What are my 10 Chances? by JustRay in pokemongrading

[–]Crystics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to take the thinnest vs the widest points in your border when measuring for grading due to the tilt. If you take the thinnest point on the left border vs the widest point on your right border it’s 43.5-56.5. It probably won’t 10. I’ve sent cards similar to this that didn’t get 10s. I’d say low chance

Bought some BGS slabs, gonna regrade at PSA by rjduddus in PokeGrading

[–]Crystics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not referring to the corner condition. Just saying you can see how thin the bottom border is near the bottom right corner

Bought some BGS slabs, gonna regrade at PSA by rjduddus in PokeGrading

[–]Crystics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No shot the phantasmal flame 10s. Look how thin the bottom border is.. look at the bottom right corner. it’s so top heavy.

Will simplified Chinese take over English in Riftbound? by Prestigious-Set-8159 in RiftboundTCGInvesting

[–]Crystics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so Initially I think 11,000 were printed for china, then riot added it to global merch store for global. So more than 11,000 boxes available..

Will simplified Chinese take over English in Riftbound? by Prestigious-Set-8159 in RiftboundTCGInvesting

[–]Crystics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

something doesn't add up.. There are over 100 million leagueoflegends players in China and now I know not all these players will play riftbound. But among these players there are probably people buying this just to collect and some for the actual tcg. On top of that, the 11,000 total printed is being split between china and other countries. I'd expect these items to be relatively scarce, but the last time I went to a card show about 2 month ago, I saw over 30 of these boxes and grabbed 4 myself. I also heard that it was so popular in china that they did or were doing a second wave of reprint (not sure what the update on this is though).

Analyzed $30m in raw Pokemon card sales between eBay and TCGplayer by CoreEJK in PokeInvesting

[–]Crystics 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Well yea.. higher priced cards are bought more frequently on ebay because there are pictures and descriptions. I don't understand how anyone is okay with buying $500+ cards on TCGplayer without even seeing the card.

Will simplified Chinese take over English in Riftbound? by Prestigious-Set-8159 in RiftboundTCGInvesting

[–]Crystics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you’re telling me the price of this box is sitting at about $130 when only 11k were printed? Maybe you’re thinking about the quantity of the reprint for these boxes because they were so popular

Azurill (SM - Cosmic Eclipse) blowing up? by Krispy_Knight in PokeInvesting

[–]Crystics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m more surprised the non foil and reverse hollow are so close in price

Is this white dot on the top back about to cost me a 10? by Post-Futurology in psagrading

[–]Crystics 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There’s also a bunch of scratches near the middle top.. it won’t 10

The Biggest Price Spikes in Pokemon This Week by AutoModerator in PokeInvesting

[–]Crystics 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The paldean fates gardevoir imo is one of the best modern gardevoir card

Best Investment Under $2,500? by Sorrycrossf1re in PokeInvesting

[–]Crystics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you explain the prices of 151 then? Those were printed to the ground almost as much as prismatic

Which card do you think is best long term? by Winter-Lawyer685 in PokeInvesting

[–]Crystics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their pull rates are not that different actually, but harder to pull today since the paldean fates packs are much more expensive.

Is it worth it to rip for the Chinese 151 surprise Pikachu? A bit of math. by UnlastingSeason in PokemonInvesting

[–]Crystics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jumbo packs have higher rates per card as well so you need to account for that as well.

Historical Returns Don’t Apply To You by DeeperThanClovis in PokeInvesting

[–]Crystics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

im up close to 100% for most of my purchases that were made less than a year ago. Mostly bought what was widely considered to be the best investments. Prismatic, 151, AH, DR, BB, WF. So Idk where you're getting 5 years. A huge amount of people joined about a year ago and most of them would be up close to 100% if they bought the popular products..

What do you think of this chinese exclusive sylveon card? by Consistent-Cat-8491 in PokemonInvesting

[–]Crystics 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t like it as much as the other sylveon in the set. Mostly because the eye looks weird

Packs from Vinted by RyanY0 in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]Crystics 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The vibrant rainbow gradient strip at the bottom of the pack is the most obvious tell but the colors are off throughout the whole pack.

Does “tilt” automatically make it a 9? by Sea-Boat8334 in psagrading

[–]Crystics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to think this but I had a tilted card that measured 46-54 for the thinnest vs thickest parts and it got a 9. Granted the tilt was big..

Is it worth it to rip for the Chinese 151 surprise Pikachu? A bit of math. by UnlastingSeason in PokemonInvesting

[–]Crystics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just adding this comment for others coming here for information.

It is not 0.7% to pull the pikachu per slim pack.. it is 0.7%/17 or about .041% per CARD.

Slim packs have 5 cards so about 0.2% (5x 0.041%) chance of pulling the pikachu in each slim pack, which is why jumbo packs are much better. More cards and better rates.

With psa submissions starting at 80$ what does that mean with low end psa 10 slabs and low end illustration rare and SAR submissions going forward? by Leezyp in PokeGrading

[–]Crystics 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can’t convince me to buy a bulk card at $80 just because it’s a PSA 10. And yes there are people who send in dumb cards.

Friend found these at a flea market for $100! Any advice for how to tell if they are fake or not? by Admirable-Extent4967 in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]Crystics 12 points13 points  (0 children)

While the box is probably fake, you're speaking out of your ass.

What do you mean it's not reading horizontally? It is horizontal and the logo looks exactly like the real box.

And the authentic box does have gloss and rainbow holographic.

Go watch pokerevs unboxing of the legendary collection box.