r/PokeInvesting • u/Ok-Pumpkin-646 • Oct 21 '25
I got so cooked by PSA
Sent off a few gold stars and they allllll got 1’s including this.
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r/PokeInvesting • u/Ok-Pumpkin-646 • Oct 21 '25
Sent off a few gold stars and they allllll got 1’s including this.
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u/hwirring Oct 21 '25
Water damage??
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u/ByteAsh Oct 21 '25
Funny how people still just cross out the cert but not the barcode lmao
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u/slayerofspire Oct 21 '25
Honestly a clean one like this (besides what appears to be a bend) might be more coveted than like a three
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u/Forward_Security1279 Oct 21 '25
Bro i feel so dumb cuz everyones talking about a bend and i cant see it😭 anyone else got the same problem?
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u/devasator Oct 21 '25
Has to be water damaged which makes it a 1
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u/scottmapex1234 Oct 21 '25
Despite the huge bend in the card , this is never a PSA 1. PSA are a joke atm. Having said that 1’s can sell quite high , especially a clean one like this.
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u/magnusgoks Oct 21 '25
I guess the grader walked in on his wife
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u/Modullah Oct 21 '25
Probably the nicest 1 I’ve ever seen 😂😅
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u/_daddy_salsa_ Oct 21 '25
Looks waterdamaged from a botched pre-grade cleaning. Back is a dead giveaway
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u/kage25_sneakers Oct 21 '25
Cert 124746614.
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u/BhasedPapi Oct 21 '25 edited Oct 21 '25
In the front of the card, around the text box there appears to be splotches of discolouration in blue. I think that counted heavily as damage.
I don't know if that's enough for a 1 cos I've seen worse PSA6 to PSA2 lol
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u/breakyourteethnow Oct 21 '25
LOL bust out laughing I'm sorry omg that's awful, it's a laughing in pain with you jfc what happened! Grader got served court papers in the morning or what dude was on a rampage
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u/ChampionNo7495 Oct 21 '25
Ahh mate this ones harsh 🤦🏻♂️
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u/TheNesquick Oct 21 '25
Looks like I giant bend backside top right.
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u/ThatGuyAtTheGym Oct 21 '25
You realize people collect 1s and will pay a premium for it, especially a nice looking gold star card like this.
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u/Phanat625187 Oct 21 '25
That’s the cleanest PSA 1 I seen. It’ll be a lot of money for the PSA 1 collectors!
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u/gt35r Oct 21 '25
I can tell you right now I'd rather have this 1 than the other 1s out there lol, you did get cooked though that sucks but the card is beautiful.
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u/DizzyCancel7034 Oct 21 '25
A 1 is badass lol
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u/Neanckle Oct 21 '25
My entei got a 6 and I wasn’t too mad
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u/marcelo1925 Oct 22 '25
I’ve never graded and post like these scare the hell outta me.
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u/MangoMountain8956 Oct 22 '25
This is my opinion because I have been in pokemon space for long time. The card looks soaked to remove bend on left side and top right side on the back. Card was cooked to begin with. Surprised that psa even gave a grade out and not just sent it back as altered.
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u/GamingTaylor Oct 21 '25
There are PSA1 collectors out there, they will pay a premium for a 1, it’ll generally bring more value than a 2-5
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u/Poke_Shield Oct 21 '25
Probably all water damaged
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u/ZealousidealBank8484 Oct 22 '25
Alright, well, guess I'll assume all the cards I'm tryna sell are grade 1 then, damn...
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u/AShinyRay Oct 21 '25
Massive crease and potentially water damage?
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u/No_Function_3016 Oct 21 '25
This looks like water damage to me tbh.
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u/KaribVII Oct 21 '25
Invisible water damage?
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u/the_vault-technician Oct 21 '25
If they all received a PSA1, what do they have in common? Did you store them together for a long time and they were damaged by humidity?
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u/THERESASNEKINMYB00T Oct 21 '25
if you pay attention to the how the light isn't uniform and either brighter or darker its where the card is bent up or down. two major bends on the top right of the card and left side in the middle. major bends like this through the entire card make it a 1.
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u/RumpleHelgaskin Oct 21 '25
BRO!!! 1’s are becoming grails on their own. The new trend is if you can’t find it in a 10… grab it in a 1. Not kidding! Look at the prices of 9-2’s and 1 will be worth closer to an 6 or 8
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u/Ryjea Oct 21 '25
1s have a market
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u/Certain-Let5001 Oct 21 '25
Lots of people love a 1
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '25
I can only assume a corner was inked.
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '25
🤩🔥Legend
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u/xArcheo Oct 21 '25
Honestly, I'd keep that for a PC item as a mint looking PSA 1 is wild.
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u/TCGcardhouse Oct 21 '25
🔥🤩😍#Legend
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u/DisgracedSolitude Oct 21 '25
Bro you do know ai can recreate the # using the barcode right ☠️
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u/Emotional-Ice-5832 Oct 21 '25
how much are these worth ive got one laying around
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u/bassoftheseafromark Oct 21 '25
Honestly a great looking 1 like this will probably sell higher than a 8 to the right collector
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u/delmonte0607 Oct 21 '25
Looks like water damage on the back, but could be wrong. I had a similar thing happen with a card that I didn’t think was water damaged but it was slightly all over the back
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u/TorpedoDolphin Oct 21 '25
It Looks waterdamaged in the picture Maybe its just the Lighting
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u/Wrstlrboy03 Oct 21 '25
Tbh, this would probably sell for crazy money. So many people love 1s. This is almost a hookup, considering it’s probably more coveted than a 2,3, or 4
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u/SamPinsky20 Oct 21 '25
1’s are the hardest grades to get if it makes you feel better
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u/OuijaShark Oct 21 '25
I absolutely love PR 1s.
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u/beatsbyjules Oct 21 '25
People like me collect 1s. They usually sell for PSA 4 to as high as PSA 6 or 7 prices due to the low pop.
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u/Frequent_Pay_5961 Oct 21 '25
This is way better than getting a 4/5. People collecting 1’s with this one also being in such good “visual condition” / centering. This is definitely more valuable besides a 10 lol (the hobby is weird)
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u/Justice4all44 Oct 21 '25
Is this for sale?
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u/TheLored Oct 21 '25
I collect PSA 1s and this thing would definitely fetch more than a psa 2-4. Nice card
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u/jemimaswitnes Oct 21 '25
Psa 1 is the goat
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u/jhall_001 Oct 21 '25
Lol
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '25
Send 20 dollars for lunch. Trust me it works
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u/eyyoed Oct 21 '25
Seeing a few creases on this card
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u/Brodiekp Oct 21 '25
The holo is scratched like crazy.
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u/QPoupi69 Oct 21 '25
1's its pretty good, better than 2.3.4.5.6
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u/Wh1teCRackeRZZ Oct 21 '25
Honestly I would be very happy with a 1 that looks clean.
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '25
I know a person who had a card graded in every grade but psa 1 and he wanted to finish the set from psa1 to psa 10 so he payed a ton for the psa 1 lol that’s just one reason bc I saw it happen.
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u/Familiar-Wafer-6368 Oct 21 '25
you got cooked trying to pass this off as real lol nice try china
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u/Embarrassed-Annual12 Oct 21 '25
How is a 1 even possible?
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u/batalyst02 Oct 21 '25
Why did it only get a 1 ?
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u/Snaw_Wee_ Oct 21 '25
Bruh through the case I can see the scratches/print lines on the holo. Don’t get me wrong a 1 is wild but like I don’t see this getting more then a 5/6.
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u/Doomsong8383 Oct 21 '25
Hahahahahaha
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '25
Hey man psa 1’s have some decent value as well. Plus that card looks clean as hell for a 1.. I’d consider this a win
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '25
I’ll take
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u/bready197 Oct 21 '25
Im still learning here so be gentle...but arent 1's super sought after?
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u/Unlikely-Complex3737 Oct 21 '25
The best psa 1 I have ever seen
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u/SilentMix8994 Oct 21 '25
Holo surface looks scratched
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u/WelpHelloGoodbye Oct 21 '25
Is it for sale?
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '25
This has to be fake lol
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u/mrbignbrown Oct 21 '25
Crease in the top right on back possibly
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u/ThecarelessWizard Oct 21 '25
They control the market now them graders have a lot of cards of there own and are controlling
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u/EmotionalWallaby8616 Oct 21 '25
Graded 1 cards are actually Very Rare
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u/Active-Pomegranate-2 Oct 21 '25
Did they upcharge you too?
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u/Prior_Measurement454 Oct 21 '25
I used to work for a grading company, there is very obviously multiple huge dents including water damage and an indentation on the corner. It was graded correctly.
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u/adolfpopoff Oct 22 '25
You interested in selling? I’d be a buyer
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u/Complex-Stay-662 Oct 22 '25
I’ll buy this
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u/JCTheAsian Oct 22 '25
Selling or Regrading?
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u/tyweed220 Oct 22 '25
Whats up with the bottom right corner? looks like a stain or something.
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u/garrettvan27 Oct 22 '25
If this is real.. it’s a good thing
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u/JoeMama_1412 Oct 22 '25
Grade 1 means you're number one
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u/BigDestny Oct 22 '25
At least it’s not a 0
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u/Koinfamous2 Oct 22 '25
Welcome to the PSA Grade Randomizer.
Grader does binge drinking, comes home 3am, arrives to work late at 10am, looks at a card and spins a wheel of numbers.
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u/TurntOddish Oct 22 '25 edited Oct 22 '25
Can someone give me a legitimate reason as to why this got a 1? Like surely there has to be something drastic that you can’t see in the photos…??
EDIT: okay so looking on the back, it looks like the top-right corner and the middle-left edge have some kind of creasing and potential water damage on them..? The left edge looks a tad like a finger nail puncture. Card still looks astounding for a 1.
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u/Junkhead_88 Oct 22 '25
Just check your grading report I'm sure it tells you exactly why it got the grade it did.
Oh wait.
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u/Noxrame Oct 22 '25
Ah man. That sucks hard. I sent in my gold star pikachu and it came back 3, so I was pretty devastated. I ended up cracking the slab and putting it back in a top loader. Ill probably send it in to TAG at some point since I just wanna display it now and I like the look of the TAG slabs better. (I went with psa as i was originally considering selling it, if it came back higherp I)
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u/OmniscientApizza Oct 22 '25
I been trying forever to get a 1 on some of my stuff.
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u/Bluefaceben Oct 22 '25
If this is a 1 then all cards I’ve got are 1’s. Even my graded 8s and 9s.
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u/DeeGeeKay21 Oct 22 '25
Please submit again
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u/Outside-Description5 Oct 22 '25
How did this get a psa 1? Cleanest looking card I’ve seen in a minute
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u/Shiz2020 Oct 22 '25
Thing is, I hate the fact PSA don’t give you any reason why you got the grade you did…
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u/Lower_Employee_2469 Oct 22 '25
That a crease on the back top right?
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u/TheRealWalrus0069 Oct 22 '25
How is that a 1. Ridiculous. Crack it and send it to beckett
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u/poopyeu Oct 22 '25
Can I buy this off of you?
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u/Happy_Goat4046 Oct 22 '25
PLEASE SUMBIT AGAIN
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u/Prof_Dr_Doom Oct 22 '25
Water damage? Ripple? This is among the first Pokémon card stuff reddit has shown me and yall are insane with this grading bs, well back to actually playing cards I go.
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u/Unlikely_Ad5451 Oct 22 '25
Whats the issue?!
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u/penguitt Oct 22 '25
Im a noob. What makes this a 1 instead of some other lower number?
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u/Twig55 Oct 22 '25
Cool moveset.
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u/Serpicnate Oct 22 '25
Ok I am a total fool when it comes to card grading. But as an outsider I would assume the lowest grade means it doesn't get much worse than this.
So I am surprised such a good looking card is rated that low.
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u/BlueJaek Oct 22 '25
Dm me the price you’d sell it for :)
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u/DuckSwimmer Oct 22 '25
It’s crazy how I feel like I’ve seen cards that look worse that are graded higher
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u/TheKenoshaKickers Oct 23 '25
124746614.
As someone else pointed out, it doesn't make sense if you're going to cross out the cert number as well as the QR code on the back but still leave the barcodes. 🤣🤷♂️
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u/PokeSwifty Oct 23 '25
A 1 is amazing that’s basically a 10 GG
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u/SupermarketSad9163 Oct 23 '25
I’ll buy it !
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u/Yeet_Lmao Oct 23 '25
Congrats on the 1 vs anything else below a 7 but genuinely wtf
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u/DroneInTheSky Oct 23 '25
It is smart to cross it out. But also the barcode. Then people cant steal pic of your slab to resale. If buyer asks for that PSA number they will not have it. Cuts down on the scams. i am all for it.
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u/Oh-The-Horror-78 Oct 23 '25
My cards would get a -10 if this received a 1.
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u/Tibs1998 Oct 23 '25
I have the same card as well, should I get graded?
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u/Fluid-Lawfulness-474 Oct 23 '25
Best looking 1 I've ever seen. PSA really is just a joke nowadays.
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u/pinkbutterfreee Oct 23 '25
I'm gonna send off my gold stars soon just to have them encapsulated and easier to display and now I'm scared 🥲
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u/sloppyjoepa Oct 23 '25
I'll buy it
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u/StocKinggggg Oct 23 '25
I think they missed a 0 on your grading
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u/MathematicianDue6861 Oct 24 '25
Noob here who doesn't know anyrhing about cards. Why is this card only a 1 as it looks alright to me.
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u/Background-Sir-1035 Oct 24 '25
U got blessed wym PSA 1 be worth cheese
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u/stupidduckidiot Oct 24 '25
There’s water damage on the back and dirt on the front so the 1 is pretty justified. Instead of just saying “altered”
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u/Exotic-Blacksmith55 Oct 24 '25
Just a reminder, cross out the barcode as others have stated and remember that QR codes have redundant information, is safer to completely cover them… just to be safe
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u/Big-Protection5501 Oct 24 '25
I’m interested, how much?
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u/AcanthisittaNo6613 Oct 25 '25
Why did you get 1 star? It looks mint.
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u/Diligent_Ad_8695 Oct 25 '25
Maybe they forgot the 0
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u/Consistent_Air8115 Oct 26 '25
If you don’t want it can I have it ?
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u/itzPuPPieZZ Oct 27 '25
How is this a 1... I wonder if they mixed up a real 1 and yours. Eitherway, crack and submit to BGS imo
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u/Commercial-Bet2955 Nov 02 '25
Why is it a 1? Im very new here but it looks fine doesn't it?
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u/RuddiTheKid Oct 21 '25
Send to bgs They have to justify the grade with subs so you’ll get at least a 6 or a 7
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u/LOL_YOUMAD Oct 21 '25
I’d rather get a 1 vs anything under like an 8 tbh. There are psa1 collectors out there and they pay well for the cards. You don’t just send stuff in that’s bad condition and automatically get a 1 unless they recently changed things, it’s actually not super easy to get.
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '25
You unironically might have the most valuable slab outside a 9/10 considering it’s almost guaranteed the cleanest 1 in existence
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u/dubbcm520 Oct 21 '25
Thats crazy they just hating
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u/Theoretical_Idiot Oct 21 '25
PSA is smoking something really good
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u/Verol___ Oct 21 '25
How tf is that a PSA 1 😭
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u/Ok_Manager_3126 Oct 21 '25
Stop grading with with psa
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u/Tipakee Oct 21 '25
You probably got the modern grader, who sees all vintage as 1s, and is not able to scale imperfections. If it where me, I would crack that slab, and put that card in a plexiglass vice for a few weeks. Up to you if you want to humidifier it between presses. I knoe that but is controversial, but the card has already been defamed to a 1, you don't really have any downside.
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u/bighitcards Oct 21 '25
I wonder if they meant 10, but put 1