A solid house, certified from the outside
A house worth trusting has to be, first of all, a solid company. The Games Market proves it with outside certification, with real growth and with a clear course: ISO 9001:2015 and more than fifty outlets in its press coverage.
The Games Market at a glance
Video game collecting grew up fast, but it never got a place worth trusting. The Games Market was founded in 2024 to be that place: pop culture and professional rigor under the same roof.
The Games Market in a little over a minute: the home of video game collecting.
Why we exist, where we are headed
How we work, every day
Transparency
We always show the why. Every grade, every price, every judgment comes with the reasoning behind it. There are no black boxes here.
Rigor
The discipline of an institution on every piece. A TGM appraisal is a documented, repeatable judgment you can build a decision on.
Dedication
Done well, and better every time. A Japanese model: obsessive care for detail, continuous improvement, respect for the craft.
ISO 9001:2015, certified by Bureau Veritas
The Games Market is ISO 9001:2015 certified by Bureau Veritas, certificate number IT344936, issued on August 6, 2025 and valid through August 5, 2028. It is outside proof of how seriously we work: it is not our claim, it is an independent body that certifies it. It certifies the company's management system, not a single product or report. See the ISO 9001 certification in detail.
More than fifty outlets, from Tg1 to Il Sole 24 Ore
The reports that aired and ran in print: the auction coverage on video.
When, in March 2026, The Games Market announced the first European auction of graded video games, the Italian press, mainstream and specialist alike, told the story as a turning point for the sector. More than fifty outlets followed the event: from the lead stories on Tg1 Rai and in Il Sole 24 Ore to the pages of art and lifestyle magazines.
"The video game enters the world of auctions. Retrogaming is a market that art and finance are watching closely."
Il Giornale dell'Arte · La Repubblica · Il Sole 24 Ore
Three fronts of coverage
News
Tg1 Rai and La Repubblica covered the auction as breaking news: the collectible video game has stepped outside the enthusiasts' enclosure.
A market shift
Il Sole 24 Ore read the event as a market shift: the collectible video game enters the orbit of institutional auctions, alongside art, coins and memorabilia.
Recognition
Il Giornale dell'Arte placed the video game next to prints, coins and memorabilia: cultural recognition alongside the economic kind.
A clear course
ISO 9001:2015 is the proof of the method. The press coverage is the proof of the recognition. All of it serves one purpose: getting where our vision points, to become the European standard by which the collectible video game is certified, appraised and protected as a cultural asset.
That is the reference market and institutions consult before every trade. Today's solid ground is there for exactly this: to keep the course steady tomorrow.
A house worth trusting is not measured in promises, it is measured in outside proof.
Talk to the house
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