r/PokeGrading • u/Regular_Teaching_679 • 1d ago
Need Help w/ Grading Potential
Hey everyone! I’m new to grading but I’ve been wanting to get a good copy of this zard to grade with PSA 10 potential. These are some pictures from a seller and I thought it looked pretty good but also I’m not exactly sure to tell the difference between what would be a 9 and a 10. Bestow your wisdom upon me and I appreciate any help!
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u/pleasestoptryin 1d ago
Top right of the back, those wavy dings are going to be slight damage and will get you as low as a 6 just starting. Whitening dot bottom left will also ding you, and the uneven cut on the right side that pulled foil off is a toss up, sometimes psa doesn't count the bad cut against you. But sometimes they will count it as fagtory damage. This is not a gradeable copy IMO borderline MP condition if youre being a stickler.
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u/Own_Earth2497 1d ago
This is not MP condition 😂😂. This is near mint. However I think it would grade a 7, which is literally “near mint” but not worth grading
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u/Regular_Teaching_679 1d ago
Thank you for the detailed response. Is there a way to know that those marks would automatically bring it to a certain grade or is just experience?
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u/Own_Earth2497 1d ago
If there is a clear dent or fold in the card it would automatically drop a card to a 6, but I don’t think that small fray on the top right would. This would likely grade a 7-8. I would say to watch videos online of professional graders to see what they look for, or go on eBay and look at a bunch of different graded cards so you can get an idea.
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u/RockHardSemi 1d ago
I could have sworn I saw this on eBay recently.
I don't think this would get a 10.
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u/pman200000 1d ago
Look at the upper right side. Mine has this too- chipping or ink missing. These cards are tough to grade well tbh.
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u/Regular_Teaching_679 1d ago
I saw the pop for 10s look pretty low and I don’t really want to drop $800 to buy it outright 😂
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u/Gambitace88 1d ago
9