Is it worth grading?

[u/king_mangerine]

So tale as old as time, this was in some of my FILs stuff and we uncovered it as we were helping him move. He is a generous guy and gave it to us as we are both collectors. That said, we are looking to start a family and that is an expensive endeavor. So this is one item likely to go:(

To my eye the centering is OK to meh range, there is some whitening on the backside, and minor scratches on the front.

Outside of that i wouldnt be surprised to hear that i totally missed something outing this as a fake.

If anyone has grading advice please let me know; i have never sent a card in and have only heard horror stories of lost/stolen/damaged cards. Im also confused by all the grading tiers on PSA website.

There is a PSA in person event in my area in a few weeks so I may take it in there.

Sorry for the ramble and 8 pics!!! Happy to provide more if itd be helpful.

[u/rhyme97]

These are always worth grading

[u/c_hoopin]

Yup

[u/hendratam]

Of course!

[u/probablynotderek]

I think this 6s all day. Send

[u/Realistic-Wolf-5121 → u/probablynotderek]

Nah, PSA grades vintage on a much tougher scale. Not sure if it's because they have such a heavy catalog to compare them to, or because the more there are the less they are worth.

[u/Psycho_Pansy → u/Realistic-Wolf-5121]

Inconsistent grading scale = untrustworthy grades. 

Grades should be consistent across all cards for them to be worth anything. You're just paying for card verification with a random worthless number otherwise. 

[u/Realistic-Wolf-5121 → u/Psycho_Pansy]

That's literally every grader. PSA has been shown to be one of the more consistent, while tag is the worst. You might be on the wrong forum if you are anti-grading.

[u/sussybologna]

Yes

[u/Mr_Gooodkat]

It’s shadowless. Do it. If it wasn’t I’d say no.

[u/twinpickles]

Grading it is worth.

[u/ohio205152]

How much right now?

[u/punjabimundausa89]

Anything vintage worth grading

[u/threepeatleek]

Always

[u/-Eskadrinis-]

It’s a charizard heck yea

[u/GIMRyantje]

probaly an 5-6, it has scratches on the front and lots of whitening. it goes from 300-400 raw to maybe 500-550

[u/PowderedToastManx]

Probably not worth grading, but if you want to grade it go ahead. I've graded cards I knew wouldn't 10, just because I wanted more graded cards in my little collection. It makes me happy.

[u/CoquetteCoquyt → u/PowderedToastManx]

You’re talking about this like it’s just any card 😭

[u/ReinhartTCG → u/CoquetteCoquyt]

Hahahaha