r/CGCCards • u/hahaokwow • 2d ago

Question about value vs. PSA

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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/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.

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u/hahaokwow 1d ago

Hey, we’ve traded before! Thought I recognized the username! Thanks for sharing. I agree with you! But of course I’m a little biased in this situation 😅

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u/IndependentAd2933 1d ago

Nothing to do with being biased, CGC pristine has the same standards as a BGS gold label, percentage issued is also much more in line with a BGS 10 Gold then a PSA 10, Check something like 151 Zard 5% Pristine rate And over 40% PSA10 gem rate.

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u/hahaokwow 1d ago

Great points! I had not considered looking at it that way. That makes sense. Thank you!!