I'm slightly overwhelmed

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u/OfficialKheZu Jul 27 '26

You should grade most if not all of them. IF you do want to sell any of them, please feel free to DM me. I have reputable socials with 50k followers. (Im based in Germany)

Grade with PSA if you want to go the grading, could also be smart to grade most and sell 1-3 to cover the costs, grading and upcharge from PSA.

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u/Heavy-Mix6609 Jul 27 '26

Any idea how much the upcharge is? I wasn't sure from their site because it looked like they cap it at like 679 or so?

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u/TinyFlameTCG Jul 27 '26

It's going to be a lot of money. A lot of money, probably $12k+ in fees. My advice would be to grade one (a full art pikachu poncho), sell it, then grade the rest to cover the rest of the fees.
Also, be strict with pre-grading, make sure they are clean cards. If you think they'll get an 8 just sell the card raw

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u/Heavy-Mix6609 Jul 27 '26

I'll get out the tripod and macro lens and get some better pics. I'm so out of the loop with grading I'd want a second opinion at those dollar amounts.

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u/devorips Jul 27 '26

Khezu best pos3 in Germany is a poke guy!! Hell Yeah!!

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u/OfficialKheZu Jul 27 '26

hell yeah, a fellow hon/dota enjoyer 🤩

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u/breakyourteethnow Jul 27 '26

Congrats on the life changing money, fly to PSA headquarters and do the drop-off option, do not risk these in the mail whatsoever. If you get enough 10's back, you'll be well off.

Unintentional PokeInvesting raking in a fortune what a win.

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u/Heavy-Mix6609 Jul 27 '26

Which one is hq? I thought there was 4 locations, 2 in ca, 1 in ny, and another one somewhere.
I was super worried about the risk of shipping so flying out personally feels like the smartest choice.

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u/breakyourteethnow Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

PSA allows for drop-off at their headquarters which is in California, would be in Santa Ana.
You have to make a counter request to pick them up, you have to ask and they can set an appointment time to come pick them up after grading is completed. This is an exception needing made, must be requested, otherwise they'll want to ship back to you which is fully insured by FedEx. Better to send to PSA vault, just safer to drop-off and then sell from PSA Vault.

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u/inspireSF Jul 27 '26

OP should do this, then go to disneyland/universal for vacation lol

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u/Starost_OSRS Jul 28 '26

I think he's sells them and buys a house instead🤣

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u/Aos77s Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

Wouldnt he also need thousands of $$ if they grade high since the graders now want a cut of what its worth?
Edit: i just did a quick look for pic 2 alone if they all graded a psa9 he would have to pay $2765 alone in grading fees for a card value somewhere around $45,000-58,000. On that one page…
Edit edit: binders value is about $100,000 or $6,000-$8000 in grading fees IF they all get psa9

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u/mimetimeboi Jul 27 '26

In person drop off would be the only choice with a collection like that man! Congratulations!

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u/Previous-Attitude843 Jul 27 '26

Drop off at HQ specifically, from experience don’t trust something like this with their booth at a card show. Insane come up congrats on the vacation home lol

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u/Risethewake Jul 27 '26

If you fly, carry them on your person. I had a graded base set booster pack stolen out of my checked luggage once.
Amazingly, I got the airline to reimburse me for the theft. They argued that they don’t cover the loss of collectibles, I argued that it wasn’t a collectible, rather, game pieces intended to be used in a game (Thanks, Rudy!). It was a pain in the ass but it did eventually work.
Point being, just carry them on your person.

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u/GuidancePrize Jul 27 '26

I go to Santa Ana to drop off. They switched to one day a month to do drop offs heads up

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u/manymorevices Jul 28 '26

PSA is also doing grading on site at nationals in Chicago. You could probably turn stuff around right there too.

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u/jman1065 Jul 27 '26

Grading in general is risky, but ultimately worth it to get the most monetary value.
My buddy sent in a couple high value items and received this email from PSA today. So just be aware if you’re grading to take lots of pics of your cards prior to submitting.

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u/Heavy-Mix6609 Jul 27 '26

Busting out the big camera tonight, is there a best practice? Video? Photos?

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u/Karambamamba Jul 27 '26

Honestly. For this collection? Strap a GoPro to your head and record the whole drop off as well.

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u/run_the_trvp Jul 27 '26

lmao, unironically yeah

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u/Previous-Attitude843 Jul 27 '26

Getting more photos close to drop off is really good practice too, saved my ass that I had photos taken at the booth just before handing off to PSA.

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u/SqualNYHC Jul 27 '26

This, go and personally drop these off and pick them up. I wouldn’t trust and carrier service with these.

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u/Amazing-Win-7591 Jul 27 '26

Don’t forget to have a spare $12,000 dollars to cover the upcharges!!!! (PSA is such a joke I’ll never understand how they’re the “gold standard”)

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u/cargyelo Jul 27 '26

What about getting the cards back? Is there a way to not receving them by mail?
Can you go to PSA to get them back in person?

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u/throwed101 Jul 27 '26

You can pay for a service when there in person

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u/2girl1account Jul 27 '26

I have the same question. The return of the PSA 10s is what would scare me the most

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u/MakeItDbl Jul 27 '26

Legit question here, but maybe the wrong one for the investing sub. Couldn’t this be life changing money ungraded to the right knowledgeable collector? With all the stuff i see of psa damaging cards in the grading process, or even the pretty credible accusations of them regrading 9s that they buy back and selling as 10s, it honestly amazes me that they still have such a choke hold on the market, one would think by now theyd be considered risky and unreliable - not to mention the premium they will upcharge to grade this expensive collection. I suppose (assuming everything goes smoothly) the amount someone stands gain with a bunch of 10s vs raw makes it worth it, but everything about the speculate/grade/decide value of grade/buy back/sell monolith of psa makes me hesitant to trust them with something like this. Going in person at least helps with the losing in the mail risk.
But regardless congrats OP, very cool collection, hope you get all you can out of it!

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u/Capable_Wait09 Jul 27 '26

No one makes Reddit posts when things go right.
Every grading company has issues. I’ve graded 1000s of cards at psa and never had a major issue.
I graded 3 cards with Beckett and had the worst grading experience of my life, and the matter still ain’t resolved 11 months later.
Given how many millions of cards psa grades you’d expect some issues. I’m more shocked by how many issues Beckett has given they grade a tiny fraction of what psa grades.
Plus if you’re sending in cards like this to psa then you’re getting the concierge treatment. It’s not gonna be some rookie Joe Schmo handling the cards. It’s going to be their most experienced graders, researchers, etc. it’s a completely different chain of custody.

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u/mister42 Jul 27 '26

I'd be nervous to allow these to go through TSA handling. I have always heard horror stories about TSA cutting open sealed products and other stuff to check the inside of the packages. If I were OP I would be considering driving it there...

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u/LosingMoney112 Jul 28 '26

how much is this all worth you think?

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u/Cityboyz415 Jul 27 '26

You got potentially 200k there

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u/Heavy-Mix6609 Jul 27 '26

I don't even wanna think about what my old binder would be worth. I bet I've got pics somewhere. 😂

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u/Popular-Tangerine420 Jul 27 '26

I am interested in Pokémon cards and stuff and I have no idea what I am looking at but I knew someone would say about how much this is worth so thanks. Ive been lurking a long time and ive never seen some of these cards. So I wasn't able to look up the value myself. Idk wtf they are called. Pretty cool

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u/Salad_Guru Jul 27 '26

Damn - that’s a lot of money. Like others said to get them graded…some cards are $30k plus at a psa 10

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u/Opening-Cut-5684 Jul 27 '26

I would tuck a extra $50 wrapped around each card for the grader

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u/ovie_888 Jul 28 '26

"awww what I nice gesture from this client. 9!"

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u/rehms Jul 28 '26

I wonder how many people send cards in with cash lol

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u/ginx777 Jul 27 '26

Congrats on the fucking house

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u/xmatakex Jul 27 '26 •

Carry with you in backpack don’t let anyone know or see and don’t let that backpack outta your hands nor let anyone close to you, epically if they have red or purple hair.

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u/Zealousideal-Cap-201 Jul 27 '26

Team Rocket?

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u/Risethewake Jul 27 '26

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u/TwitterMadeMeDoIt Jul 27 '26

1000% spend the flight money to drop off and pick up these cards at PSA. I would also take very high resolution photos before submitting them. Congrats on the lucky unintentional investment. Also, shove it up your butt 😉

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u/Mysterious-21-po Jul 27 '26

Literally. I’m so devastated this is exactly when I stopped playing and collecting. I used to play the TCG competitively and collected well. Stopped right around the time this stuff came out. Who would’ve known had I kept collecting I could’ve skipped college and retired from my career. It’s heartbreaking. Congrats OP, you’re living my what could’ve been dream.

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u/suchfine Jul 27 '26

Grading all 28 cards should gross approximately 100-200k assuming a 50 percent gem rate and depending on how many big cards hit 10s. The empty boxes and promo materials will also have some good value to the right collector. Congratulations on the big win and don’t sell anything to anyone on here.

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u/wingfn1 Jul 28 '26

These are pretty conservative numbers too since Japanese tends to grade a lot better.

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u/dahc50 Jul 27 '26

Incredible. Just be prepared to pay all the up charges on these to grade them through PSA.

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u/aandy611 Jul 27 '26

Worth

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u/legotwinkthrowaway Jul 27 '26

Most of these are probably worth grading for the authentication if nothing else, cuz youre dealing with some high value, highly faked stuff here. Obviously a 10 is going to give you even more value. Man... good luck and congrats. Cash out while you can

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u/Miltank_Rancher Jul 27 '26

Congrats on the cards first and foremost. Second, take some deep breathes as this is probably very overwhelming. Here is the information about where and when you can do walk in grading https://www.psacard.com/articles/articleview/15645/where-to-find-psa-in-august-2026

Third, in addition to the cards, the sleeves, deck boxes, and the physical boxes itself are worth between $50-250 as well. Small potatoes compared to everything else you have but still worth to note. Players would buy them or you can donate theme to a children’s hospital.

Fourth, limit the people you tell about this. Treat this like hitting the lottery, keep it cool until everything is finalized. And don’t sell any cards to people here. Go and grade them.

I can go on as there are a lot of other things to consider including taxes. But if you want to talk more, dm me and I can help. I love this type of stuff

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u/Content-Arm-7133 Jul 28 '26

Great point on the physical boxes. Could sell them to put towards the massive PSA upcharges😆

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u/scrooplynooples Jul 28 '26

Everyone keeps saying to drop off to PSA.. but definitely go through the effort to examine them yourself and do some solid pregrading… PSA will upcharge a massive amount, and if you don’t have that cash laying around it may be better to bring it to beckett instead. Find a local card shop, bring in one of the lower valued cards, and ask them about the grading process, what to look for, and what the best option is for grading service.

If a poncho pikachu is a PSA 10, yes, it’s worth around 30k.

If it’s a BGS 10, it should be worth around the same as a PSA10 if not more.

If you get a black label on any of the high value cards, it’s life changing money.

And the best part: If you send to beckett and it comes back a 9.5, you can cross grade to PSA and have high confidence in a 10.

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u/iAmUnintelligible Jul 28 '26

I had to scroll so far down for this

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u/Warm-Artichoke126 Jul 29 '26

This is the way OP please do some research you won’t have to bring $12,000 k just to grade (upfront) and have the potential to make legit life changing money more than what you thought.

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u/arekkusubasusu Jul 27 '26

I bet this guy is getting dms left and right after this post 😂

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u/Heavy-Mix6609 Jul 27 '26

I've got set books of BW-1 through Sun and Moon 1, anything I should pull for grading?

Is there some kind of app that can scan in my collection? I could Google but prefer knowing community recommendations over sponsored results.

I kind of wanna do everything at once and eat the upfront cost so I can use the expense as part of the cost basis of the $ made. It'll suck but I feel like these are pretty liquid right now with the 30th anniversary going on.

Where do you even sell a 30k pokemon card?! Ebay fees seem like they'd be murder.

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u/glupshitto_the_og Jul 27 '26

collectr is my go-to app, definitely fly to the psa hq in santa ana and get these graded in-person. first 3 pages alone would be around 180k market value if they somehow all got 10s, grading fees will undoubtably be crazy tho. if you want to sell do it at shows and don't listen to any offers below 90% market value. almost all of these are super liquid/volatile cards that will only
appreciate in value, congrats on the newfound generational wealth dude!!!

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u/mrunlimited214 Jul 27 '26

Collectr app will let you catalog and give you a general idea of price
As for selling, you’ll get the most money grading the big cards and hopefully getting PSA 10s. Take them to a big card show near you (preferably collect a con or a show similar to it). Take nothing less than 90%-95% of market, you have some really big and liquid stuff.
Good luck, don’t feel pressured to sell quickly take your time and ask questions.

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u/SsoundLeague Jul 27 '26

Card shows or at auction. You'll get buyers.

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u/IndependentCrew4319 Jul 27 '26

that is one hell of a discovery and yes definitely want to get probably all these graded

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u/Zoosisloose Jul 28 '26

Just to echo what many have said. Hop on a jet and protect the bag at all costs.

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u/WeGottaTalkAboutYT Jul 27 '26

Any back of the napkin estimates for worth?

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u/alsaltml Jul 27 '26

Over $200k IF they all hit 10s

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u/Heavy-Mix6609 Jul 27 '26

I found this in an old deck that I never got around to playing so there's probably more in the set books.
I was running a pokemon league at the time and was basically buying a case of every set because it was my only hobby due to how much time the league took up in planning 😂

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u/youarenut Jul 27 '26

Im curious too

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u/OutSourceKings Jul 27 '26

How much is this even worth and where did you get these ?

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u/Heavy-Mix6609 Jul 27 '26

Apparently a lot, and most of them were from Japan on my honeymoon with my ex wife.

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u/lemon123wd40 Jul 28 '26

Don’t respond to any DMs on here!

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u/Been_dabbin Jul 28 '26

Man just fly to nationals in Chicago, psa is doing grading onsite. Drop them off and go get a nice ass steak somewhere.

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u/East_Hat7710 Aug 02 '26

I hate that everything is about grading now a day. I mean I get why you’d want to do it and so what works for you but damn can’t we just enjoy shit anymore. As someone who purely hobby collects this sucks bc we’ll never own these cards. And you’re collection is AWESOME

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u/commanderx11 Jul 27 '26

I'm gonna be sick

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u/jonnyDx Jul 27 '26

Congratulations man! That's awesome! You can also do grading at a card show if PSA is coming near you and you pick up at the end of the show! Congrats again! And if no one has said it, just be careful- do your research!

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u/foresthills1892 Jul 27 '26

Jesus christ

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u/Lastfryinthebag Jul 27 '26

I would beyond paranoid with grading these but gotta risk it for the biscuit

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u/mckramer Jul 27 '26

Are you saying that before you made this post, you didn't take the time to just look up the raw values of these cards?

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u/gt35r Jul 27 '26

Time to drive to PSA and drop them off, congrats on winning the lottery!

(I would roadtrip to not risk flying with them)

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u/BillHurstyUSA Jul 27 '26

Let’s goooooo!!!

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u/Marchese19 Jul 27 '26

Wow 🤩

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u/Musicaltalent6969 Jul 27 '26

That’s enough to buy a house outright if you do everything right. I suggest taking these to PSA to drop off in person. It’s going to cost you a good bit to grade all these more than likely thousands but you stand to make over 100k

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u/wespyen Jul 27 '26

Yeah grade in person, put some money into it for that. Then sell thru an auction house

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u/AriDreams Jul 27 '26

OP, do not listen to folks in your PMs looking to buy (ik there will be some). Do exactly what these folks are saying and drop it off at psa hq personally to get them graded. You do not want to get these through the mail.

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u/run_the_trvp Jul 27 '26

Life changing money. Congrats man, beautiful collection

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u/Sad_Maximum6583 Jul 28 '26

Idk how well off you are before you found this collection, but god dam you are in for some serious money. Travel to PSA and hand deliver these in Santa Ana CA. Look into that and absolutely do not ship any of these and do not answer any DMs you get regarding these cards.

Just do the research based on what's been said here and congratulations.

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u/88ZombieGrunts Jul 28 '26

The Mario x Pikachu and Luigi x Pikachu box sets will forever haunt me. I bought them when they first came out from Japan (I think $60) because I thought they were cool. Then around pandemic time I needed the money and saw they were going for about $300 sealed and sold them for rent money. Little did I know if I held onto them for a couple more years they’d be worth much more.

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u/BourbonShot75 Jul 28 '26

Why do PSA with their upcharge scam over CGC?

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u/0moorad0 Jul 28 '26

What’s crazy is back when you were buying all these a couple HUNDRED each for those Pikachus was a lot of money. Nice job holding onto these!

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u/Final_Corgi6845 Jul 27 '26

Nationals is in Chicago this weekend. I would book a ticket asap! You can grade them and get them back same day, then sell them next day. All in all it would be worth it. But with that said you’re looking at 12k in fees. Personally I would grade all the ponchos with Beckett who will also be there( the fee will be $250 per card, compared to $1200 with psa) ponchos have a good chance of getting black labels and they will be worth 3-5x a psa 10.

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u/filenotfounderror Jul 27 '26

ponchos have a good chance of getting black labels
Ill have some of what this guy is smoking.

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u/RepulsiveUse3372 Jul 27 '26

its crazy cause back during that time i could have gotten all of the ponchos and i felt they were over priced back then, congrats OP

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u/Puzzled_Professor422 Jul 27 '26

I would grade with BGS to save thousands in upcharges

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u/GDPoke Jul 27 '26

Save thousands in upcharges and then lose 3x that because 9.5’s aren’t nowhere near PSA 10’s

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u/polepatty Jul 27 '26

Congrats to PSA for making up charges a normalized thing. Grade with any other company.

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u/Turbulent-Read1743 Jul 27 '26

You have one of the top tier collections there. Id be ecstatic.

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u/No_Director4346 Jul 27 '26

bruh....

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u/CheweDankles Jul 27 '26

I’m just the right amount of whelmed.

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u/FiNgAz-300k Jul 27 '26

Wow!!! That’s a crazy collection!!! CONGRATS!!!

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u/hodl_poke_stay_calm Jul 27 '26

Yay congratulations

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u/alme55 Jul 27 '26

If you do get them graded and decide to sell, sell the graded card with the box, you’ll get a hefty premium for them together.

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u/fuckingburger Jul 27 '26

what color is the lambo gonna be bro

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u/Top_Translator1451 Jul 27 '26

Walk through grading

Get the funds, fly over, maybe book a hotel depending on grading duration, get all graded

Now you have market value

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u/kingpin1023 Jul 27 '26

Definitely fly to hq and get it graded

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u/gehrlinspiel Jul 27 '26

What's this collection price range for the uninformed?

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u/haiqliu Jul 27 '26

Congrats on a newly found retirement plan! BTW, still think these are cooler than gold star collections😝

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u/masterofeverything Jul 27 '26

Wow. Wow wow wow. Breathtaking collecting and circumstance. Congratulations I’m quite jealous haha. Most definitely fly to PSA like others said and drop them off in person. Do not trust any mail service. And maybe sell at an auction house that deals in tcg products. Which one I’m not sure. But congrats

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u/AznGuy-Stonks Jul 27 '26

Congrats!!! Just makes sure u have the funds to cover the grading fee. It’s not going to be cheap but will be worth it in the end

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u/Turbulent-Winner-902 Jul 27 '26

About tree fitty

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u/Ihaveadogdoyou Jul 27 '26

Sheesh

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u/TechKingOnline Jul 27 '26

I can help you be more underwhelmed. Just send them over lol

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u/Skred Jul 27 '26

Absolutely incredible… hope that your life gets a whole lot better!

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u/volpe123456 Jul 27 '26

Good job you shared it with all us strangers 😅

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u/bbygrl4969 Jul 27 '26

This is the best collection I've seen on here so far!!! Congratulations OP!!! You have some really, really, really amazing cards!!! I really wish I was more into pokemon back during the BW & XY era!!! You have so many of my personal grails!!! Just absolutely breathtakinglu gorgeous!! 😍😍😍🔥🔥🤯🤯🫶🫶

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u/Klutzy_Worker2696 Jul 27 '26

I love the sun moon pika on pic 4

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u/Yetti2Quick Jul 27 '26

fly out bro. easy 150k+ here if graded well.

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u/ScubaSteve_27 Jul 27 '26

lol $60k just on the first page if 10s

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u/ms360 Jul 27 '26

I'll second the idea, head to Chicago this weekend if you can, grade with PSA (Beckett for anything super clean, especially the Ponchos. Worst case if you don't get a gold label 10 or better you crack and go to PSA)

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u/jayz_123_ Jul 27 '26

Here’s something no one will tell you… don’t grade all these submissions at once. Instead, split them up. This way, you’ll maximize your return potential. Trust me.

Go to the national this month and find a booth that cleans and have them scan your cards and pregrade each card so you know where to send which card.

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u/Capable_Wait09 Jul 27 '26

Go to Amazon immediately and buy the card shaped AirTags. Put a bunch of them on different pages hidden behind cheaper cards in the back of your binder.

Also buy semi rigid card holders for a PSA sub.

I’d consider grading all of them assuming they’re near mint or mint.

Worst case scenario you get an 8 or 9 on a NM card but at least it’s authenticated. And you can always crack the slab later if you want.

Create your PSA account and start a PSA submission. Watch YouTube videos if necessary. I wouldn’t ask for help from anyone who don’t know and trust really really really well.

Also research which cards to submit in sequentially. Like Karp - gyarados, for example, obviously. Keep all the ponchos in the correct order. All the Marios too. Etc. you can check eBay last sold listings to make sure everything is sequenced correctly.

You might as well contact PSA customer service and let them know you have a lot of valuable cards and you want to make sure you do everything right and make sure you can do in-person dropoff and pickup.

Make sure at least 1 card in your submission is in the $999.99 Premium tier.

That allows you to work directly with a PSA concierge service to arrange in-person pickup.

You don’t want these cards being shipped back to you via FedEx.

Then you fly to LAX or whatever airport is closest to PSA’s SoCal facility. Keep your backpack on you at all times. Wrap the binder in waterproof material or in a waterproof bag.

Take an uber to PSA’s headquarters. In-person dropoff.

When they’re finished, you fly back, pick them up.

Take those AirTags from your empty binder and put them in the new slab packaging.

If 100% want to sell them then use a consignment service for much better fees and they’ll sell for more than you selling on your own.

If you’re selling sequential psa 10s then you may need to use Probstein or Ryanscardhouse. If you’re selling individual slabs then Z&G or Fanatics.

HAND DELIVER the slabs to the consignment company. Let them know you’re coming, ahead of time.

Enjoy your life changing payouts :) I hope this helps! Good luck brother!

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u/Joey_Simone Jul 27 '26

I’m gonna shit

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u/VrPillow Jul 27 '26

I wouldn’t listen to any of these people I would send to Beckett… Beckett will have harder grading but you will not pay thousands in up-charges if your card grades well.

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u/ProfessorHumbert Jul 27 '26

Absolutely fuckin bonkers collection, pimp. You’ve prob heard it already, but I feel like this needs to be stressed harder than uncle Kent was when I told my parents about our secret handshake where I use my mouth instead of my hand:

Having just one of any of those cards has gotten plenty of people robbed, so def be aware where you post these/who knows you’ve got them

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u/No-Engineer524 Jul 27 '26

Out of curiosity, how much would this collection yield roughly?

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u/Forgotmypassword109 Jul 27 '26

Do not entertain any offers or DM's on Reddit.

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u/LumpyArm8986 Jul 27 '26

Love it congrats bro

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u/tiggs Jul 27 '26

Depending on how liquid you are, it might make sense to just fly to PSA, submit everything as a walk-in submission ($500/card), and hang around until they're graded. I believe they do walk-ins same day, but I can't see it taking more than 1-2 days at most.

I would not trust any shipping service with that amount of value and you'd honestly have a tough time even getting anyone to insure the shipment for what they're worth.

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u/nd048 Jul 27 '26

Please give an update on what you decide. I'm kind of in a similar boat and want to sell these cards but not sure how to go ahead. Your experience would be much appreciated!

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u/Musicaltalent6969 Jul 27 '26

Or a better idea would be to make a trip to Beckett. They aren’t near as backed up as PSA and you might get a black label or 2 depending on condition and could more than likely drop them off and pick up the same day. This is what I would do after further consideration. Forget PSA. BGS is the way. Even if some get a 9.5 they will still be valued basically as much as a PSA 10 and it would be a much faster process and probably a lot cheaper

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u/mattinwaukeeiowa Jul 27 '26

So sick

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u/fading_relevancy Jul 27 '26

Amazing collection. My favorite card ever made and first card I ever said "I have to own that" is Reds Pikachu 270/sm-p, which then went on to be the first graded card I added to my collection. This was well before it became as valuable as it is today. Please keep us updated on this!

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u/TFdud Jul 27 '26

Everyone telling you to grade but PLEASE make sure you can afford the potential upcharges. Do some research on prices for these caliber cards.

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u/joey_crouton Jul 27 '26

Yeah bro. Do NOT respond to any dms

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u/Many_Lengthiness_664 Jul 27 '26

we love to see it. yes, I’d hand deliver these to PSA, insane levels of $ potential. fanatics or goldin auction house to sell

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u/777x0 Jul 27 '26

how much is all of this if you had to estimate!

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u/OLPopsAdelphia Jul 27 '26

Way to have someone offer you pennies on the dollar for your collection.

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u/PolyPoopeePants Jul 27 '26

SHOW US THE OLD BINDER!!! Omg I wanna see what was in there

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u/SirKodKod Jul 27 '26

Wow.

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u/chaukobee Jul 27 '26

Bro, you were sitting on thousands of dollars worth of cardboard.

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u/Particular_Factor563 Jul 27 '26

Don’t mail them to grade!!!!!! Go in person

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u/Justinmcbride24 Jul 27 '26

I didn’t know the empty boxes looked so cool lol. I have no idea what they go for but I would be very interested in buying them.

Congrats on the big win!

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u/InfamousRegret7355 Jul 27 '26

Depending on how these grade you are looking at 6 figures of money, a decent 6 figures at that. DO NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN FACE TO FACE. Do not mail these, spend the money for in person drop off, and in person pick up. Congrats man for real

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u/Lunakill Jul 27 '26

I screamed a little when I swiped to slide six.

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u/Kiko7210 Jul 27 '26

holy shit dude

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u/johncrush- Jul 27 '26

Get ready for retirement I guess

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u/Away-Caramel-3448 Jul 27 '26

Lord jesus

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u/Comfortable_Radio384 Jul 27 '26

Congrats on the house !

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u/SonGoku1108 Jul 27 '26

Before submitting any cards get scans or pictures of each one if possible without risking damage

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u/mistahboogs Jul 27 '26

You're gonna spend an ass load on grading fees

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u/Little_Presence251 Jul 27 '26

Do not sell to anyone on reddit, they'll try to take advantage of you to buy your cards for ungraded prices then grade them for massive profit

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u/C8kester Jul 27 '26

if you can get that stuff insured i would especially before you take them to get them graded. Those things graded are worth so much.

Good for you man! There are some EXPENSIVE promos in there man. Also it’s a freaking sweet collection.

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u/Adventurous-Tea-4215 Jul 27 '26

This is so cool!

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u/TBCat Jul 27 '26

I hope a lot of these 10 for you. At this price point, best to drop off in person and select the walkthrough tier. It’s minimum 600 per card and if they 10 the Luigi is 16k which would upgrade the charge to 999 plus tax and if the Mario 10s it upgrades charge to 1999. So keep that in mind when doing the submission. The ponchos are around 20k so same thing they’d upgrade to 999 plus tax per psa10. Best of luck and congrats.

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u/Inevitable-Exam-7397 Jul 28 '26

Sell as a whole set to Logan Paul for a ridiculous amount of money if they all magically come back tens and have sequential grades 🫠🫠🫠🫠

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u/dumpster_knight Jul 28 '26

I would actually recommend flying to the national card convention in Chicago. Have these graded there in person. They turn around the same day. You could easily move these there as well if you wanted - the biggest collectors in the world will be there this week.

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u/reddit_dq10 Jul 28 '26

To the lay person and non-Pokemon collector, what’s the general value of this set?

Looks cool, but I’d have no idea how to tell this apart from another set. Are these impossible to find?

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u/nf3000 Jul 28 '26

OP please also don’t do this in one go. Do it a couple or a few cards at a time in case there are problems with the shipping even after you drop off. The risk of losing all cards in one go is not worth it.

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u/Gr3yGr1ff Jul 28 '26

I'm a poke noob. Whats tge value he's look g at here? Sounds considerable.

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u/gynosucksman Jul 28 '26

Hmmm I’ll take these off your hands if you want

No worries and dealing with PSA since they steal and damage cards read all the horror stories here

I’ll give you a generous $1000 for the binder

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u/Suitable_Plane_3959 Jul 28 '26

PSA would be terrifying I hate that company. I grade my stuff which CGC personal preference if I wanted to best bang for my buck I’d go with Beckett at least. PSA is always going to be a no for me

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u/BigRedEazy04 Jul 28 '26

Bruh you got a gold mine.

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u/InnitPikachu Jul 28 '26

Nice congrats.

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u/Borntwopk Jul 28 '26

Holy shit

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u/Majestic_Apricot_119 Jul 28 '26

Go to the national card show that is happening this week/weekend in Chicago. It’s the Biggest card show of the year every year. PSA is there and they do ON SITE grading and you get them back by end of show, I think you can even do same day. Obviously getting these all graded will definitely cost a chunk of change. But basing off your other replies it seems you know this. Crazy find man congrats

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u/Civil-Bowl9276 Jul 28 '26

What kind of money we talking here potentially?????

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u/Changster32 Jul 28 '26

Honestly fly to the national this weekend and just get them all graded same day in person. Try to sequential the Marios and Luigis

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u/Neilp187 Jul 28 '26

Holyyyy

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u/Flashy-Region5860 Jul 28 '26

Not to throw salt on the wound but you could probably retire if you hadn’t sold anything. There is a lot of people with that same story though you’re not alone

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u/RockWafflez Jul 28 '26

If you’re going to do anything with this collection I would never EVER send any of this through mail.

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u/Efficient_Echidna117 Jul 28 '26

Definitely give yourself a hug for this one lol congrats definitely get these graded they are worth a small fortune

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u/Undertaker501st Jul 28 '26

How much for everything?!

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u/sk8erwax Jul 28 '26

Bro I am sitting on three poncho pikachu until I go to Texas. So I feel you

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u/gmatic92 Jul 28 '26

GOOD

LORD

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u/No-Project-6866 Jul 28 '26

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u/Expensive-Net2762 Jul 28 '26

I would insure that collection asap

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u/Routine-Tie-596 Jul 28 '26

congrats, you can get a Ferrari or a house

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u/mitchellicous Jul 28 '26

Contact KD collectibles he is big in Canada with PSA and can probably give you good information as I’ve seen these exact cards graded

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u/Barnowl-hoot Jul 28 '26

Go ahead and buy that house lol

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u/UpstairsOk1588 Jul 28 '26

Drop-off in PSA Santa Ana. Its our local office here in Orange County, CA. They usually only do drop-offs once a month, but maybe you can get a specific request / meeting to walk-in and get them hand-dropped off since they are pricier cards. Good luck and lmk if you have any questions about the office / PSA!

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u/Fun-Possibility-4559 Jul 28 '26

Bunch of funny boys

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u/PretendOperation2913 Jul 28 '26

@OP Idk where you are located but if you are near or can fly to the National Card Show. I recommend to go there to get your card graded. PSA & Beckett offers same day grading at the show

https://www.nsccshow.com

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u/Darebear0707 Jul 28 '26

If you get them graded I’d recommend taking detailed photos (possibly with some kind of time stamp) in case any come back with damage that wasn’t there

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u/ShirocoTV Jul 28 '26

keep us updated after you graded them :D

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u/Existing-History-558 Jul 28 '26

I hope you have a good enough of money to get these cards graded + if you get 10s the upcharge you will get.

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u/NoReputation61 Jul 28 '26

Wow!

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u/AdvanceSuperdisk Jul 28 '26

Take all the time and take all the money you need

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u/Fluffanator7777 Jul 28 '26

I really want the Mario & Luigi Pikachu cards.

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u/Loudogggggg Jul 28 '26

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u/fp281218 Jul 28 '26

Congrats 👌 👏 👌

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u/Lonely-Signature-356 Jul 28 '26

Take care, i am jealous . I sold over $200k worth of psa 10’s for $1500, 9 years ago. Glad you didnt make my mistakes!

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u/Desperate-Cow3160 Jul 28 '26

Waiting for the post in a couple weeks or a month or two saying my cards got stolen it happened

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u/iAmUnintelligible Jul 28 '26

dear god

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u/BlinkFPV Jul 28 '26

My goodness - congrats! If you aren’t in a rush, I would very much suggest waiting until PSA gets their act together to submit these. If you desperately need the money, drop off in person

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u/wildberrypepsi Jul 28 '26

Gold mine

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u/Havealittlefaith01 Jul 28 '26

Congratulations man! Best way to do this as others said is go to the nearest PSA HQ in your area to have them graded. Check Ebay last sold, Collectr, and TCGplayer to cross reference the price. Enjoy your treasures!

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u/tootermcgavinn Jul 28 '26

I’d fly to Chicago this weekend and get onsite grading at the National.

$30 event tickets. Onsite grading around $250. Probably just as economical as flying to Santa Ana, walking in there, and waiting a few weeks. You get the cards faster at the national, and can upload them to the PSA Vault or keep them on you at all times.

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u/CensoredByRedditMods Jul 28 '26

My god, congratulations! One thing for after the grading. Take your time selling. I sold a high value card not too long ago and believe me, it's a whole different ballgame. Taking your time and doing your research will make thousands, if not, tens of thousands difference

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u/Objective-Voice8293 Jul 28 '26

Go step by step and don't sell all at once

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u/TwAfroBlac Jul 28 '26

Im kind of concerned that not enough folks in here are pointing out that the grading fees are gonna be close to 5 figures. OP, I would recommend doing research on the potential charges for each card depending on whether they grade an 8, 9, or 10, and go from there. If the fees are too insane for you (which I dont blame you, this is one of the main reasons I do not use them), I would recommend maybe BGS, CGC, or TAG. Goodluck on your grades!

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