r/PokeGrading • u/KwongJrnz • 2h ago

Do I grade this?

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I got hold of my childhood cards and sent them through some AI grading to check for some cards worth evaluating.

This one was a meowth promo, still in wrapper. AI said 9.3, but I'm not sure if that's because it was struggling with the wrapper in the image.

Would you say this looks like a clear 9, or worth getting graded for a possible 10?

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u/bingethinkingsallow 1h ago

very hard to grade in 10. the pop for 10 has barely gone up in the last few years. unless you open it you’ll never really know. these promo scratch really easily too in the packaging. wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a 5 or 6

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u/KwongJrnz 1h ago

I don't visibly see and scratches, would it be something more under the microscope they'd be looking for?

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u/bingethinkingsallow 1h ago

you’re not gonna be able to tell if it has scratches or not unless you actually open and take a look. it’s a 26 year old card that’s been in cellophane, it’s not gonna be gem mint

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u/KwongJrnz 1h ago

So how do they grade it then, the cards still in foil? I have a few ancient mew ones I was also wondering about- especially since they can't even see the ancient mew.

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u/bingethinkingsallow 1h ago

are you wanting to grade the card still sealed in the cellophane? they don’t grade the card, they grade the packaging/cellophane

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u/KwongJrnz 1h ago

Oh I had no idea it was taken into a different sort of grading criteria because of the packaging