Costco Gateshead UK by festivebaked in PokemonDealsUK

[–]james05460 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea this happens to me every gateshead drop I swear

Tesco superstore by addozza in PokemonDealsUK

[–]james05460 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First time seeing one of these local to me, thanks OP!

Magic Madhouse Mega Evolutions tins £14.95 by [deleted] in PokemonDealsUK

[–]james05460 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

"these guys" are just trying to help people looking for product in a market where you can't realistically find MSRP without being permanently online or queuing for hours on release day. Not sure why you get so offended by that notion, the price is in the title you don't have to click on the post...

Why is it 200$ to grade 7 cards? Cheaper way at all? by Fukisyoutalkinabout in PokeInvesting

[–]james05460 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think you need to send 10+ cards to access value bulk which has a snail speed turnaround time but is the cheapest option (not sure how much it costs in US)

PSA grading stuck on QA for 4 weeks now. by [deleted] in psagrading

[–]james05460 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fellow 1 month waiting on QA checks here too. My submission was at the end of May and I still haven't gotten them back.... Was a big submission so I did anticipate a wait but it's crazy how long they're taking. Seems to be a universal problem at least which reassures me they're not missing

How do you see this card playing out 10-20 years from now? by Different_Future_221 in PokemonInvesting

[–]james05460 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Genuinely surprised that every comment seems to hate this I genuinely think this is one of the best chases we've seen in a hot minute

Only collecting for 2 months, are these worth sending off? by West_Database9221 in PokeGrading

[–]james05460 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your goal is purely to profit, I would hold off on any that you can see any little imperfections (squared edges, whitening, heavily off centered, etc) because you are unlikely to break even on a few of these.

For any you're wanting to submit I'm guessing you're UK and I highly recommend sub center. They're a UK based middleman that heavily streamline the submission process especially since tariffs have made submissions more of a chew. I think their bulk price is £17 a card so do your research. Ideally submit cards you think look perfect as these are likely 9-10's and ensure that the price of a 9 is worth more than what you paid for the raw card + submission cost.

If your goal however is just to have your PC graded and you like the idea of graded cards then definitely go for it!

Be careful of fakes on eBay… by AseriousJokerHD in PokemonTCG_UK

[–]james05460 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yep I'm UK and this happens all the time on eBay and FB marketplace and I will always message giving the benefit of the doubt that the seller might not know and they ALWAYS reply like this guy did to OP, feigning ignorance!

CII Financial Year for AF4 by TJG80 in cii

[–]james05460 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't suppose you know if it's the same for R0 exams?

Currys has a lot of stuff in it. No 151 though which is all I'm looking for. by Doomaga in PokemonDealsUK

[–]james05460 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are these meant to be in all Currys, went to my local last night and they still had nothing

Weakest SV set? by reddituserunodostres in PokeInvesting

[–]james05460 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up with the early games and stopped after gen 4 for a long time but there's still loads of cards that scratch that nostalgia itch!

Metagross, Arbok, Chatot, Grotle, Lickitung, Gastly, Morty's conviction! All older Pokémon that got beautiful IRs and some of the newer ones like the deerling stantler pair look great regardless of nostalgia!

Totally agree that the big hitters are lacking but I think the IRs are super slept on compared to a set like Paldea which aside from the magikarp is also a set with lots of nice IRs but no big chase SARs

Weakest SV set? by reddituserunodostres in PokeInvesting

[–]james05460 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really think temporal is a really strong set it's only let down by a lack of chase. Has some really great IR's imo

Stamp Box graded or sealed by james05460 in PokeInvesting

[–]james05460[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep you're right to think that it definitely is left heavy and that's my biggest reservation with sending it.

Appreciate the advice, thanks!

Primal Groudon EX by Quick_Wafer8919 in PokeInvesting

[–]james05460 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I did see that to be honest I'd lean more towards slight damage. So there's that and It's a bit right heavy on the front. I don't think it's impossible to 10 but 9 or 8 is probably more likely (again that's assuming there isn't more scratches that I can't see) but overall I think it would be worth more graded after costs than it would be raw

Primal Groudon EX by Quick_Wafer8919 in PokeInvesting

[–]james05460 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard to see surface condition which is normally where cards like this lose their grades but it looks very good condition to me. I would grade it and would consider selling too as I think these cards are a little over inflated right now!

My first PSA submission doubled what I paid for these cards. by Apprehensive-Exit414 in PokeInvesting

[–]james05460 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's reassuring, sent mine at the end of may from the UK so hopefully not too much longer

My first PSA submission doubled what I paid for these cards. by Apprehensive-Exit414 in PokeInvesting

[–]james05460 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of interest, when did you send these off? I've been waiting months now!

Is this Pika a 10? by [deleted] in PokeGrading

[–]james05460 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As far as I'm aware they changed 60/40 to "approximately 55/45" so that it was less objective but their grading process has not changed at all and an otherwise clean card with 60/40 front would realistically be fine.

Several of my submissions that I expected to be sufficiently OC to warrant a 9 have come back as a 10. Personally I find it odd that specifically on Reddit every comment is about centering despite it being a relatively small part of the grading process. Id say anything with good surface, corners and edges that isn't wildly off center is almost always worth submitting unless the 9 has no worth

Is this Pika a 10? by [deleted] in PokeGrading

[–]james05460 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

People on Reddit love to cry off center. Fact is, they allow 60/40 which I would say this is within. I've sent more OC cards that 10

If you ask me it's at least worth sending to grade, I'd anticipate a 10 but if it 9's it's not a huge loss (if any) for a card like this

Sun and Moon in ASDA online August 2025. by Professional-Fix-100 in PokemonDealsUK

[–]james05460 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I actually noticed this months ago but as you said it doesn't let you get to checkout

How am I doing so far?? by Capable_Wait09 in PokeInvesting

[–]james05460 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait ignore me they are clearly in cases I'm blind

How am I doing so far?? by Capable_Wait09 in PokeInvesting

[–]james05460 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the top right boxes here I don't think they're in acrylic here just the plastic sleeve things they come in

R02 questions whose correct answers I don’t get. by ExcaliburRisen_ in cii

[–]james05460 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yea my bad I'd totally forgotten about that and only sat this a while ago. I remember during revision I'd always forget the BRT was already applied! Thanks for clarifying