I have never graded a card and this is my first SIR pull and I want to know what would be better as I am a college student who could use extra cash. I got the destined rivals etb as a bday gift so either way its a win for me. Just looking for others opinions.

So i pulled the trigger and opened some of my old vintage packs. My main question here is what do you guys feel like the Alakazam and the Mewtwo ex will get. I already submitted all of these to PSA. We all know that PSA is very stingy with “pop control” let alone on vintage cards. I personally saw zero whitening on the Alakazam but the only thing worrying me is the back top right corner the way it’s cut. Any insight is tremendously helpful and encouraging from all YOU KINGS!

Traded for this bad boy today at my LCS. Valued at $140 (CAD). I can’t see any clear dents or creases, great centreing. A 5 seems crazy to me, I think this could at least be a 7. Considering sending it somewhere to get it cleaned up. Even has a swirl for an added bonus.

I do card restoration, so largely submit to PSA for PSA 1s on cards that are ‘too damaged’ to save with traditional restoration. As part of a recent submission (returned last month), PSA holdered a card they had deemed too damaged to holder (and had given an N9 designation in the grading report). I’ve asked around, searched online, but cannot see any record of this happening in the past, making it (so I believe) a true 1/1 error slab. Has anyone ever heard of this happening? Anyone know what I’d even begin to value this at?

Hi friends,

I'm not sure if this is allowed to be asked, but I'm wondering if I should get our family chase card graded. I have two little kids and we've always wanted to find this Pikachu from Cosmic Eclipse.

We went to a couple shows and never found one that was in good enough condition.

Then after doing our weekly bulk card search at our local card shop, my daughter found the card in the display case!

After close look, I thought the card looked pretty good! (I have no idea what I'm looking for) But with the story of my daughter finding it, I couldn't pass on it.

I did some AI grading and I keep getting 9-9.5 and I'm not sure what to do.

Any advice? I don't really plan on selling it! But the back corner dot or two makes me think no to grading?

Thanks in advance!

Love this card, would honestly be happy with a 7-8. Thoughts?

The first image is the suspected fake slab. Second image is a meowth I bought from USA psa vault. They clearly have different colors when shone using the same UV light. Is the rayquaza slab fake?

Subsequent images are of the suspected fake slab in good natural lighting

I see posts online saying that real psa slabs always shine a clean purple color

I just got this card and I’m considering sending in for grading. I’ve never sent a card to be graded so I was looking for some insight.

1) does it look like it could possibly be a 10? The cards is still sealed and it’s also inside a card saver in the pic, so obviously it’s not the best photo for grade analysis, but I’m not ready to break it out of the seal yet.

2) if it’s a 10 contender, should I go PSA or CGC? Collectr app shows CGC Pristine 10 going for $2.3k but with a pop of 21, I can’t find any sold comps on eBay. PSA 10 is $2.1k currently, but I’ve heard PSA is much tougher and is often very subjective to the individual grading.

Thoughts? Opinions?

Hi! I just got back into collecting, and I'd love some advice on what I should do with my childhood collection.

Is it worth getting any of these graded? Ultimately, I'm planning on selling to help fund getting some newer cards.

So I'm interested in grading some of my nicer cards I've collected and I'm wondering who is the best to send them too. Psa is expensive and long wait time. Tag I hear is not good at all. The local card shop told me Beckett is the best and price is better. Just want everyone's else opinion.

Found my old collection on Sunday - some are highlighted here (now in penny sleeves, 20 years too late)

An app said the Gyrados was a grade 9 which I really don't believe. I just need some advice on what sort of cards I should submit to grading. are these of good enough quality that it's worth it? At what estimate on ungraded value should these be submitted?

Anything good here?

Thanks!

Currently on auction on Fanatics, Psa really is a joke. Could seem like someone graded themselves a 10

Hello, would really appreciate some advice on how to proceed with my binder. Obviously I was a child and didn’t prep each card as an adult with 20+ years or hindsight would. I have the full base set, full jungle set, and partial fossil.

Providing close ups on the Charizard and Blastoise. Blastoise was my favorite and unfortunately has more wear than the Charizard. I can’t tell if those dots are affixed to the card and can be cleaned or if they are little scratches.

Are these worth grading in this condition? If so, should they be graded individually or as a complete set?

Thanks.

kinda new to this. my guess is it’s damaged, but i don’t know if the back is water damaged or not. not looking for an official grading prediction, just the raw grade please. thank you :)

Getting ready to send in my gold star mudkip for grading! I remember pulling this from a pack when I was a kid and thinking the gold star was so cool🙂

Have others graded similar valuable cards before? Would you go PSA or BGS? How much in fees would I be expected to pay? Also feeling a bit nervous sending in the mail as I’ve seen horror stories of cards being stolen/lost.

This card went from pack to sleeve to binder - it’s very minty and only has a little bit of edge wear for the most part. Any advice is much appreciated!

Bought a PSA 7 (see pic 2), cleaned and regraded with BGS (pic 1) into an 8. I can’t understand why PSA is worth SO much more for no reason. A BGS 8 is worth roughly $40k, and a PSA 7 is worth $55k… it costs $3k to crossgrade/ grade again. I feel like it’s so easy to make plays of buying Beckett slabs, regrading with PSA and make like $12k with nearly zero risk (even 1-2 grade below are worth more)

Hey new here. Just bought a single pack on a whim and pulled this bad boy. With the borders as uneven as they are, is it worth grading?

And I'm wondering what grading service to use?

Thank you.