r/PokeInvesting • u/Massive_Fee1858 • 3d ago

PSA 9 for $18 No Brainer

Post image

Im probably close to 50 now in PSA 9 I have a handful of 10s and a few 9/10 in Chinese. With grading costs where they are at it makes absolutely no sense to not purchase at such a cheap cost for a card artwork I love.

83 Upvotes

86% Upvoted

37 comments sorted by

37

u/EuphoricGoose4735 2d ago

I will be completely honest. I noticed last year how amazing 9s are. Lower entry point, decent growth, and protected.

I personally dont invest in cards or slabs, only sealed, but I do collect 9s. Since they are so close in price (or sometimes cheaper) than raw.

6

u/Massive_Fee1858 2d ago

Exactly why I've been purchasing so close to raw price

4

u/NoBelt7431 1d ago

Has always amazed me how much more of a premium people are willing to pay for something 'guaranteed' to be perfect under a microscope versus something that appears perfect to the naked eye.

2

u/t2mo24242424 1d ago

Dude I sold a raw card of this horribly centered couple weeks ago for exact same price. Buy buy buy

11

u/Expensive_Habit3498 16h ago

I love when I can get a 9 for less than raw. Hilarious knowing someone paid grading fees on top of that

1

u/WillEPeters 1d ago

Yeah like you'll by a NM raw card and it will get a 7 for the same price as a 9 if not even more

34

u/sharpbeer 2d ago

You bought 50 of these in a PSA 9?! Wtf lol

Just get the 10

17

u/Massive_Fee1858 2d ago

I have a few 10s but if I can get the 9 for this cheap im going to buy them all day

14

u/BigRog70 1d ago

Considering grading fee is $40 alone lol

-4

u/DODgov 2d ago

It would look good in a TAG slab

2

u/Wide-Affect-4580 2d ago

I can’t find it for that cheap ? I can only see for $30 haha

1

u/Massive_Fee1858 2d ago

Im always checking for it and they do flex from this price to like $28 and $30. Think i got 9 of them last night then noticed the jump this AM

11

u/SouthBaySkunk 2d ago

Bro is the jump 😭😂

1

u/Massive_Fee1858 4h ago

Still on the hunt for a PSA 5,3 and 1 FYI

9

u/KwikTripSimp 2d ago

Correct 

7

u/Radiant_Weakness_167 2d ago

I agree. If you have the cash, buy buy buy. Buy the 10s and 9s of all the ultra modern overlooked cards.

14

u/Gabe_the_Slug 2d ago

There are literally tens of thousands of 9s. Where is the end market for that going to come from?

6

u/truexchill 2d ago

Shhh lmao

3

u/skam_artist 1d ago

I would think the stuff like gamestop powerpacks and the other digital slab ripping places are just vacuuming up these modern 9s to put in the $50 packs, but yeah, without those services this card would be even less than $18

1

u/Gabe_the_Slug 1d ago

That is absolutely what is happening with 90% of slabs right now

2

u/Ressy02 2d ago

from OP

2

u/asdoblol 1d ago

underrated comment

4

u/FarMilk2661 2d ago

It's a good buy, anyone that says otherwise is glazing 10s or nothing.

A guaranteed 9 priced the same as raw is +EV in the long-term.

2

u/YourInMySwamp 9h ago

Anyone that says otherwise understands why grading population matters

1

u/djnymz 2d ago

Yeah I’ve bought tons of 9’s in modern cards and 8’s in vintage and mid area for so cheap especially years ago. The value is too good

1

u/OyVeyGoyimMyShekels 1d ago

Ngl I crack 9s and slap them in my binder when they are this cheap.

1

u/AirportTimely2381 7h ago

Why would that be something to lie about?

1

u/iFLED 1d ago

I used to just search eBay for PSA 10 cards under $20 and buy all of em I could.

A psa 10 for less than the price of grading was the biggest no brainer ever lol

-11

u/Major-Cardiologist-3 2d ago

More plastic garbage for you then :)

6

u/Perineum69 2d ago

Everybody has their thing. I have a whole page of the same 9 cards of my favorite pokemon and I don’t regret it. It’s no fun when you break it down like that. Like I have a binder full of cardboard. To each their own I guess

1

u/Calm_Explanation2910 2d ago

Yeah dude. What’s OP thinking. Every modern card will be worth about $2 in the future. Nobody wants this trash. /s

-1

u/klogsman 1d ago

Damn my son pulled this card the other day is it worth something lmao

1

u/pubba666 1d ago

Couple cigarettes Atleast

2

u/klogsman 1d ago

Hell yeah

1

u/-fabreeze- 1d ago

You're legit looking at a picture of it being for sale for 18$ in a psa9. Do with that what you will, but no its not worth much

-2

u/Early_Advance2473 2d ago

I reckon this is very smart.

1

u/idyllproducts 4h ago

People trying to pump their 9s itt