Just personally think it needs to be mentioned to newcomers that the PSA membership is over $100 AND Ebay fees with no additional ad fees on $1400 is about $185. Not to mention taxes on profits over $600 in a calendar year. So I wouldn't go in expecting to hit the moon just because I was shooting at it.
This is definitely making me think about some of my raw cards instead of getting them graded because you don't need someone sleeping on your grades I had that so many times
One thing he missed on the grading prices is even if you’re a member, the $14.99/card price is bulk. You have to send a minimum of 20 cards in that are worth less than $200. It’s $18.99/card with a minimum of 20 cards and a $500 max value. If you send in less than 20, you’ll be paying minimum $24.99/card depending on value and turn around time
This was helpful. And I usually grade if there is a highly chance at a PSA 10. I'm also a sealed collector so if anyone really wants a card i recommend just buy singles and then grade it. Pulling is fun but banking on pulling the card on just buying packs... it may not workout. My daughter pulled the Pikachu SIR in just 13 packs but that is extreme luck. But this is a good strategy. Buy singles and grade them. Also buy from trusted sellers
Thanks for sharing. Problem for people in Europe is that we don't have PSA, BGS or CGC here. So shipping costs are high and too much risk doing it via intermediary
The example cards in this video seem problematic because the PSA 9 values wouldn't cover the cost of grading over the price of the raw card. There are definitely a lot of cards where the PSA 9 value would cover the $15 price of grading over the raw price. Those are the cards you should grade, provided you think they have a shot at a PSA 10. Grading anything you know to have defects is not wise -- once you get down to PSA 8, you've just flushed the grading fee down the drain and will need to crack the card to get the best price. So, you send in a pile of cards you think should get a 10 -- half will, half will get a 9, with probably 2% getting a PSA 8. This formula will yield very good results, I think.
Great video bro! I appreciate the insight! I've been collecting cards for about 4 years now and started with pokemon late 2024. Pokemon is more exciting than Sports cards for me now lol mainly because pikachu can't tear an ACL lmao have a great 2025!
I just made 6k at the front row card show in vegas this weekend. From raw singles I've collected over the last year. Time to build the sealed collection.
A heads up for those in the UK. If you sell over £1500 worth of stuff on Ebay, regardless of what it is, Ebay will send the financial details to HMRC and you may be expected to do a tax return, so please factor this in.
I don’t understand why people think the risk is low when you roll the dice with PSA getting a PSA9 vs 10. You pay $15 to grade and if you get a PSA9 it pretty much means you are down $12-15 depending on if you bulk graded. Boxes, tape, labels, shipping, and insurance if you have a ton of value means you can lose even more. If you get all PSA10s you will profit but a few PSA9s can kill your profit.
Thanks for doing this video. This is the kind of thing that could help correct the inflated Pokemon market and get more people in the game. It may make some people mad, but that’s just because they don’t want people cutting into their profits. Understandable, but ultimately flawed reasoning.
Love this video been trying to grad and sell for a five months it is hard sent 15 cards to be graded only got 5 tens but those tens make up for the money I spent to grade the cards 😊
I’ve Ben trying but I don’t pull nothing worth grading I think I’m just gona buy sets but most people selling sets with high value cards for good price is because the card are not 9 or 10 but it’s all a gamble thanks. I appreciated the knowledge
Interesting video-appreciate the info bro! 👍 We actually do have some PSA10’s in our collection but if we ever do submit one, we’ll be sure to use your code 💪
I'm just going to say if you send in too many cards I noticed they will grade them new cards 10s old cards instant 7s You look at your card no scrapes no whitening that's just how PSA is they want to rush it and they won't give you whatever grade they want to give you at the time That's my experience this is my last year deal with PSA but I'm just giving you guys a heads up on that Don't send multiple cards You will get screwed over
i got charizard full alternate art out brilliant stars but I had old collection also when Pokemon came out and i pretty much lost all my cards in Katrina i always wish i can get originalsets back cause I had 1st editions and everything...i miss my old cards had toys from every happy meals and had every promo card from movies i just want cry
So when buying these cards are you buying Near Mint on eBay or TGC Player or either one? Wouldn't you have to pre inspect these cards before buying to make sure it had a good chance of it receiving a PSA 10. Otherwise you would just be at a loss
@@agrahamg19 honestly I think SIR charizard from obsidian flames is a great card to grade. The multiplier for a PSA 10 compared to the raw is very high (5.9x) and a psa 9 still roughly recoups your initial investment. Also it being a modern card, you are more likely to get your hands on a decent copy that is at least a 9
I bought cases of Hidden fates ETBs when they were a lot cheaper and I got a master set all pack fresh. I’m thinking of what to do with it or if I should hold onto it, break it down and get it graded or sell as a master set!
I love PokeVault why does no reseller ever mention Taxes? Please guys, if you're into reselling you need to put away 30-40% of your profits for taxes. And if you do cash transactions, just don't go crazy with your profits because the IRS will find out. Also, keep receipts of your expenses because (Shipping, materials, heck even your cards) a lot of it can be tax deductible to help ease the pain at the beginning of tax season lol
Could you please cover how to combat the tax situation. For example. For those people who don’t have a small business, we won’t get taxed on anything UNDER 600 bucks. In the other hand, anything OVER 600 we will get hit pretty damn hard by the tax man. Could you do some explanation on this?
Just "show a loss" come tax time. I keep receipts to be safe but all you do come tax time with your 1099 is show that you "lost money" by entering in how much you spent through the year. I bet you used gas to drive and get some of your cards. That is a cost right off along with anything under the sun involved with buying cards. Penny sleeves, stamps, you name it and it can be written off. Bought some cards at Walmart? Well whatever else I bought on that receipt is going into the total spent as well lol. Two years of selling large quantities and my taxes have not been hit negatively.
@@WhatsMewWithYou holy molyyyy dude thats insane congratulations!! how much did you start with? i have a decent amount to start investing with and im p passionate about pokemon, how much and how did you start?
I don’t think this is sound advice. I don’t think the conditions or the quality of hidden fates is as high or good as you think they are to take the risk of buying multiples from the internet to try and get 10s. Most likely most of them will grade 9s. The sun and moon era is notoriously bad for quality of cards. Now hidden fates may have had better quality, but I don’t think it’s worth the risk of trusting TCGplayer or eBay sellers to get these, as you always lose money unless you get a 10. Now I know you handle your cards very carefully so it’s probably quite likely any hidden fates coming from you could be a 10. But this is where it feels a little bit of a forced video as we know you have a big stash of hidden fates you can move every stream. Would be better to try and explore cards with higher multipliers and lower capital cost so that you don’t put your less experienced viewers at risk of losing money and being stuck with a bunch of PSA9s. No shade, just my honest opinion.
wow bro ur discord is trash. I make one post to sell my psa 10 graded cards and your admins do nuts over something to do with "time stamps"?? then kick me out. what's with all all the rude people? wow. pathetic.
Please make a pregrading tutorial or do a series were u start with $100 and grow it to X amount and we tally it by the end of the yr
thats actually a sick idea
Oh boy
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RYAN HOW U MAKE MONEY😊
Receive a pinecone or shit a pinecone?
@@colinorth8986 he offers special services ;) 🍆
Step 1: Own $10k worth of cards. Step 2: Sell your cards.
You must be new here 😂😂😂
Buy 10k in cards and grade them. ✅️
As you buy 10k of cards and time passes your collection value would have already gone up.
Very clever for a newbie
If only Pokemon card factory’s weren’t cutting cards with butter knives
The Japan factory knives are pretty sharp apparently…
Just personally think it needs to be mentioned to newcomers that the PSA membership is over $100 AND Ebay fees with no additional ad fees on $1400 is about $185. Not to mention taxes on profits over $600 in a calendar year. So I wouldn't go in expecting to hit the moon just because I was shooting at it.
you can grade them at gamestop now
Just got into collecting and from what I can see. All I have to do is snag as many new ETBs and Booster boxes this year and flip them.
This is definitely making me think about some of my raw cards instead of getting them graded because you don't need someone sleeping on your grades I had that so many times
One thing he missed on the grading prices is even if you’re a member, the $14.99/card price is bulk. You have to send a minimum of 20 cards in that are worth less than $200. It’s $18.99/card with a minimum of 20 cards and a $500 max value. If you send in less than 20, you’ll be paying minimum $24.99/card depending on value and turn around time
You said we can thank you later on Discord, but instructions were not clear... so I guess.... thank you? 🤔
OMG I use your app on play store!
Grading is definitely one of those things where you gotta spend money to make money.
Scared money don’t make money
I have so many cards I want to get graded, but that PSA markup is a deterrent lol
This was helpful. And I usually grade if there is a highly chance at a PSA 10. I'm also a sealed collector so if anyone really wants a card i recommend just buy singles and then grade it. Pulling is fun but banking on pulling the card on just buying packs... it may not workout. My daughter pulled the Pikachu SIR in just 13 packs but that is extreme luck. But this is a good strategy. Buy singles and grade them. Also buy from trusted sellers
"How do you make money selling Pokemon cards?"
"That's the neat part, you don't!"
Problem is I hate parting with the collection.
Thanks for sharing. Problem for people in Europe is that we don't have PSA, BGS or CGC here. So shipping costs are high and too much risk doing it via intermediary
Use ace grading
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Send this to her
Send her to me.
Just SEND IT 🎉
Easier said than done lol… been trying to explain the same for weeks lol
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The example cards in this video seem problematic because the PSA 9 values wouldn't cover the cost of grading over the price of the raw card. There are definitely a lot of cards where the PSA 9 value would cover the $15 price of grading over the raw price. Those are the cards you should grade, provided you think they have a shot at a PSA 10. Grading anything you know to have defects is not wise -- once you get down to PSA 8, you've just flushed the grading fee down the drain and will need to crack the card to get the best price. So, you send in a pile of cards you think should get a 10 -- half will, half will get a 9, with probably 2% getting a PSA 8. This formula will yield very good results, I think.
Great video for those who are new to reselling and grading!
Great video bro! I appreciate the insight! I've been collecting cards for about 4 years now and started with pokemon late 2024. Pokemon is more exciting than Sports cards for me now lol mainly because pikachu can't tear an ACL lmao have a great 2025!
I just made 6k at the front row card show in vegas this weekend. From raw singles I've collected over the last year. Time to build the sealed collection.
I enjoy these types of videos. Thanks Valut.
PSA is the benchmark of value. I like Beckett and at times CGC... but it's hard to measure value with others so I highly recommend PSA
We gotta add 150$ to the investment for the PSA membership.
Without that the cards cost 25$ to grade before shipping and tax. 😅🎉
A heads up for those in the UK. If you sell over £1500 worth of stuff on Ebay, regardless of what it is, Ebay will send the financial details to HMRC and you may be expected to do a tax return, so please factor this in.
Thanks vaukt! Encouraged me to start doing this! Appreciate you man! Much love!
I don’t understand why people think the risk is low when you roll the dice with PSA getting a PSA9 vs 10. You pay $15 to grade and if you get a PSA9 it pretty much means you are down $12-15 depending on if you bulk graded. Boxes, tape, labels, shipping, and insurance if you have a ton of value means you can lose even more. If you get all PSA10s you will profit but a few PSA9s can kill your profit.
I just started grading and going to start selling also. Thank you for the information.
Thanks for doing this video. This is the kind of thing that could help correct the inflated Pokemon market and get more people in the game. It may make some people mad, but that’s just because they don’t want people cutting into their profits. Understandable, but ultimately flawed reasoning.
High risk to reward if get a heap of psa 9, u loose money to grading fees. I pick cards with higher 9 value to atleast cover grading and shipping fees
Love this video been trying to grad and sell for a five months it is hard sent 15 cards to be graded only got 5 tens but those tens make up for the money I spent to grade the cards 😊
I’ve Ben trying but I don’t pull nothing worth grading I think I’m just gona buy sets but most people selling sets with high value cards for good price is because the card are not 9 or 10 but it’s all a gamble thanks. I appreciated the knowledge
Also if the raw value is higher than the PSA 9 price you can always crack it and sell it raw.
Thanks for rhe advise and tips ❤
Interesting video-appreciate the info bro! 👍
We actually do have some PSA10’s in our collection but if we ever do submit one, we’ll be sure to use your code 💪
Love your videos 🎉🎉❤❤
I'm just going to say if you send in too many cards I noticed they will grade them new cards 10s old cards instant 7s You look at your card no scrapes no whitening that's just how PSA is they want to rush it and they won't give you whatever grade they want to give you at the time That's my experience this is my last year deal with PSA but I'm just giving you guys a heads up on that Don't send multiple cards You will get screwed over
i got charizard full alternate art out brilliant stars but I had old collection also when Pokemon came out and i pretty much lost all my cards in Katrina i always wish i can get originalsets back cause I had 1st editions and everything...i miss my old cards had toys from every happy meals and had every promo card from movies i just want cry
Hi awesome knowledge and video man ❤
Sean’s is talking investing and hidden fates again….. someone’s gotta tell Ryan he’s at it again😅
Thank you for the advice truly appreciated it.
Poke Stonks are the best stonks 📈
So when buying these cards are you buying Near Mint on eBay or TGC Player or either one? Wouldn't you have to pre inspect these cards before buying to make sure it had a good chance of it receiving a PSA 10. Otherwise you would just be at a loss
PSA 10 price is off on the Umbreon. It’s $230 and up
Thanks for the info young man!
What would you say the best cards of OBF and Surging Sparks/TWM that are worth grading other than the major hits of course?
@@agrahamg19 honestly I think SIR charizard from obsidian flames is a great card to grade. The multiplier for a PSA 10 compared to the raw is very high (5.9x) and a psa 9 still roughly recoups your initial investment. Also it being a modern card, you are more likely to get your hands on a decent copy that is at least a 9
@ Thanks! I’ll look out for a couple more of those in singles to grade then!
Thanks for the info 🥃
You bet!
The Umbreon is closer to $230-260 for a PSA 10.
I sell on eBay honestly it's a little bit of a pain but it is probably the best value if you get trusted seller
I appreciate this video!
I bought cases of Hidden fates ETBs when they were a lot cheaper and I got a master set all pack fresh. I’m thinking of what to do with it or if I should hold onto it, break it down and get it graded or sell as a master set!
I love PokeVault why does no reseller ever mention Taxes? Please guys, if you're into reselling you need to put away 30-40% of your profits for taxes. And if you do cash transactions, just don't go crazy with your profits because the IRS will find out. Also, keep receipts of your expenses because (Shipping, materials, heck even your cards) a lot of it can be tax deductible to help ease the pain at the beginning of tax season lol
Thanks for the info!!!!
Question I know a majority of you collectors don't play the card game. What you guys do with the playable cards etc?
I trade them into my local for credit or cash or sell them to ther online shops
Love the Vault Squad
Interesting video, thanks
Thank you 🙏🏼
I keep debating whether or not I want to become a member of PSA. This video has me thinking about it, again. Is a membership really worth it?
Thank you for the information.
You bet!
what is up pokevault!!!
Could you please cover how to combat the tax situation. For example. For those people who don’t have a small business, we won’t get taxed on anything UNDER 600 bucks. In the other hand, anything OVER 600 we will get hit pretty damn hard by the tax man. Could you do some explanation on this?
Just "show a loss" come tax time. I keep receipts to be safe but all you do come tax time with your 1099 is show that you "lost money" by entering in how much you spent through the year. I bet you used gas to drive and get some of your cards. That is a cost right off along with anything under the sun involved with buying cards. Penny sleeves, stamps, you name it and it can be written off. Bought some cards at Walmart? Well whatever else I bought on that receipt is going into the total spent as well lol. Two years of selling large quantities and my taxes have not been hit negatively.
I’ve been doing this since 2019.. this is the way.
how much do you make on average? trying to get into this lol
@ it’s enough for me to quit my full time job making Subaru’s at a car plant almost 3 years ago now.
@@WhatsMewWithYou holy molyyyy dude thats insane congratulations!! how much did you start with? i have a decent amount to start investing with and im p passionate about pokemon, how much and how did you start?
Thank you so much , I have a good collection, I want to start grading , but to get psa graded cards in UK, it's a bit different
Idk cant help thinking how much i could have made just never opening all the products ive bought from walmart etc lol😅
Great video. If only it were possibly to buy sealed product at this point. Scalpers are killing interest in the hobby.
I very much regret selling my shiny umbreon back in the day.
Great vid!
So the whole strategy for 2025 is trading/selling Hidden Fates cards? That’s it?
Where would be best to purchase cards?
Does require the capital to acquire the high value cards in the first place.
Im interning in flipping my collection for more money
More money for shiny cardboard please! 🙏🏼
Pokevault1 squad for life!!
30 seconds in to the video and wish you didn’t disclose how Hidden Fates is next up and comer. You know it’s time is coming
Holy shit, here after CTR stream and the Hidden Fates accusations
The raw umbreon is 160$ I just sold one, the psa 10 is 230$
Vault's math ain't mathing lol. I don't think there's ever been a deal for 6 cards at $14 each lol always 10 or 20 minimum at that price
Always enjoy little lessons
Definitely the best specialty set out there. Prismatic COULD finally be the trump set to this
Nice tip!
Step one: have money…
Step two: make more money…
12 minutes to say grading 10’s will make you money.. The difficulty isn’t the grading, it is sourcing cards that could get a 10
You forgot my boy mewtwo 😢 lol
LIKE AND COMMENT!!! WHO NEEDS A GIVEAWAY ❤❤
Great way to start
I don’t think this is sound advice. I don’t think the conditions or the quality of hidden fates is as high or good as you think they are to take the risk of buying multiples from the internet to try and get 10s. Most likely most of them will grade 9s. The sun and moon era is notoriously bad for quality of cards. Now hidden fates may have had better quality, but I don’t think it’s worth the risk of trusting TCGplayer or eBay sellers to get these, as you always lose money unless you get a 10.
Now I know you handle your cards very carefully so it’s probably quite likely any hidden fates coming from you could be a 10. But this is where it feels a little bit of a forced video as we know you have a big stash of hidden fates you can move every stream.
Would be better to try and explore cards with higher multipliers and lower capital cost so that you don’t put your less experienced viewers at risk of losing money and being stuck with a bunch of PSA9s. No shade, just my honest opinion.
Good advice!
What about non north american? Its expensive as f* to send from brazil and get it back after 3 months
You a real one man.
One day I will get some cards graded. 😊
GameStop has made it really easy now
I’m definitely doing this but with one piece
Step 1 :make a bunch of scam packs
Step 2: sell them to dummies wanting to find a base set booster pack
Love it
Bro thinks he knows the best way to sell cards in 2025 , 4 days into 2025 lol.
Nah, my collection is my retirement plan in 30 years 😂 let's just hope it's still hyped by then 👵🏻
Would love to invest in hidden fates but it's so pricy
TIME FOR SOME DINERO BABBYYYY!!!!
wow bro ur discord is trash. I make one post to sell my psa 10 graded cards and your admins do nuts over something to do with "time stamps"?? then kick me out.
what's with all all the rude people? wow. pathetic.
Sorry to hear that
Thanks
Step 1-8 open packs lose money
Step 9 open pack get hit
Step 10 profit
Good advice Sean...thank you my good degenerate sir
How is time in the market 😂