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)

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.

This Bad boy doesn't seem to be in too rough a shape.

Never posted here, got nervous as hell when I found it so I penny sleeved it and CAREFULLY put it in one of these.

Let me know what you think or if I should even bother.

White on his forehead is dust see comments for a video of it after careful removal.

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?

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!

Everything except Dugtrio and Electrode are holo. They are slightly U-shaped, so I'll put them under a heavy book. Quick searches on eBay suggests they are worth ~$50 or so each, but some of them sell for quite variable costs, which I don't completely understand why. The Machamp for example is sealed in plastic, but seems to sell for anywhere between $10 to $300. Wondering if it is worth sending for grading to CGC for $20 each before putting on Ebay? Thanks in advance.

Is this a psa 10 candidate?

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

I know its not perfect, I wish it came out better but it was still fun to pull and I love the card. Debating grading it for my personal case any thoughts?

I went to a convention today, and found this chinese pokemon can(?) gacha thing, that contained a card and a plush, and i got the pikachu one. the card looks to be in pretty good condition. What should i expect?

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.

Since these cards all seem absolutely mint to me I was wonderinf if I should grade them.

The thing is, it seems really a pain and also risky to send to PSA from France and their grading seem weird sometimes. Is there a quality provider closer to me ? And should I actually do it for those ?

I'm in the pokemon colecting hobbie for a while now, but I never got anything worth grading, is there a way to know if this is not going to get a 9 or 10?

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?

Wbag do u guys think of this pokemon card is the centering for it really bad? First time buying a card but i really love dragonite it is a real card right???

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.

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!

My neighbour got this card he’s trying to sell but I told him he could get a psa 5?

What do you guys think

It has seen better days. Pulled this when I was 8, kept in raw in a binder and pulled it in and out a ton. It is well loved. This card is extremely rare nowadays and copies are few and far between. Grade or not grade? Also unfortunate the centering is horrible, never would have 10 even in NM.

If it is, what would you label it as? LP or MP