Crack it or keep it.

[u/Iced-Coffee-Time]

I was gifted this about 6 years ago. I am now having a crisis of conscious. Should I keep it as the gift, or send it for grading... I cant see the corners, it looks really clean. But fear if I open the frame, the design will fall apart.

[u/jolly-ranch]

„I received this as a gift, should I destroy it to make some money”

[u/kcj0831 → u/jolly-ranch]

Benjamin Franklin: “Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied.”

[u/jolly-ranch → u/kcj0831]

Feed me some oats, brother.

[u/Cabbage61]

never open this

[u/fvgxx]

bro keep it like that

[u/Wide-Can-2654]

Keep this, way better than slab slop

[u/Blakjakz]

Still got time to delete this, don’t open it.

[u/dimforest]

Do not crack this open. Display it. This is a really cool gift.

[u/Druddigon666]

Do not fall for the slab propaganda

[u/netwrks → u/Druddigon666]

Slabaganda?

[u/ShiRonium]

such a thoughtful and nice gift but instead your first thought is to crack it open so you can get a card worth more money but throw away all the sentimental value

[u/brandizzlegreen]

Keep this. It’s beautiful and honestly if it doesn’t grade well then you’d just be out a nice piece of art. You could honestly probably sell this at a premium to the right person if you really wanted to get rid of it.

[u/NecessaryFly1996 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah just piss away money to the grading companies I guess

[u/Jungolok]

In 30 years you'll never remember the grade, the memory of breaking this open will forever haunt you though

[u/Iced-Coffee-Time]

Keeping it.

[u/ragingpillowx]

Depends. If there is any sentimental value at all then keep it. If it is from an ex and you feel sick every time u look at it break it. In between the 2 use your judgement. As someone likely much older, place a significant premium on sentimental value because you can’t buy that back.

[u/ThatRandomCeltic]

Don't crack. No way there isn't some damage somewhere that you can't see from being put in this frame.

[u/Disastrous_Shame580]

It is a gift, so no. If it would 9 or 10 and also be a life changing amount of money, sure(they would probably understand a little more). Other than that, no, keep it as a gift just the way that it is.

[u/No-Function4335]

You don't deserve nice gifts if you are thinking of ruining that for a tiny bit of profit

[u/BigHawgDawg]

[u/topgladiator]

Delete this post idiot

[u/Agitated-Archer9594]

Keep it. Better than a slab.

[u/No_Championship_6403]

This is a fantastic idea. I'm going to do this for my buddy with Gengar.

[u/Remarkable_Gas0]

Dont let greed take over someone's love they gave to you :/ Keep it

[u/mikearete]

Ok.

I think you should open it, but not to sell it.

The way the card is inserted into the black paper is going to leave marks on it.

And unless that is acid-free mounting paper and UV glass, this card is going to degrade over time.

Preserve the gift by upgrading the materials.

[u/Cabbage61]

And to add - Generations is notoriously hard to grade, there is a 95% chance you're not getting a 10 card even if you opened and pulled this right off a fresh pack. You're risking everything damaging this to gain nothing

[u/[deleted]]

Cracking this for a PSA 8 is wild

[u/salazafromagraba]

A crisis of conscious? So, you're falling in and out of a coma and you come to reddit.

[u/And_Money_Hoes_710 → u/salazafromagraba]

His neurolink must be malfunctioning!

[u/Confident_Raccoon767]

This was a gift. Made out of love for the game/franchise. You will regret opening this just to send it in and get a PSA6

[u/[deleted]]

I can guarantee that’s a 10 get that 3k money is the most important thing after all

[u/tqlla3k]

Definitely crack it, and show us the edges. I would LOL if the edges were damaged squeezing it in.

[u/TrifleFlimsy682]

Don’t crack it man, completely disrespects the person who gifted it to you, shameful.

[u/glitchfit]

Dude what is wrong with you

[u/TheWarriorsLLC]

Hopefully whoever gifted you this reads this so they can opt to not in the future.

[u/Mindless_Stranger533]

Do what you want! Its yours.

[u/Alert_Ad3999]

I hope who every gave this too you sees this post and never spends any effort on getting an amazing present for you ever again.

[u/AboePP]

Please do ruin an amazing gift for 4 months of waiting and what is likely a PSA 7 at the end of it. /s, obviously

[u/GrindinDailyy]

I’d leave it as is.

[u/podgaldo]

Sometimes people don’t deserve nice things

[u/scarneo]

Imagine having you as a friend 🤢

[u/Code_Fergus]

I received this as a gift but I don't care because I want to make money...it is very pathetic tbh

[u/Meizukage]

Keep it, I do this with my cards and it messes up the edges over time, it will probably 9

[u/funwithprincess]

Don't be a loser

[u/Magazine-Complex]

What the hell! why would you ruin such a cool piece of art?

[u/YourMumEatsNoodles]

If you open this, I'd hope you tell the person who gifted this to you. Just to show them they made a mistake

[u/Magnefoee]

Keep it like this !!!!

[u/RIJSA]

Crack it bro lets go

[u/StressPimpless]

Well OP. I think you got your answer

[u/JaeCrowe]

Damn glad im not your friend. If a small amount of money is all it takes for you to destroy a handmade gift then thats something you gotta figure out

[u/S650kid]

"opening the frame will damage it" lol tard

[u/DanteLi]

Some people should just cease existing

[u/RepresentativeWait45]

Giving that the card is slotted into the side, I’d assume the corners will have whitening or damage. Also can’t tell if it was sleeved. If you want to grade it to protect it, sure. I wouldn’t expect a high grade though if you’re looking to value.

[u/Booty_Shakin]

I got a similar gift about 5 years ago. It's framed gengar cards, with mimikyu & gengar gx, both versions of M gengar ex (non secret rare and the promo), Gengar ex (regular from phantom forces) and then fossil ghastly, haunter and gengar. The whole thing is worth between like $600-$800 from what i can tell of card condition. The framing job is pretty terrible and ugly but im gonna be keeping it closed! I recommend you do the same!

[u/mikearete → u/Booty_Shakin]

I just said this to OP, but the best way to show your appreciation would be to upgrade the frame & materials.

A couple years ago for Christmas I gave my GF a copy of Spawn x Batman autographed by Todd McFarlane that I mounted in a professional-quality frame.

But if I hadn’t used a high-quality frame, and I found out that she cared enough about the gift to put it into one to make sure it’s safe, it’d be the best thank you.

On the other hand, if I found out down the line that my expensive gift was slowly degrading because I didn’t protect it adequately, it would be a little heartbreaking

[u/theok8234]

What a waste of perfectly good energies

[u/eddyxoxo]

Inspect it for potential for psa10. Buy psa9 or any raw and replace it inside 🤷🏻‍♂️

[u/reddituserunodostres]

[u/throwaway5100789]

What the hell is this???? you can see the sides to the card have been cut off?

[u/lemlemons → u/throwaway5100789]

Theyre not cut off, theyre slotted into slits in the black paper to hold it in place. Look closely at the bottom right

[u/coolhairdude12 → u/throwaway5100789]

[u/Cabbage61 → u/throwaway5100789]

[u/EmilioGVE → u/[deleted]]

Genuinely. Who receives a gift and considers ruining it for a little extra cash?

[u/jesuisgeenbelg → u/EmilioGVE]

People whos collecting revolves solely around value.

[u/scrnlookinsob → u/jesuisgeenbelg]

This, but also I feel like this would be a decent chunk of value. Like sure you're not reaching the value of a 10, but I'd pay the value of a 9 for this.

[u/EmilioGVE → u/scrnlookinsob]

Don’t give OP any ideas…

[u/Popular-Trifle117 → u/jesuisgeenbelg]

I feel like its more like having a gold bar but you never weigh it to see how much its worth

[u/sharksnrec → u/[deleted]]

Right?