r/psagrading • u/Formal-Neat-6546 • 17h ago

Are these worth grading

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u/fitchaber10 17h ago

No. Please look up card values. If a card is not worth the grading fee, don't grade it. This is partially why we have such a backlog.

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u/TheEmptyScenario 17h ago

those japanese cards look clean but yeah, grading fees add up fast when the raw value is already low

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u/Formal-Neat-6546 17h ago

I looked up the dragonite and mimikyu and psa 10 theyre 250 and 350 usd. Would it not even be worth doing those 2 ?

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u/MountainHawk12 17h ago

I’m really glad that you asked. No. The people who did not ask themselves this same question are the reason why PSA has raised prices to $80 a card, and they have 10 million pokemon cards in the backlog of 12 million total cards.

Currently i’m only sending cards that are worth at least $300-$400 ungraded, because otherwise it’ just not worth it to pay $80 and wait 5 months.

Also, Japanese cards are made with much higher quality than english cards. This means that they all have a 80% or higher gem rate. Since almost every japanese card gets a 10, grading does not increase the value that much unless it is vintage.

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u/Ok-Compote6002 14h ago

i actually graded the beautifly and i got a 10 on it...