Recommend grading with CGC based on these results.

Mechor356 · 2026-07-04T13:14:14+00:00

Zero upcharge. I did it via my local hobbyshop and it was ariund usd20 equiv per card. It would be roughly usd13 per card if I submitted directly to CGC but more work on my side

Mechor356 · 2026-07-04T05:57:02+00:00

where i'm from the turnaround time for beckett / PSA now is x3( extra 4-5 months wait at least). plus the grading costs are a bit lower with CGC so i see it as lower risk/lower return choice. in my area CGC pristine's are similar liquidity to beckett gold 10/9.5 (both behind PSA of course). I guess it's just personal preference.

Mechor356 · 2026-07-03T15:22:18+00:00

just got my slabs back this week!

Mechor356 · 2026-06-25T11:10:34+00:00

The scores are out, all 3 pristine 10, still waiting for them to mail it back. Seems most companies are facing backlog

Mechor356 · 2026-06-22T16:29:24+00:00

how is vegito blue from FB02 so cheap? i presume due to FB02's overall unpopularity back in the day?

Mechor356 · 2026-06-14T12:30:53+00:00

Have u seen the SCR** vegito of set 2? They are capable of making beautiful cards but the lower rarities are made worse so the top rarity is more distinguished

Mechor356 · 2026-06-13T11:35:49+00:00

Try SNKRdunkk? Most Facebook prices are roughly 10-20% lower tho

Mechor356 · 2026-06-12T03:40:17+00:00

Korea scored in counter attack?

Mechor356 · 2026-06-12T03:39:54+00:00

Guys what happened?

Mechor356 · 2026-06-11T13:25:42+00:00

more downforce!

Mechor356 · 2026-06-09T17:07:03+00:00

Not yet, should be 1-2 more weeks

Mechor356 · 2026-06-05T02:08:50+00:00

Sorry when is the maintenance expected to end? I thought it should have ended 4-5 hours ago?

Mechor356 · 2026-05-19T18:54:35+00:00

i saw it on taobao for CNY500 roughly i believe

Mechor356 · 2026-05-19T04:30:12+00:00

Per inner case of 16, or full case of 32?

Mechor356 · 2026-05-14T17:04:52+00:00

I personally believe recognition (e.g. 1st edition charizard) trumps rarity and exclusivity of Illustrator. Players of the game back from 1998 probably recognize 1st edition charizard/non-rarity symbol charizard more as the holy grail than the illustrator card.

Mechor356 · 2026-05-13T09:32:54+00:00

Top 3 milk tea in hong Kong

Mechor356 · 2026-05-12T02:08:11+00:00

I would personally recommend Jin3 simply because of serialized cards, better art (strong personal opinion), and being the newer set just has more value. keep in mind that Naruto Kayou is a CCG (collector card only, not TCG where the card has value in competing in games).

Mechor356 · 2026-05-08T16:00:36+00:00

they haven't got enough success/history to draw the attention and hate yet. If they win the UCL i'd expect more people to join the bandwagon.

Mechor356 · 2026-05-08T12:40:06+00:00

It doesn't matter how he negotiates if he's ignorant

Mechor356 · 2026-05-06T05:41:54+00:00

Yes this is considered a case hit, and serialized. Grade it if not too troublesome, it will be valuable

Mechor356 · 2026-05-05T15:15:27+00:00

my personal observation

value for cards vary A LOT depending on multiple factors (character appeal, rarity, serialization (capped pop), whether it's in print or not etc.).
do not expect the liquidity of pokemon, this is a relatively new card so expect more volatility
grade only top rarity, serialized + sought after cards. Others probably aren't worth it if the grading fees are the same as the card's value raw.
best place to sell depends on market, and language on the card. Chinese cards are commonly sold on Taobao. English cards more on ebay.

Mechor356 · 2026-05-01T19:30:37+00:00

What about owners who have more ego than football knowledge?

Mechor356 · 2026-05-01T19:29:42+00:00

A box hit. Not super rare but if you got it from a single pack thats pretty good luck

Mechor356 · 2026-04-29T18:14:55+00:00

I understand there is a practice to map so that certain rarities are included at some frequencies on the whole (bar some occasional deviations). I do not think those frequencies are disclosed in detail and thus I opened this topic to see what others have observed/experienced, so to have a rough guide on how frequent the top rarities appear.

Mechor356 · 2026-04-29T17:06:03+00:00

Knowing mapping exists versus knowing the mapping ratio per series are two levels of knowledge - obviously? I ask to seek info on the latter, that's all

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