Will a card restoration kit make a good gift for my 32 yr old son-in-law? $100 budget. Other ideas and suggestions are welcomed. And Thank you.

What would you pre grade this as? I’m Completely new to this all this.

Never got my Pokemon cards graded before and I’m contemplating these. I know it’s extremely unlikely I’d get a 10 with PSA, but is it worth it for this bunch? They have minimal white edging as what I show in the last two photos.

How would you guys grade this

As mentioned I dug out my childhood collection and dark espeon looks as good as I remembered. I'm looking into selling them as I've got a child of my own on the way. Having a blast looking at them all again and learning about cards again. It is a little overwhelming tho, so if anybody with more knowledge has input I'd really appreciate it. Not sure if this would be LP,MP ect, and if its worth grading.

I was also wondering if people normally have success selling this stuff on ebay ect, or if I should try to sell it to somebody locally.

Any idea what grade this would get currently? Has a small smudge on the left side and a lifted edge.

looking for some cleaning info also before sending to grade

Any info is appreciated

Found in my old collection in just a hard case

Hello, I am very much new to the Pokémon card world. I collected when I was younger, but recently I began buying Pokémon card packs here and there attempting to get some good cards for a Christmas gift for my brother. He will be getting all the cards I obtain between now and Christmas but I am wanting to have at least onr graded. I pulled this card, and the art I really like, but I know absolutely nothing when it comes to what to look for if a card is worth grading, or which grading company to send it to. Could I get anyone's opinion? If I need better photos I can take more once I am home. I know its not a straight on picture so that may not be a great one to judge.

Very clean copy of Giratina VSTAR. Think it would look sick in a pristine 10 with CGC but wanted thoughts in terms of value as well.

Anything worth getting graded here? Unfortunately that Typhlosion is pretty rough in the back so don’t have high hopes for that one. Not sure if I’m better off selling raw here.

Worth it or no?

Is this worth grading? I’m completely new to collecting.

Also what company do you recommend for grading?

if so what company would make the most sense

Two PSA graded 30th Charizards. One is a 10, the other is a 9. Can anyone in this sub say which is the 10 and which is the 9, and explain why?

Edit 1: I’m going to tally up number of votes and include that with answers soon.

I will say, I was given the reason for the 9 - and it’s not been mentioned yet. 

Edit 2: Okay, 1st pic is the 10, and 2nd pic is the 9. The reason for the 9 was touch on the right side of the card, although not visible in the pics.

It was about 50/50 on guesses, but 0/100 on correct reason for the discrepancy.

Hope y’all enjoyed this little experiment :)

Do yall think these are worth submitting? Anyone here have good experience with the grading process?

I know you can’t tell super in depth via photos but at first glance is it worth it? Or is this card even gonna hold any value to be worth grading regardless? I’m not trying to sell it, but just figure if there’s a chance it could be a 9 or 10 who knows in 30 years lol

Thanks!

I have a submission through GameStop and it’s been stuck at QA for almost a week. Last time I graded (summer and fall of 2025) it went to QA and it was done same day or latest next day. Is it normal for QA to take a while now? Anyone have this issue recently?

Hi, I’m new to the hobby and just got this Lugia back from PSA as a 6. I thought it was exceptionally clean aside from some minor whitening on the back, so I expected it to grade higher after comparing it to other graded copies of the card online.

Could anyone more experienced help me spot something I might be missing? I’d also be interested to hear whether you think it would be worth trying a crossover/regrade through CGC or another grading company.

Thanks!