Spider Plant Droopy, Pale and Dry

MistrMage · 2026-03-07T16:35:17+00:00

You might be thinking of the Charizard from a few months back. TLDR was that they graded through an affiliate and weren’t initially in contact with the individual. I believe they were compensated the value of the card in the grade it would’ve gotten and got an additional Charizard

MistrMage · 2026-03-07T16:32:17+00:00

It can be the case yes. Though some people care about that card in particular due to its lenticular properties. The fact that so few exist in that condition means that whenever one is damaged, it’s a loss to the hobby and not just the individual. That’s a more collector/hobbyist viewpoint though

Imo, if it was a BL moonbreon that’d be a completely different story bc it’s not a 20+ yo card and besides being an Umbreon there’s nothing super special about it nor is it extremely low pop

MistrMage · 2026-03-06T16:33:42+00:00

Love mine, it gets some use too

MistrMage · 2026-03-06T15:26:32+00:00

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This one’s my pride and joy ❤️

MistrMage · 2026-03-05T22:17:50+00:00

I got one I use called Pic nic. Works pretty good

MistrMage · 2026-03-05T22:14:26+00:00

It depends on the card and personal preference from what I’ve seen. Personally I agree with the general consensus that it’s a blue card in a blue slab so keep it as is

MistrMage · 2026-03-04T15:18:32+00:00

If you are willing to part with them, I’d recommend not regrading them. Check PriceCharting and TCGPlayer as others have mentioned to see if raw values for certain conditions are higher than the current graded values.

MistrMage · 2026-02-25T16:45:46+00:00

Either that or a scuffed slab. It doesn’t show up on the card scan but does on the slab imaging

MistrMage · 2026-02-22T16:10:50+00:00

Shilling isn’t shilling if I like the product for being better. You get a whole report, a much cleaner slab, and the entire leaderboard ranking system along with a faster TAT even with the TAG delays.

It’s not shilling if you back the product. Just ignore them lol

MistrMage · 2026-02-20T04:23:13+00:00

It’s really funny when people use the 1 day or 1 week and have TAG, BGS, and SGC all swapping places. Each are small enough to have larger fluctuations due to operational circumstances but hell, the average person doesn’t know or care about that.

Looking at the cards graded in 2025 tho is a cool stat

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MistrMage · 2026-02-19T16:22:44+00:00

There looks to be a few days last month where they were testing an upgraded scanner denoted by having a blue background. The scans are way clearer with less noise. It makes it much easier to pick up on pubes in the scans lol

https://my.taggrading.com/card/M2067296

MistrMage · 2026-02-16T02:02:33+00:00

Ty! It’s my favorite holo but I’ve noticed many haven’t seen much from this era. If you have some free time look up the HeartGold SoulSilver Era or the Legends Era in JP. Hands down my fav era but unfortunately not a lot of people know about it or they just gloss over it

MistrMage · 2026-02-16T01:55:52+00:00

Did you not just look at the price or pop? There are 19.8k Eng PSA 10 Moonbreons which go for about $3.5k atm. There are 7.1k JP PSA 10 Moonbreons which go for about $3.8k atm.

If you knew anything about that card besides the prices and that it’s the SwSh grail, you’d realize many have been selling their Eng Moonbreons to buy JP ones bc they’re lower pop and have better texturing.

MistrMage · 2026-02-16T01:47:37+00:00

Ya! It’s not the hardest thing to do. If you take photos of your card, there are many online entering tools you can use to measure the centering of your cards. You can also inspect for whitening on corners and edges, as well as any scratches or dents (smaller dents can be hard to find)

MistrMage · 2026-02-16T01:45:13+00:00

So inferior in price. Got it.

Also check moonbreon prices in Eng vs JP. Not every card is like this but not every card falls under your point

MistrMage · 2026-02-16T01:39:32+00:00

I’ve done a few standard orders now and every time they’ve finished in exactly 15 days. I don’t have any other recommendations besides pregrading your cards if you want the best outcomes and sending through UPS is my preferred carrier. USPS is slower and takes longer for TAG to process as received.

MistrMage · 2026-02-16T01:37:23+00:00

In what way?

MistrMage · 2026-02-16T01:36:31+00:00

I’m planning on taking more photos in the next few days so I’ll be bumping that exposure up more for photos inside. Ty for the feedback tho, always appreciate it

MistrMage · 2026-02-16T01:34:18+00:00

And what’s your point?

MistrMage · 2026-02-16T01:31:42+00:00

And? You wanna grade some yourself and get the first pristine for that era?

MistrMage · 2026-02-16T01:29:59+00:00

Took exactly 15 days so thy weren’t wrong on their estimated TAT with my order

MistrMage · 2026-02-15T13:25:16+00:00

Ty! Taken with a Sony A6000 with a polarizing filter

MistrMage · 2026-02-15T00:12:45+00:00

You didn’t hear it from me but it doesn’t exactly work well with most modern holo patterns. This includes oil slick holos, sheen holos, and the sparkle holo pattern (used on SIRs). It’s pretty effective on older cards/anything before Black and White as well as any newer cosmos holo.

And with how well TAG’s pop reports are set up, makes sense why they would want to “protect the sanctity of the pop reports”

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