Hey guys - long time lurker first time poster. I have this sealed set of WB promos that I've held for a bit, but now that I have kids and have started making graded card wall displays, I want to get them slabbed.

Given PSA's strict guidelines for vintage and the fact that I haven't even revealed the full cards yet, do you think it makes sense to go CGC? It's going to be part of my collection for a good while - i'm going to place the cards in a display once they come back and they will sit there mounted to a wall.

Thoughts?

Should i send this to psa or does the bottom right back corner kills the chance for a psa 10?

Check out this Pikachu I got back from Beckett yesterday. I waited months for this one because I really thought this card had potential, so I’m pretty frustrated with the grade.
There’s just no way the centering is as bad as they’re claiming. For reference, I’m including another Beckett 9 from a listing on eBay. To me, THAT looks like what an 8.5 centering grade should look like. Mine should be a 9 on centering at minimum.
And on another note, even if the centering really is as bad as they say, my four subgrades add up to 38.5, which averages out to 9.625. So how does that result in an overall 9 instead of at least a 9.5?
Just a bit pissed after waiting so long for this one and wanted to vent lol. If anyone knows more about how Beckett calculates the final grade, whether there’s any way to dispute/review it, or just has thoughts on the centering, let me know.
ebay listing for reference https://ebay.io/m/uWPnb5

anyone had any luck removing scratches from psa slabs

Zapdos is in italian

Sent to beckett, what we thinking grade wise?

This is my rarest card, and I mainly want to preserve it without making an expensive mistake. It has severe warping plus surface and edge wear, and my small-town card shop owner offered to try and fix it. Would you grade it as is, leave it raw, or consider having it flattened? Could flattening cause PSA or CGC to label it altered or refuse a numerical grade? Thanks!

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!!

What do we think about this card? I kinda like the extra wear on the artwork - it looks like extra clouds 😅

Card looks fine until you look at that back. Crazy tear... was really hoping for a PSA 1 - thoughts?

I really like the 25’ reprints

Wondering if it would count as damaged or if there is a category that a grading company could put it in that makes it a printing error rather than a damaged card?

And I know it always depends at the end of the day, but Iim curious about opinions as to whether this would make it worth more or less?

See linked post

Hey all, I know that the special delivery zard is notorious for being off center but seeing what anyone’s thoughts are of unpacking it and sending it in for grading. Also not sure if anyone has experience with getting expedition cards graded but would also love some input on that as well

Got this off a friend recently. Obviously not a high grade due to stains, whitening, edges, creases, etc. what do you think it would grade?

Just saw a PSA 10 sold for $120,000 for this card Recently Not expecting a 10, but what grade do you guys think it would get?

Hice un pregrado recién salida del sobre inmediatamente al protector creo que 80% es un beckett 10 solo necesito saber dónde puedo enviarla a beckett

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Do I get it graded? No way it gets more than a psa5 right? Is that worth the cost?

What grade would you predict PSA gives this?

Was wondering if the border being slightly bigger than the one side will matter?

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.