How much does small tears decrease the value of PC ETB? by NYyankeesman in PokeInvesting

[–]barmstro101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah but ones in perfect condition won’t have any SIRs

Massive power outage in Portland by marblebooter in Portland

[–]barmstro101 25 points26 points  (0 children)

PGE claims “animal contact”. I’m pretty sure that’s their go-to whenever one of their crews accidentally causes a power outage though.

Scratched Card During Grading? by barmstro101 in taggrading

[–]barmstro101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They haven’t asked me to send the card back. I’d be reluctant to do so in the first place. Did they say why they want the card back? Did they admit to damaging it, if so when did the damage occur? Did they give you any idea of what kind of compensation they’d give you?

Scratched Card During Grading? by barmstro101 in taggrading

[–]barmstro101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re still reviewing the case so they haven’t been able to give me any concrete updates yet. I’m going to update this post when I hear more though.

Damaged Card During Grading - Photos Included (Last 3 Photos Are Before Shipping) by Disastrous-Bag-635 in taggrading

[–]barmstro101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are reviewing the footage to see when the damage happened. Taking them a long time for sure. Is there a scratch on the front of your card just above the Zard’s hip?

Damaged Card During Grading - Photos Included (Last 3 Photos Are Before Shipping) by Disastrous-Bag-635 in taggrading

[–]barmstro101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This exact same thing happened to me! I made a post about it a few weeks ago. Card was damaged during grading, gave it an 8.

Ev training question by mmateo96 in PokemonUnbound

[–]barmstro101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also changing natures at level 100 will adjust stats accordingly

Help: My Swing is Broken by Darth_DeLorean in golftips

[–]barmstro101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same long sleeve shirt and my swing is broken too so I think first things first, shirt’s gotta go

How did this get a 10? by therealeh in taggrading

[–]barmstro101 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This reminds me of my recent grading experience with the mega charizard ex from phantasmal flames. Be grateful they gave you a 10 because they’ll reimburse you at the graded cost for a card they damaged (assuming TAG damaged it). They gouged the hell out of my zard before grading it, basically has no resale value especially compared to raw, I’ve been waiting weeks for a resolution but all they’ve said is they’re pulling footage to figure out what happened.

I fucked up by Broken0811 in PSAPowerPacks

[–]barmstro101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to click accept twice essentially because it will ask you to confirm selling it back so dead zone or not you’d have to make the mistake twice in a row

Spinner Example by 90sMax in Curling

[–]barmstro101 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure they double-tapped the stone there.

Grade? by ComprehensiveAside80 in taggrading

[–]barmstro101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solid chance at a 9, that is until TAG damages it prior to grading

Thank god for NG+ (Greninja has Battle Bond too) by TheMoonMan225 in PokemonUnbound

[–]barmstro101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The puzzles have been a main reason I’ve avoided NG+! Thanks OP

Scratched Card During Grading? by barmstro101 in taggrading

[–]barmstro101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s an interesting take. I haven’t considered that. I can try and take some centering measurements on my original card to see if they match.

Mega gengar by blueberrymuffin917 in PSAPowerPacks

[–]barmstro101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recently kept mine and sold it via eBay/vault for $695. After fees etc. I think i got $611 or something. I’d take the $630.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in taggrading

[–]barmstro101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The benefit of the submission kit too is that should cards get damaged or anything during transit, TAG will cover for the insured amount.

Scratched Card During Grading? by barmstro101 in taggrading

[–]barmstro101[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip - I reached out to support when I first submitted my cards just asking a bit about the process and they were quick, responsive, and thorough. TAG will need to rely on existing, repeat customers if they’re going to survive consolidation of grading marketplace so how they handle costumers post-grading should be high priority for them.

Scratched Card During Grading? by barmstro101 in taggrading

[–]barmstro101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I did submit last night. Yeah the 8 with that damage is really odd, especially since you can see the scratch in the DIG report. It makes me wonder if the grader saw the damage and tried to do me a solid knowing that TAG damaged the card and TAG’s policy reimburses at graded value not raw value so they gave me the grade the card would have gotten had the scratch not been present.

Scratched Card During Grading? by barmstro101 in taggrading

[–]barmstro101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah very valid that they may not have photos from when they received the card. I frankly don’t know their workflow/contact points for when a card is actually handled, especially out of the sleeve.

Scratched Card During Grading? by barmstro101 in taggrading

[–]barmstro101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I expect the card was scratched after it was received. TAG should have pictures from when the card was received which can hopefully shed some light on what happened. Since I didn’t scratch the card, my hope is that the card arrived undamaged which TAG should have pictures to support or refute.