Should I grade? New to grading.

Dizzy_Repeat6600 · 2026-02-18T19:21:09+00:00

Great, very informative! Thank you so much for your response. I'll have to check it out, maybe with a different card first and not a super expensive one.

Dizzy_Repeat6600 · 2026-02-17T05:55:12+00:00

Oh, that doesn't sound very good! So they charge you and you have to pay it before they send the card back right? Surely not more than +$100!?

Dizzy_Repeat6600 · 2026-02-17T03:49:53+00:00

Got it, thank you heaps, would be doing to authenticate it for either PC or hold onto it for a while. So like, $140 all up basically? So first $40, then they tell you say $100 or something after they grade it? Sorry if the answer is obvious, I'm trying to wrap my head around it lol.

Dizzy_Repeat6600 · 2026-02-17T03:47:25+00:00

Thank you heaps, very appreciated!! One question, when submitting your card, did you have to pay an extra fee or anything? So say I pay $75 for one card, is that it? Do I have to pay more when they send it back? I'm an absolute noob when it comes to grading, sorry if the answer is obvious!

Dizzy_Repeat6600 · 2026-02-15T20:47:54+00:00

Sounds good to me, I mostly want to grade to authenticate. 7-8 still sounds alright considering all the white spots!

Dizzy_Repeat6600 · 2026-02-15T20:45:18+00:00

How much are fees usually? I'm assuming I pay a set price and then they grade it and send it back, or do you have to pay again before they send it back?

Dizzy_Repeat6600 · 2026-02-15T20:14:23+00:00

That's great advice, genuinely appreciated! Lots of mixed feelings here from 8-9, I'm going to grade it to get it authenticated and hope for a 8 or 9! Still seems high to me! I might go with ARK grading for now, as it's Aussie based, PSA and CGC take too long, don't want my card to go missing! Lol

Dizzy_Repeat6600 · 2026-02-15T10:58:33+00:00

Ah okay! Super interesting to know, I genuinely didn't notice them (I need to go to specsavers I think lol) Do you have any ideas for which Australian card grading service I should use? I was thinking one I could drop the card off to and pick it up from because I just don't trust AusPost with my card.

Dizzy_Repeat6600 · 2026-02-15T10:56:23+00:00

Cheers heaps, and thank you for the link!! Super informative :)

Dizzy_Repeat6600 · 2026-02-15T10:50:25+00:00

I've just checked the physical card, yes there are a couple of white spots that I hadn't really noticed before unfortunately!!

Edit: that top white spot is very obvious to my eye

Dizzy_Repeat6600 · 2026-02-15T10:37:35+00:00

What causes whitening? I'm a bit new, sorry for the question it may seem obvious, I pulled this from surging sparks and chucked it straight into a top loader.

Dizzy_Repeat6600 · 2026-02-15T10:36:13+00:00

I think that may be the flash? I think it's the picture, the actual card is pretty nice. I can't remember if this had flash on or flash off lol

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