Signature Variant Games???

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

#206 Goldin Gaming

#206 Goldin Gaming

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

#205 CLink Cardboard

#205 CLink Cardboard

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

#204 Black Box Parade

#204 Black Box Parade

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

#203 NES Variant Guides

#203 NES Variant Guides

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

#202 Year in Review for 2023

#202 Year in Review for 2023

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

#201 Special Guest Avery

#201 Special Guest Avery

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

#200 Who's on 1st Print?

#200 Who's on 1st Print?

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

#199 WATA Cert Verification

#199 WATA Cert Verification

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

#198 Industry Changes Overview

#198 Industry Changes Overview

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

#197 Beta Bottom Testing

#197 Beta Bottom Testing

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

#196 Certifying Floppy Only!!!

#196 Certifying Floppy Only!!!

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

#195 Certifying Boxes Only

#195 Certifying Boxes Only

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

#194 New Cleaning Services

#194 New Cleaning Services

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

#193 New Grading House

#193 New Grading House

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

#192 Back to Rarity

#192 Back to Rarity

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