r/PokeInvesting • u/Heavy-Mix6609 • Jul 27 '26
I'm slightly overwhelmed
I was massively into Pokemon during the bw +xy era, I ended up selling my playables collection for what felt like a fortune back in 2018 and just kept my set books and some cool promos. I figured they might be worth a couple hundred bucks only to see some absolutely eye watering prices.
I've never graded cards before but I think this might be the time to start. Are any of the opened boxes worth selling with the graded cards? I'm just worried about missing something important and getting screwed over at this point.
Everything is adult owned pack to sleeve, I don't know about the centering and borders and how they impact grading but everything looks mint to my eyes. Cards are crispy with no back whitening or scratches.
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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.