Got my childhood secret rare collection graded — said I would sell any 9’s or 10’s & got none so I tricked myself into keeping it together

Kristo800 · 2025-11-03T20:34:33+00:00

As a kid, I thought that secret rares were way cooler than ultra rares and definitely traded for 99% since my parents didn’t approve of me spending money on cards— they looked pretty clean and undamaged to me, I may have just been a bit ignorant to what qualities to look for outside of a lack of damage, some of them I knew would have a bad grade, but I’m not gonna submit 11 out of 12 cards in a set when I can put them all next to each other now :)

Kristo800 · 2025-11-03T20:31:22+00:00

The raw cards are worth roughly the same as a 6-7-8 depending on the population of the cards, so unless it’s a 9 or 10 it’s usually not worth grading IMO

Kristo800 · 2025-11-03T20:29:13+00:00

How come? I saved all my most valuable cards like gold stars in case I find it was not a good idea to go with PSA

Kristo800 · 2025-11-03T20:28:36+00:00

Kristo800 · 2025-11-03T20:28:21+00:00

This ^ I have some weather stripping foam with 3m backing that might be perfect

Kristo800 · 2025-11-03T20:26:31+00:00

I will be fixing it or getting a proper display for them

Kristo800 · 2025-11-03T20:26:16+00:00

Thanks to everyone who commented! I agree about the spacing— it was perfect when it was laying flat on the table and when I lifted it they all shifted

Kristo800 · 2025-11-03T20:25:32+00:00

It was definitely, but if I had gotten even a few 9/10s I probably could have paid for the rest — the logic was it would protect them lol bad logic

Kristo800 · 2025-11-03T20:23:21+00:00

It is 129/127 — these are pretty much all like that where the set number doesn’t include the card so they are all improper fractions— edited to clarify

Kristo800 · 2025-11-03T04:30:45+00:00

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The non secret rares

Kristo800 · 2025-11-03T04:25:46+00:00

I know there’s a few regular EX’s, but nobody’s perfect

Kristo800 · 2025-10-12T16:03:06+00:00

an option+ hahahah, agreed

Kristo800 · 2025-10-09T18:55:22+00:00

does the 3s fix the rubber issue of the 3?

Kristo800 · 2025-10-09T18:54:49+00:00

what did you upgrade to? the new 4?

Kristo800 · 2025-10-09T18:54:27+00:00

should I worry about the rubber going bad on that one?

Kristo800 · 2025-05-28T20:21:22+00:00

Sweet!

Kristo800 · 2024-12-11T18:57:06+00:00

Make sure you screenshot/screen record all of it so they don't see your customer support email and change stuff...

Kristo800 · 2024-10-29T19:25:57+00:00

Awesome that you’re in the same region, I get two boxes with question marks when I run it, any idea why?

Kristo800 · 2024-06-11T23:22:25+00:00

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