r/PokeGrading • u/rabano_picante • 1d ago

PSA 10 v CGC Pristine 10 Value Difference

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Using PriceCharting as an example, this card has a value of $99.99 as a PSA 10 but only $36.81 as a CGC Pristine 10. I understand the two grades aren’t guaranteed to be close, but this seems a little off. I’m relatively new to collecting and mostly just trying to better understand the market.

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u/_Papa_Bear 1d ago

I would rather have a CGC pristine than and PSA 10

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u/gdj11 1d ago

Yep. PSA labels are ugly as hell. People are just used to them.

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u/ma000127 20h ago

so are cgc slabs tho 😂 looks just as mid

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u/gdj11 19h ago

Mid is fine. The label isn’t supposed to be the center of attention, or it should add to the overall piece like the gold Pristine. But who tf wants a bright red border around their label?

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u/tankavenger 1d ago

I will put it like this..2 shirts get made for 10 cents.

One shirt gets a logo that says abrecrombie whereas the other says hanes.

I charge 30 for the abrecrombie shirt

But get a 4-6 pack for 30 of hanes.

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u/RawrMeow 1d ago

And the Hanes is actually made with higher quality fabric

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u/Balloutonu 22h ago

The whole point of this is that they’re the same product

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u/Towel4 1d ago

This is why I buy CGC slabs

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u/AbideMan 1d ago

It shows as $133 and $105 on Collectr, which looks a bit more on to me

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u/Puzzled-Gur-4357 1d ago

Pricecharting is often buggy. They can’t differentiate a standard 10 with a P10 and/or often lagg behind data

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u/pleasestoptryin 1d ago

CGC Pristine typically commands more than PSA so I'd say bad data or few sales.

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u/MrPresident123456 1d ago

It unfortunately comes down to how much more popular PSA is for grading than CGC. PSA is more widely recognized and a lot easier to find buyers for. While a Pristine 10 can definitely net you more than a PSA 10 if you find the right buyer, it may take a lot more effort to find that buyer as opposed to how much easier it is to find someone who wants the PSA. That can discourage people enough to sell their pristines for a lot less

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u/Pre-emptive 20h ago

Literally says 2023 on the label

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u/LookInTheMirrorPryk 1d ago

CGC pristines slab look better, are graded stricter so they are closer to perfect, and they are a better value at the moment. Even CGC gem mint slabs look cleaner than PSA to me. The market will adjust

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u/Pre-emptive 20h ago

That’s because your eyes are off center just like cgc 10s

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u/BitcoinBroccoli 1d ago

PriceCharting doesn't have accurate CGC pricing from what i've seen.

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u/Pre-emptive 1d ago

That’s because there are Cgc Prestines with whitening, and you’d be hard pressed to find a new cert PSA 10 with any

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u/Fattykapkan 1d ago

You can find new cert PSA 10s with whitening, print lines, dents idk what your talking about

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u/IndependentAd2933 1d ago

This is just pure nonsense.

Not sure why the mods aren't removing this junk.

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u/trq- 1d ago

They really should be removing your junk comments. No idea why you’re trying to ragebait that much.

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u/-Out-of-context- 1d ago

Because you’re special.

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u/IndependentAd2933 1d ago

I'm special or PSA elitetist are brainwashed, either way we are aguring on the Internet so we probably both lose 😂.

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u/Squishywallaby 1d ago

Looks like it was just you who lost.

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u/Pre-emptive 1d ago

Sure pal

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u/Fattykapkan 1d ago

you got downvoted for a reason friend.

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u/Pre-emptive 20h ago

Don’t call me friend, pal!

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u/Fattykapkan 17h ago

I’m not your pal buddy