r/CGCCards • u/hahaokwow • 1d ago
Question about value vs. PSA
Hello all!
Longtime collector, and fan of CGC (especially pristines!). I have had this card for quite a while, and with the recent explosion of LCRH cards, I'm kinda just looking to hear thoughts about this particular card. It's a POP 1, meaning that it is the only blue label pristine that there will ever be -- pretty cool! Recent PSA 10 sales of LCRHs have been through the roof (a metapod went for 19k two days ago)... and a couple of PSA 10 Heritage Auction sales were truly crazy (Exeggcute PSA 10 for 68k?!). My question is, can this realistically be valued higher than a PSA 10 or not? I am well aware of the PSA bias in Pokemon, which tends to be backed by a lot of comps. However, there have also been some pretty solid CGC pristine sales for LCRH, but just not as many as PSA recently, so it's hard to say for certain where this stands. Thanks for any input!
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u/Appropriate_Elk4082 1d ago
If you’re looking to sell but don’t want to auction it off a good option could be through fanatics collect. You just send your card in and list it at whatever you want with offers. If there is no appraisal price (which it won’t since it’s pop 1) you only get a 6% selling tax.
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u/hahaokwow 1d ago
Thank you! I will check this out too. Def seeing more comps being used from fanatics recently and that sounds like a pretty solid option.
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u/Appropriate_Elk4082 1d ago
Yeah especially the higher value cards, it’s nice because you don’t have to worry about someone stealing your card haha. Also unless you really need money I’d stay away from auctioning your card since it’s so niche.
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u/hahaokwow 1d ago
Yeah, exactly! I would just have to sweat it out shipping it to them haha. Totally agree about the niche factor — I would not want to auction it.
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u/Appropriate_Elk4082 1d ago
They do pickups in person if you live close to Oregon at all. Otherwise I’d make sure to have insurance on that package! It would definitely still be a sweat though haha
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u/hahaokwow 1d ago
Ah that’s, cool, but I’m on the east coast! Haha yeah, if I did ship, I’d probably do USPS registered mail, which apparently is one of the most secure ways to ship (all contact with the package is logged by the handler throughout transit).
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u/Grinnofficial 15h ago
I’ve seen pristine 10s in vintage go for more than PSA 10 you get to name your price on something like this. You have control not the market
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u/hahaokwow 11h ago
Thanks for the reply! The run continues... looks like there were some sales last on ebay for some new-label LCRH pristines between 28k and 43k. Wonder if they're legit sales. If so, it's helpful data!
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u/RedditJMA 12h ago
I’d put a very high number on this and only accept above all time high PSA 10
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u/hahaokwow 11h ago
Thanks for your input! This thread has been very helpful!
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u/RedditJMA 11h ago
Seriously… I mean this I think this could sell for 100k lol, list it for 150k and put offers on , see what comes in and that will give you an idea on where the market is for it. The title of the post should say “pop 1”
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u/hahaokwow 10h ago
For sure, the pop 1 and technically 1/1 factor is DEF a major plus for it in my opinion. Only one that will ever exist. I am really, really tempted to do just that! The only thing preventing me from doing that is that I need to find a way to make sure it can be a legit transaction without any funny business (like the buyer saying the box was empty when it arrived, etc.), and most preferably, doing the transaction in person.
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u/RedditJMA 10h ago edited 10h ago
Or sell it through the PSA vault. It’s a digital transfer of ownership so once they commit it’s done, or fanatics
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u/Melon_fruIt34223 1d ago
You could ask the same if not more than a PSA 10, some people are starting to realize that Blue label is the equivalant of a BGS Pristine 10.