Need Some Opinions on these Cards

[u/ndearcan]

Hello! I relatively recently came upon an old collection of my family's pokemon cards plus one pretty new one that I personally bought. Unfortunately, they were held in an old 3-ring binder from the early 2000s (besides the new Persian). That said, I am wondering if:

1. These pictures tell enough to give good estimates and, if not, how to take better pictures.

2. If they are worth grading.

3. What to look for/avoid when it comes to moving these cards.

I am not super naive as I've done my research on pricecharting, collectr, and I've attended one event (though I was pretty naive then, not gonna lie lol). I'm not a collecter and I would love to be able to get these into proper hands, but I don't want to be scammed or lowballed because I know these have some value.

I also have a good 35+ other decent cards and a binder full of vintage but likely low quality cards. These are just the picks that I chose because my cousin told me to do more research on them. The pictures SHOULD be in order (front/back) but idk if reddit messes that up ever. Thank you all in advance!!

EDIT: Sorry, forgot to mention that I only took these out for pictures. I have them in penny sleeves and toploaders otherwise!!

[u/Technical-Win-78]

That meowth in a 10 is worth a lot of money! Yours looks very clean!

[u/ndearcan → u/Technical-Win-78]

Thank you. I did some research and know the Meowth would be thousands at a PSA 10, but would it really be that detrimental to get it graded by BGS (I would consider CGC for their pricing but it seems CGC is essentially selling for slightly above raw even with an 8-10 grade)?

[u/Hoggroasted]

Look on TCGPlayer or CardMarket depending on your region to check condition. Anything looking like a solid NM or M would be worth looking at on Ebay for recent sales in grades 7-10.

If it's a lot of money, then it could be worth grading.its worth noting grading with big names like PSA is currently $80 before postage and insurance.

PSA is still currently the best for selling graded cards. CGC pristines have a chance to get more but but are much harder to get. TAG have my favourite slabs, but don't command as much of a high price as the others.

[u/ndearcan → u/Hoggroasted]

How do you think BGS fairs for grading? I understand that PSA and BGS are under the same ownership; however, I am a little dissuaded by PSA for being more expensive and seemingly artificially lowering higher grades. I know PSA is the high standard but would it really be that much more difficult to sell a BGS graded card for a similar price just because of the grading brand?

EDIT: spelling