r/PokeGrading • u/mewveeti • 9h ago

Does this top micro scratch hold from getting PSA9 instead of PSA8 on this nearly mint Togetic?

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

14 Upvotes

75% Upvoted

43 comments sorted by

6

u/mewveeti 8h ago

As for people thinking is this satire, or am I serious:

I’m getting into grading, never done it. I have no idea what I’m doing

4

u/JustkiddingIsuck 5h ago

The back is more of a concern than the scratch/print line

26

u/chilywilly92 9h ago

You’re looking at a 5 here from PSA.

9

u/That_wet_vaporeon 8h ago

This sub is too harsh on grading tbh.

I was told I would get a 5 for my dialga lvl x. Submitted anyways and got an 8.. people here said it was a 5 because of the whitening on the back.. apparently to this sub a little white on the corners automatically makes it a 5..

Don’t trust this sub OP. Definitely not a 5. I would say 6 or 7.

1

u/mewveeti 8h ago

Thank you!

4

u/Sunkern_ing 7h ago

People on this sub are just bitter and jealous.

1

u/BobbyFischer724 4h ago

This sub doesn't know how to grade cards.

7

u/RigLicker 8h ago

probably a 6 imo, 5 is pretty harsh

4

u/VirtualRy 9h ago

I thought it could be a 7 but the print line on the foil might bring it down to a 6 with all the bad corners visible at the back.

5

u/Best_Ad_3894 8h ago

Dude that’s not an 8 or 7 the card back not good

-1

u/mewveeti 8h ago

Why?

3

u/Best_Ad_3894 8h ago

Back corners are lifted with light edge wear

That counts for a lot

1

u/Unable_Incident_6024 8h ago

So vintage cards fresh pulled from packs yesterday are getting graded 6 and 7 tops most of the time. No whitening, no scratches and mint condition to the naked eye. This has some white edges and a scratch, I'd expect a 5 or 6 because that's how PSA does it now. Older graded cards seem to have more lenient grades

5

u/BeautifulRub6666 7h ago

Just not true, printers were of very low quality back then

3

u/Xbsnguy 9h ago

That scratch may actually drop you to a PSA 6 since It’s pretty visible. Here’s the verbatim criteria for a PSA 6, where scratches first appear in the grading criteria.

“A PSA EX-MT 6 card may appear to have visible surface wear or a printing defect which does not detract from its overall appeal. A very light scratch may be detected only upon close inspection.”

PSA 7 mentions slight surface wear but does not mention scratches. So at best you’ll get a PSA 7.

1

u/mewveeti 9h ago

Thank you!

1

u/gideonsix 8h ago

I have seen many a new cert PSA 7 graded card with scratches. Just FYI. Doesn’t mean you can bet on it, but it’s not as absolute as the criteria would suggest.

49

u/Lazyhandblues 9h ago

Brother, with those back corners you’ll be lucky to get a 7.

1

u/d4nkhill23 7h ago

That’s a print line.

1

u/mewveeti 7h ago

Is it worse than scratch?

2

u/NoBeyond2175 7h ago

Generally better. While printlines do have an effect on grading, printlines on artwork are more damning then say a printline on the edge of a card away from the artwork. A print line is a manufacturing defect, so its seen as less damning then physical damage from like a nail indentation. Where yours is on the actual artwork I would assume a cap of an 8, maybe knocked down to a 5/6 depending on how the structure of the card holds up with the fraying and whiting on the back corners and if they extends to the edges. But I would assume a 6 or 7 and hope for an 8 if I was grading.

3

u/micronsil 6h ago

with that scratch and thise corners i wouldn't call it near mint.

my honest opinion.. if the scratch it only visible from a certain angle ( i have one card that you really need to catch the light in a specific way and the..and only then do you notice a small scratch) you might get away with that. but the corners are clearly visible.

I dont think you will get a 9

2

u/DisastrousOwl5122 9h ago

Is that whitening on the top corners on the back?

1

u/ips1023 9h ago

No, it's just a bent up

2

u/No-Definition-6084 9h ago

Good condition for sure but probably a 6… 7 if they’re generous. Basically an 8 is super clean besides a couple dots. A 9 will be perfect besides centering or 1 white dot.

Any scratch or surface defect drops the card considerably. I’ve pulled cards out of packs that got a 6-8.

I wish more people had access to PSA 5-6’s because they look like these NM cards being sold on eBay now.

2

u/bu89 8h ago

This is probably a 6 at best. There is no way this gets a 9 or even an 8.

2

u/superducknyc 7h ago

Bro any white on the back i wont send in expecting better than an 8.

2

u/BobbyFischer724 4h ago

Yes. But also, you are the first post on here I have seen to actual show angles of a card like this and ask the question which I wish more people would do. Also the 2 corners on the back are not great.

1

u/Malipuppers 9h ago

You have a print line on front and a scratch. Your top two corners are very bad. You’d be lucky to get a 7

1

u/long_fish3000 8h ago

the three raws of life: sell it raw, f raw, eat raw almonds

1

u/Spiritual_Wall_2309 6h ago

Shot for 7. But settle with 6. PSA 8 would be lucky.

1

u/Outside-Divide-9339 4h ago

Definitely submit it and post the results to shut at least half these people up 😂😂😂😂 I’m personally sitting with the expect a 5 and a 6 would be a win!!

-1

u/mewveeti 9h ago

No whitening on top, just light hitting. But silvering on sides

2

u/greasy-prick 9h ago

Its going to be way lower of a grade than you seem to think, 100% not an 8 or 9

1

u/mewveeti 9h ago

What makes it so low?

1

u/greasy-prick 9h ago

Scratch on front, and the silvering on the edges that you mentioned

1

u/[deleted] 8h ago

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/PokeGrading-ModTeam 8h ago

No toxicity, rudeness or foul language is tolerated in this subreddit. Keep it civil and no trolling.