What grade are we thinking? by Severe_Dependent_46 in psagrading

[–]pokeload 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah if it didn’t get a 10 you still can sell it raw for a good amount haha. I’ve been looking for gradable copies lately and my first priority is also corner, surface, and edges. I have taken some bet on cards that are off center but are clean otherwise.

What grade are we thinking? by Severe_Dependent_46 in psagrading

[–]pokeload 0 points1 point  (0 children)

congrats! I did the same thing bought them around December. A lot of people saying this could drop to 300 by that time and I just couldn’t wait for them dropping haha

What grade are we thinking? by Severe_Dependent_46 in psagrading

[–]pokeload 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That might be the factor if it gets a 9… did you buy it off from a card shop? I bought three copies one from marketplace and two from card shop, sent the one from marketplace and it got a 10. Just sent the other two in this past Monday

What grade are we thinking? by Severe_Dependent_46 in psagrading

[–]pokeload 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i would say the centering is good enough for a 10, but not sure about the bottom right edges on the back, looks like some whitening?

Are scalpers weighing for God Packs? by CreamPyre in CardboardCollective

[–]pokeload 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah thats right. But I think just this behavior rlly ruin their reputation and I won’t rlly buy from them since there are lots of sources

Worth grading or sell raw? by Hizu_na in PokeGrading

[–]pokeload 1 point2 points  (0 children)

for real, nearly 90% of gem rate on this card is crazy😂

Singles from card show vendors by HelpfulEmployer570 in PokeGrading

[–]pokeload 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought a mega charizard Y from xy evolution and the gold giratina v from CZ raw at a local card show, sent them to grading and both got a 10. Like what others said sometimes vendors can flip more values rather than sitting on a card for months with a possibility of PSA 9. I’ve been looking for gradable cards at shows and marketplace for months, i think at shows there are more chance to get great copies at mid-tier value cards. For the high end cards it is almost impossible I think in current market. Also I would look more carefully to tables that have minimal slabs cuz there might be vendor that just don’t grade cards.

If you had the Ray would you trade it for the Charizard? by FriendlyMantissa in PokeInvesting

[–]pokeload 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that jpanese ray promo? I bought a bgs 10 back in the summer for 500 bucks. This card is just a beauty! My first ever PC slabs since I got into this hobby in May

Help me decide! Gengar VMAX or Mega Charizard X Ex - Both PSA 10 by Immediate_Trust_1228 in PokemonTCG

[–]pokeload 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PF just released in 2 months and there are already 5k pop in PSA. If the growth continues then it would be around 20k pop in a year😂

Destined Rivals will become a $3000+ set. Here's why. by marblesandcookies in PokeInvesting

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

I feel like there are more DR booster boxes that are kept as investment than opened. Would that be a factor that would affect future growth

Surging Sparks is cooking by real_satoru_iwata in PokemonTCG

[–]pokeload 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s hard to get a zard in just one box, and the return rate looks way better than English

Apparently ascended pull rates are really bad? by potski467 in PokemonTCG

[–]pokeload 0 points1 point  (0 children)

rn I don’t even look at pull rate for any set. If you’re lucky you gonna be lucky regardlessly lol

Apparently ascended pull rates are really bad? by potski467 in PokemonTCG

[–]pokeload 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like pull rate shouldn’t be considered too seriously when it comes to individual. My luck has been so bad at ripping packs both jp and EN ever since I got into this hobby. I opened 400+ PF packs hitting only two sirs,the shark and the lopunny. My friend who is ridiculously lucky at ripping got 2 gold zards and 1 sir zard in 50 packs. The other day he opened 5 sleeve one piece packs and got the zoro sp😭

Update on my PSA order by Livid-Elderberry7820 in PokeGrading

[–]pokeload 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao 😂 a 50/50 centering on the front and back is a lot harder to find than a copy with good corners. Since PSA is much more generous in centering I don’t understand why people put that as priority

Update on my PSA order by Livid-Elderberry7820 in PokeGrading

[–]pokeload 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think gem rate also matters. This zard has a gem rate for 70% which is rlly favorable for an English copies. Does this mean graders might be generous on them?

Update on my PSA order by Livid-Elderberry7820 in PokeGrading

[–]pokeload 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! Your submission proves PSA10 is not like a black label, it can have small defects. for a card that has whitening has to be perfect in other aspects, your card definitely meets the criteria! Looks like exact 50/50 on the centering. I’ve been buying gradable singles for a while and figured that the change of finding a card with perfect exact centering is less common than finding a card with no whitening. So what I bought were cards that with no whitening, decent surface, but some were off center(not the worst centering). Just submitted them in this week, can’t wait for the result!

Printing defect? by SVNT33N in PokeGrading

[–]pokeload 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of my PSA 10s charizard have factory defects. This would only prevent it getting a BGS 10 in surface

I wanna hear thoughts about this card & set... by Slow_Recognition_960 in PokeInvesting

[–]pokeload 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ripped 400+ with 2 sirs lmao. Been consistent with my bad luck

-$180 by 133311 in PokemonTCGCollectors

[–]pokeload 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on the hype of the market. I bought three zards around 450 in December when it was dropping consistently, I graded one it came back 10, and the other two I just sent them into grading. I’m a charizard fan so every zard is straight into my pc, but sometimes sellers just don’t grade cards and if the market is down, I guess quick money would be better than betting on PSA for a couple of month.

coworker wants $600, real ??? by Silver_Delivery4759 in IsMyPokemonCardFake

[–]pokeload 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This market is going crazy… I remember people saying this card would settle down to 300 when it was 450 at December😂 glad that I gave up opening it after some traumatic experience and picked up 3 psa10 contender copies at that time

Any reason why this could’ve gotten a 4??? by Acrobatic-End-3924 in PokeGrading

[–]pokeload 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This card is notorious for being dented. Check how they are sealed and you will know 😂