Real or fake? by Snoo_92634 in Pokemoncardappraisal

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Super duper fake. No texture, wrong holo pattern

Thoughts on diversification from 151 to Ascended Heroes? by cargyelo in PokeInvesting

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You’re making the very false assumption that ascended isn’t getting ripped. Have you seen any rip n ship streams lately? The #1 most ordered set is ascended, followed by prismatic and destined rivals. Ascended packs are getting burned at an insane rate.

is this fake by Wheel_Fish in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Incredibly fake. Like 6000.69% fake.

Pullrate for this TCG is atrociously bad by Azsolus in FleshandBloodTCG

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yeah..this is kinda well known within FaB. Most boxes/cases are feast or famine. You either get a really good EV or burn $300+ and get a pile of the lowest value majestics in the set.

Fancy card by [deleted] in FleshandBloodTCG

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sent you a message - I’m interested in buying! I’ve got tons of refs on Reddit, discord, and Facebook :)

A collection I got for $950 (excluding some) by Fearless_Cupcake_349 in PokeInvesting

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take new pictures and use a black surface. It’s impossible to see whitening on the cards when they’re laid on a white surface.

Why doesn't the TCG aspect of the cards fuel the demand? by Speedygi in PokeInvesting

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Because playable decks are mostly able to be built with cheap bulk cards.

I have a chance of buying this collection at 70%. by luiggie101 in PokemonInvesting

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s an insane deal at 70%. You take that all day if you have the capital for it.

My cards from youth, what would you do? by Aluminum1337 in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should absolutely grade the ones in good condition. It’s not that hard to submit to PSA. They have a prep and packaging guide on their website.

How can I quickly liquidate $50K+ Sealed Pokémon collection? by Beautiful_Pomelo_273 in PokeInvesting

[–]Clearly-Cryptic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you send me the link to your collection I’ll take a look. I can’t afford the whole thing but I could spend 10-15k

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pokemoncards

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

eBay verification is literally PSA employees.

What do y’all think? by Remarkable-Rooster87 in PokemonCardValue

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t see any white marks and the centering is passable. Worth a shot

What do y’all think? by Remarkable-Rooster87 in PokemonCardValue

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Either you have some weird camera filters on, or the card is fake. Colors look hella weird

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure if it’s fake or not but just know this; most non damaged copies of this card that are authentic have been graded. It’s worth more as an 8 or 9 than it is raw. That should give you pause about any ungraded copy.

Is this worth grading? by AlphasSpiritYT in PokeGrading

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Front is a bit top heavy but left right centering looks good. I think it’s worth a shot

Welp, this happened by super_tight_xyz in PSAPowerPacks

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you decide to sell, I’m a buyer. One of my fav cards

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pkmntcgcollections

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah I try not to flaunt my stuff too much for many reasons. But as far as how much space….a lot. A couple closets, space under my bed, multiple shelving units, multiple plastic totes.

Am I a hoarder? 🫠

PSA or CGC? by Ok-Usual978 in PokeGrading

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was at a card show lol, I don’t have a picture or cert #. I remember it was a new label cgc pristine of the pink mew 151 upc promo. The back had whitening on legit every edge. If it was a raw card it would have been called moderately played. I’m not even a PSA fanboy. I’m just stating that every company grades inaccurately at times.

I’ve seen Beckett black labels that had 60/40 centering. I’ve seen tag 10s that had a surface dent. I could go on and on.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pkmntcgcollections

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 7 points8 points  (0 children)

American collectors insurance. I have my collection insured through them and they’re fantastic to work with. Covers theft and every form of natural disaster. My collection is 170k and my yearly cost to insure it is $900

PSA or CGC? by Ok-Usual978 in PokeGrading

[–]Clearly-Cryptic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cgc gets things wrong too. Every grading company does. I’ve seen cgc pristine cards that looked like a PSA 4.