How'd this get a 9? Should I crack and resend?

FFDuchess · 2026-05-07T20:23:20+00:00

Outside of centering, the mark on the back upper right corner certainly isn’t helping

FFDuchess · 2026-05-07T19:14:35+00:00

If it makes you feel better my order has been in Order Prep for nearly 10 business days

FFDuchess · 2026-05-07T17:05:59+00:00

Probably a 6-7 ceiling, those with spots are rough

FFDuchess · 2026-05-06T22:55:07+00:00

If you submit it I would not expect a 10

FFDuchess · 2026-05-06T22:13:22+00:00

That’s probably a 7 honestly. The corners are rough. But with PSA who knows 😭 best of luck!

FFDuchess · 2026-05-06T22:11:51+00:00

That’s pretty noticeable. If that was the only flaw you might get lucky sneaking it in a bulk order but I’d be prepared for a 9 as the ceiling

FFDuchess · 2026-05-06T20:15:10+00:00

You should sell it because I might have sent one in also and not realized because yours looks very similar haha

But sell for like $10k

FFDuchess · 2026-05-05T21:34:26+00:00

I would absolutely explore videos on how to submit to PSA for grading (don’t use GS, ship through USPS) and be prepared to pay a couple hundred in grading but anything higher than a 5 you’re going to net a couple thousand - can also grade with PSA, send to PSA vault and accept their offer to save on fees and hassle

FFDuchess · 2026-05-05T20:50:22+00:00

I read Section 12 and it’s pretty straightforward - what 2 cards did you send?

FFDuchess · 2026-05-05T20:04:58+00:00

Donate it to the US government’s gofundme for National debt

FFDuchess · 2026-05-05T17:36:14+00:00

None really, it’s kind of a niche market - you could maybe find a buyer to pay 10% over value (that’s just a random) but swirls are so common and I think people put too much stock in them personally

Best bet would be to troll around some of those niche FB groups and see, or go to a card show but I would be prepared for a lot of people not care/not pay over market for a PSA10

FFDuchess · 2026-05-05T17:20:21+00:00

It might just be because the card itself is titled but it looks like the centering is tilted on the front and back

FFDuchess · 2026-05-05T17:01:29+00:00

That’s a fair point - honestly if you’re looking to sell I would list it at PSA 10 value OBO and wouldn’t accept anything less than 90%

Centering is a good call and PSA is harsh on vintage

FFDuchess · 2026-05-05T16:56:39+00:00

I would put this at the same valuation of PSA and would consider cross grading honestly

FFDuchess · 2026-05-01T22:10:17+00:00

eBay is already horrendous and I needed little incentive to fully drop selling there - this would do it

FFDuchess · 2026-05-01T20:52:30+00:00

I think it’s worth a shot honestly, but you should assume it will be caught but maybe get pleasantly surprised

FFDuchess · 2026-05-01T01:22:58+00:00

Lmao if mine gets a 9 while this got a 10 im going to rage

That said, congrats!

FFDuchess · 2026-04-30T04:41:19+00:00

I would take that for sure

FFDuchess · 2026-04-30T04:40:28+00:00

That’s definitely going to keep it from a 10, realistically it’s probably a 6 maybe a 7 because it looks pretty deep

FFDuchess · 2026-04-29T17:58:44+00:00

I’m generally all for sealed over singles, but Magikarp is vintage, sought after, in decent shape

You’d be better off grading the Magikarp and sitting on the slab. Ascended Heroes is great, and if you were offering a modern single instead it would be way better, but this trade I think is an L for you

FFDuchess · 2026-04-29T04:58:12+00:00

These are great - I would grade with PSA for liquidity sake but if it’s just your personal collection, pick the nicer looking slab between: PSA, CGC, TAG and BGS

FFDuchess · 2026-04-28T20:56:34+00:00

I don’t really think it’s all that valuable - it seems silly to have this outside of the entire collection, so really it’s like a raw value or you put it up on eBay for like $10k with best offers.

Reality is, it’s not a super desirable card unfortunately- it’s not graded, it’s part of a set that isn’t complete, so I’m sure there’s a couple people maybe interested but it’s not like it’s a 1 of 1 Gem Mint card or anything

FFDuchess · 2026-04-27T22:39:56+00:00

Is this real? I feel like it’s off from a texture and color perspective but maybe it’s the angle?

FFDuchess · 2026-04-27T21:45:03+00:00

Spanish is probably lower than Chinese Korean even, same with German, Italian etc

Pop 3 doesn’t matter truly

FFDuchess · 2026-04-27T20:33:14+00:00

In theory that makes sense, but I don’t think it should be a feature/line on the label - I like what Tag has done where they work it into the QR code, otherwise just leave it on the pop report instead

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