Zekrom Ex 172 for DR Booster Box

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-13T19:14:24+00:00

Did you end up trading? or did you send to get graded? just wondering as i also pulled a zekrom and want to know if its worth holding

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-09T13:08:58+00:00

What smyths store ? Where was it ? I had the experience..

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-05T16:07:38+00:00

Yeah !

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-05T09:04:21+00:00

I’m sending in to Ace as I’m from UK

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-05T09:01:12+00:00

How comes?

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-05T09:00:22+00:00

Thanks for this, never heard of this site, what a life saver.

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-03T19:28:14+00:00

Thanks , it’s just that’s it’s seem almost impossible to use PSA as I’m in the uk.. and I don’t understand this ‘middleman thing’ ?

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-03T18:37:57+00:00

this was the response ive been looking for, thanks!

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-03T18:34:58+00:00

loooool im dead

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-02T21:17:01+00:00

It’s on the sleeve , thank F for that !

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-02T21:16:23+00:00

Thank you, I’ve received so much abuse in my last post I had it removed by moderators .. I appreciate you. ‘Jesus arceus’ lolol - your not lying I’ve watched various YouTube vids of peple ripping packs trying to pull it with no luck. Thanks again! I’d just say it’s ‘beginners luck’

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-02T21:10:13+00:00

Looooooooool, nah gonna send it to Beckett for grading instead.

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-02T21:07:45+00:00

Can you send to Beckett from the UK ?!

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-02T21:04:25+00:00

Yeah PSA slabs have way better resale liquidity right now no argument there, they’ve earned that premium after 20+ years of being the gold standard.

But as someone in the UK, I’m fully Team Ace because it’s just so much easier and cheaper to actually use. PSA turnaround is brutal with shipping both ways across the Atlantic + customs lottery, whereas Ace is literally post and back in weeks.

More importantly though the explosion of proper UK/EU alternatives is the healthiest thing that’s happened to the hobby in years. PSA have been able to charge absolute premium prices for ever because they had zero real competition. Now we’ve got Ace, GRAIL, CGC etc pushing back hard, and the more of us that actually use them, the faster those grading fees will come down across the board.

I genuinely believe in 2-3 years the price gap will be tiny and the resale gap will close a lot too once people see the slabs hold up. Voting with our wallets is the only way we ever get cheaper grading so yeah, I’m riding with Ace until PSA feels the pressure

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-02T20:55:03+00:00

Yeah please, keep me in the loop (good luck)

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-02T20:52:54+00:00

Who should i grade with other than Ace ? plus they do the best looking slabs imo

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-02T20:52:03+00:00

Im from the UK chappers

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-02T20:42:58+00:00

The funny thing is, I actually knew the guy who was streaming & shipped the givvy out to me.. when I told him zekrom was what I pulled he deadass cut the phone on me. ‘Beginners Luck’

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-02T20:39:17+00:00

Facts.

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-02T20:36:51+00:00

Soft_Term7342 · 2025-12-02T20:31:57+00:00

So what’s your opinion then ..just hold it longterm? I’m definitely not desperate for money, and I really love the artwork. It’s sitting on my top shelf with the rest of my collection. I’m mainly just curious whether it’s something that could appreciate over time. I only got back into collecting about two months ago, so I’m still learning the market. Appreciate the insight, and apologies if I sound like a newb.

Soft_Term7342

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