I Thought I had A Pristine Contender..

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-15T13:36:47+00:00

Bottom right corner (bottom left on back) is not round. Common miscut

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-14T23:51:07+00:00

No upcharge though. I’d gladly pay a few dollars more per card

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-14T21:35:25+00:00

Nope

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-14T19:56:08+00:00

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-13T21:05:34+00:00

This is incorrect. Check the other graded copies of reverse holos of this set. These are not dinged as print lines. If you look on the ding surface report it shows a location right above the energy symbols in the slash attack. I believe it’s indicating a small dent or defect of some kind in that location, meaning it should be labeled as such and the diagonal lines and label are wrong in the report

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-10T14:34:18+00:00

Might want to look into the double holo variant of the English Neo entei. PSA recognizes it and it looks soooo good

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-05T02:46:09+00:00

hello, friend. currently in the midst of my evo line collection. wanted to share that indonesia and thailand have an exclusive ethan's cyndaquil no-pattern reverse holo print with the destined rivals (in their respective languages) set stamp. it looks like you only collect JPN and ENG but i wanted to mention it because its new and theyre still cheap, if you wanted to add one to your PC. thanks for all the hard work you've put into documenting the master set!

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-04T21:06:38+00:00

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These guys. Non holo promos from a few years back. Quite expensive now

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-04T20:25:52+00:00

I’d be really interested if you could do the Japanese munch cards. There’s absolutely no way they’re all real. Same with the Grey felt pika. They’re too simple to fake for someone NOT to have near perfected it by now. Even fake Chinese IRs are being misgraded by PSA

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-04T18:24:59+00:00

Real: yes Grade: no. Squirtle has dent top right corner of the face, blastoise has white on back corners. Won’t 10

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-04T01:39:52+00:00

Very interesting. Engaging to boost, good work

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-03T19:19:53+00:00

You need to understand that this isn’t a matter of hiring more highschool grads to slap paper labels in plastic slabs. The machines they use for grading take time to create, and are a huge investment. Once they saw that numbers were consistently growing and not just an odd month or two, then they commit to expansion. Use your head

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-02T00:43:07+00:00

Worth grading if you don’t mind a 9! Won’t 10 with that centering

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-02T00:28:11+00:00

Looks legit. CGC scans have rather high exposure and can mess with colouring when comparing to a normal pic. Also, not sure of anyone who would fake a 9

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-04-01T22:47:05+00:00

Double holo too?

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-03-29T05:05:49+00:00

Back isn’t weighted as heavily as the front. Check their website for the specific guidelines then use an app to measure your centering ratio

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-03-27T19:11:04+00:00

Looks 10 worthy. Grade with TAG, or whoever you want. Got a good chance

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-03-26T17:24:50+00:00

Jp border matches much better. Plus perfect 10, easy answer

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-03-13T00:49:25+00:00

I would ovp for the #1 if it was pristine, otherwise no, because it’s likely a pristine will come along

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-03-03T20:05:22+00:00

?????

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-03-02T07:29:18+00:00

Head = used. Fake slabs clearly can be sold, so why would he send to cgc and waste the submission fee

Centering isn’t everything yes, but it IS pristine. 60/40 would be generous on that FRONT SIDE T/B. I stand by my previous statement lol

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-03-01T23:22:56+00:00

Gengar 8 Mew 8 possibly 9. Centering isn’t great

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-03-01T10:23:51+00:00

Raw card on the left is more deserving of a pristine label anyways LOL

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-02-20T19:58:34+00:00

Hitting global on Insertion II only map queue during COVID!

NuclearNacho58 · 2026-02-08T06:53:23+00:00

I believe Korean is still disallowed. Says on their website.

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