The Bible says that no one is a good person. We have all broken God's law the 10 commandments, we have all committed, lies, adultery, idolatry, and blasphemy. We deserve hell, but because of what Jesus did on the cross we can be forgiven. So if you Repent of your sins, change your wicked ways, and put your faith in Christ you will be written in the book of life. 👌 🙏Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better..
Thank you for this vid, can't believe I hadn't seen it yet! I'm getting my first set of cards ready for grading and definitely gonna take my time with it. Most of them are for resale but some of them are just my favorite cards and don't really mind the grade, just want them in a slab. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge!
I personally only buy cards pre-graded. The cards I keep in my collection are mainly for commemorative reasons. I think I prefer CGC or BGS just because I like the shape of the cases, and BGS penny sleeves the cards in the case. Thanks for the info!! Keep Dancing!!
Great vid. I've never had a card graded, but i assumed that if the card came out of a pack and straight into a holder, it must be a 10. Never realised that the actual quality of the print came into it. 👍
I liked and subscribed. Valued this video. I've been pulling all my old stuff. I've always been the type to collect cards rather than play with them. looking to encapsulate that childhhod, but also grade and sell some of the duplicates to cover the cost of grading. thanks for the vid.
I've yet to send anything to get graded, but I got a rainbow zardstar that's sure to pull a 9+ pretty sure a gem10! Just waiting on the grading services to stabilize a bit
The Bible says that no one is a good person. We have all broken God's law the 10 commandments, we have all committed, lies, adultery, idolatry, and blasphemy. We deserve hell, but because of what Jesus did on the cross we can be forgiven. So if you Repent of your sins, change your wicked ways, and put your faith in Christ you will be written in the book of life. 👌 🙏Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better..
Sir I’ve gotta tell you… I’m just getting back into the tcg scene after a few years’ hiatus. Everything pointed out in this vid is on point! Never send anything off unless you’re positive that you’ll get an 8 at worst. Unless there’s the Big Mac daddy Charizard or something. Personally I like to collect full 1st edition Wizards holo sets and send them off all together. Your zard’s gotta be sick! Anything else you’d like to send in?
@Wilfredo Gomez I bet you still call a Gallus gallus domesticus a chicken or a lollipop a pop. Or an cellular telephone a cell phone. Or an automobile a car
I only want to grade cards I like. To collect don’t care about value of card. But I still need to know value in order to submit due to price value. Don’t know how to decide what card will score high
Awesome video. I've been collecting for the past few years but have yet to send anything to get in to get graded. This will really help determine which of my cards to send in in the future as I've just been waiting for grading prices to come back down.
Thank you for this! I found a first edition shadowless charizard from my childhood! I immediately put it in a hard case (the kind that closes around the card, not the kind that you slide in) and I’d love to see what it gets graded!
Awesome video! Pretty helpful! Can you make a video on how to check prices if you don’t have one? I still have to check your whole channel, which I will as soon as I have the time. But I would love to see which websites and criteria you use to check prices.
I know this might merit another video, if one hasn’t been made yet, but how do you approach protecting and storing your cards? To preserve value while staying organized?
Thanks for this. I have been wanting something like this video for a long time. I have not sent anything in because of the very things you mentioned. I was not willing to take a risk based on a whim. At least now I can be educated on the risk. Looking forward to part 2.
thanks man, abt to send in my first card for grading, a rayquaza vmax alt art from evolving skies I pulled myself, really just looking to seal it up and possibly be able to sell it in the future
Very informative, thank you very much. And i dunno what camera u are using but getting a macro lens can help u with that up close focusing issue that u are having. Cheers
Thanks for this video this will really help me when it comes to grading, I’ve been nervous about grading as I’ve not done it before so I have no idea what issues to look out for in a card other than the obvious ones until now
Thinking about sending my alt art zard to PSA along with a few other cards and this helps a lot! Also just found this channel but congrats on 30k dude.
Thanks for the video! I recently wanted to dip my toes into Pokemon cards, hadn't opened a booster pack in a decade and before that over another decade back to when the original packs got released. Mostly just loved some of the full art versions I'd seen recently and had to get that nostalgia itch scratched. Got one 36-count booster box each of Lost Origins and Silver Tempest, put all the holographic cards I pulled (even the common and uncommon ones, when'd that start happening??) into sleeves, top loaders, then a binder designed for top loaders. I recently ordered more booster boxes, one each for Brilliant Stars, Fusion Strike, and Astral Radiance. Some of the rarer cards I've seen have such amazing artwork, I'd love to find a couple! I don't think I got anything particularly rare so far, but I was still thinking I might send some to get graded, mostly because I think it would be nice to display them on a shelf in their cases. Not really planning on trying to sell any so no profit motivation, most of these would probably sell for less than the cost to grade them, but it'd still be nice to get some solid 10's since they're pack fresh. The most common issue I noticed while checking them out today was scratch marks on some of them, often just one. I assume from the printing process or something, straight scratches on the front, sometimes the back. Otherwise, I didn't notice any bends, creases, edge issues, etc. If scratches are present, think should I assume a PSA 10 is not going to happen?
@@PokeVault8 I guess we'll see what happens! Either way, they'd look great on a shelf. At this point I'll wait until I go through the new booster boxes I just ordered, then pick my favorites to send as a group, if I end up deciding to get them graded.
Amazing. Thank you for showing how to use the grading tool I have seen them for sale but had no idea how to actually use it. Now I think I will grab the next one I see. I’m hoping to send some cards into psa before New Years. I hear there are some sale s on currently.
Thank you Shawn this was so very helpful with PSA going down to $30 I have about 50 cards I’ve been sitting on to send in I have the time to wait for PSA can’t wait for your next episode Keep up the great content
Biggest point to make here is PSA is a lot more strict than you think they are. I’ve seen a couple questionable 10’s from PSA, but when it comes to whitening and scratches, they are VERY strict
I have a coin microscope with a digital screen. You should grab one to look at your cards! It works great for coins so I bet it will work well for cards. Great video though, thanks!
Your video helped a lot I'm new to grading and am getting my first order ready, honestly I was wondering if you ever do one on one with anyone for advice and so on. Hope this doesn't sound creepy lol just looking fir any advice and potentially your opinion on what I've bought to be graded and so on!!!
Thnx, great vid. I am prepping my first set ever to go to cgc and I already picked out the high value low grade ones so happy to see I was correct there! My question is what would that card on left have recieved best guess?
Awesome info! I sent off the magneton base set holo I pulled from the base set break you did last month along with some e series cards I got from revs break to psa they looked perfect. I think it's good to be more strict than psa would be when reviewing especially at $50 a card for economy right now.
I have a card that only has a tiny white mark the size of the sharp tip of a sewing pintl on one of the corners, if I sent that, what type of grade should I expect to get?
Interesting. I have ever card from the first 3 sets, all holograms put in a sleeve then hard plastic and taped. I hope the sleeve didnt stick to the card after watching this. Wonder if it is worse getting them graded.
Great content as always! I’ve sent in over 5,000 cards to get graded now. Luckily I have 20/15 vision, which is a little bit better than the average 20/20 vision. Jeweler’s loop helps too!
Check the card first make sure u can get a better grade than 8 if no keep it but if it is batter than 8 u have to resend to psa they will do another for fee if they still put an 8 than go Beckett if you don’t get a higher grade with Beckett you should keep it but if u get 7.5 or lower u have to return to psa
So glad you did this video especially for the beginner collectors
Glad it was helpful!
I’ve only been collecting for about a year and I haven’t graded any cards yet thank you for the tips. Keep up the good work can’t wait for pt 2.
The Bible says that no one is a good person. We have all broken God's law the 10 commandments, we have all committed, lies, adultery, idolatry, and blasphemy. We deserve hell, but because of what Jesus did on the cross we can be forgiven. So if you Repent of your sins, change your wicked ways, and put your faith in Christ you will be written in the book of life. 👌 🙏Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better..
Thank you for this vid, can't believe I hadn't seen it yet! I'm getting my first set of cards ready for grading and definitely gonna take my time with it. Most of them are for resale but some of them are just my favorite cards and don't really mind the grade, just want them in a slab. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge!
Im sending my first submission tomorrow. Super nervous but this video helped alot!! Thanks, Vault!!
Hey Sean, would you do a video on how you prefer to store your pokemon cards? Binders/top loaders, etc?
I personally only buy cards pre-graded. The cards I keep in my collection are mainly for commemorative reasons. I think I prefer CGC or BGS just because I like the shape of the cases, and BGS penny sleeves the cards in the case. Thanks for the info!! Keep Dancing!!
This is what I was looking for! Thanks a lot for putting this together!!
Great vid.
I've never had a card graded, but i assumed that if the card came out of a pack and straight into a holder, it must be a 10.
Never realised that the actual quality of the print came into it.
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I liked and subscribed. Valued this video. I've been pulling all my old stuff. I've always been the type to collect cards rather than play with them. looking to encapsulate that childhhod, but also grade and sell some of the duplicates to cover the cost of grading. thanks for the vid.
Wow I’m glad I found your channel, this video is sooooo informative, this answered ALOT of questions for me!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
I honestly can't believe you're not the biggest Pokemon RUclipsr yet. You share so much great knowledge. I appreciate it so much. Thank you!
wow.... I appreciate that!
I've yet to send anything to get graded, but I got a rainbow zardstar that's sure to pull a 9+ pretty sure a gem10! Just waiting on the grading services to stabilize a bit
The Bible says that no one is a good person. We have all broken God's law the 10 commandments, we have all committed, lies, adultery, idolatry, and blasphemy. We deserve hell, but because of what Jesus did on the cross we can be forgiven. So if you Repent of your sins, change your wicked ways, and put your faith in Christ you will be written in the book of life. 👌 🙏Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better..
Sir I’ve gotta tell you… I’m just getting back into the tcg scene after a few years’ hiatus. Everything pointed out in this vid is on point! Never send anything off unless you’re positive that you’ll get an 8 at worst. Unless there’s the Big Mac daddy Charizard or something. Personally I like to collect full 1st edition Wizards holo sets and send them off all together.
Your zard’s gotta be sick! Anything else you’d like to send in?
That's exactly where I am I've heard to many story's of psa sending out 5s for no reason
@@pewtermuseum5227 wizards is too rich for my blood but I wish I had some. I've got gold arceus n mew that I may send out one day
@Wilfredo Gomez I bet you still call a Gallus gallus domesticus a chicken or a lollipop a pop. Or an cellular telephone a cell phone. Or an automobile a car
I’ve not actually graded any of my cards yet but will need to deffo check them out cause there’s a few I want
Thank you so much for this video man. As a new collector in the Pokemon tcg world, this has helped me so much.
Definitely enjoy vids like this. It’s very helpful and encouraging seeing the processes and what to do step by step. Thanks man!
I only want to grade cards I like. To collect don’t care about value of card. But I still need to know value in order to submit due to price value. Don’t know how to decide what card will score high
Great video, answered a lot of questions! Looking forward to pt. 2!
Awesome! Thank you!
Awesome video. I've been collecting for the past few years but have yet to send anything to get in to get graded. This will really help determine which of my cards to send in in the future as I've just been waiting for grading prices to come back down.
Very cool!
Thank you for this! I found a first edition shadowless charizard from my childhood! I immediately put it in a hard case (the kind that closes around the card, not the kind that you slide in) and I’d love to see what it gets graded!
dont send it to PSA in a hard case
Can't wait to get to the point where I start grading some of my collection.
It's the best honestly. Especially if it is from your childhood
@Poke Vault Absolutely agree. My first three will be (2) Ancient Mew promos and the Japanese banned misty's tears.
Awesome video! Pretty helpful! Can you make a video on how to check prices if you don’t have one? I still have to check your whole channel, which I will as soon as I have the time. But I would love to see which websites and criteria you use to check prices.
Just came across this video now been watching you for a while now, this video was extremely helpful
Perfect I just pulled a celebration charizard and was planing to grade it 🙏🏼
Awesome!
Thank you for explaining how to figure out which cards are worth sending to grade🎉
Thank you for this info! The grading scene is vast and intimidating, and you helped demystify and explain a lot here, very clearly - ty!
I know this might merit another video, if one hasn’t been made yet, but how do you approach protecting and storing your cards? To preserve value while staying organized?
I’ve actually made a video on this in the past but could certainly do an update video
@@PokeVault8 found em! Thanks! The “LEVEL 2” video of the Poke Vault was particularly helpful!
This is a video I truly needed. Ill probably watch it more than once.
Great video. Extremely informative. I love the flow of your explanation. You make it look easy
Thanks Bob!
This was another banger man keep that fire
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Thanks for this. I have been wanting something like this video for a long time. I have not sent anything in because of the very things you mentioned. I was not willing to take a risk based on a whim. At least now I can be educated on the risk. Looking forward to part 2.
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Holy print line on that vaporeon
Major
thanks man, abt to send in my first card for grading, a rayquaza vmax alt art from evolving skies I pulled myself, really just looking to seal it up and possibly be able to sell it in the future
Awesome video and I truly appreciate you going over the fine details...
Very informative, thank you very much. And i dunno what camera u are using but getting a macro lens can help u with that up close focusing issue that u are having. Cheers
Very informative thanks for putting this out looking forward to part 2!
Glad it was helpful!
Sharing information is amazing. Too many people want to try and keep the "secret" for themselves.
I'm all about the community brother
Thanks for this video this will really help me when it comes to grading, I’ve been nervous about grading as I’ve not done it before so I have no idea what issues to look out for in a card other than the obvious ones until now
Dude this was awesome 👌 👏 empowering the people!
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videos like this make me feel like i ain't the only one thinking the way i do lol awesome video thanks for the great content brother take care
Thanks for watching!
Thinking about sending my alt art zard to PSA along with a few other cards and this helps a lot! Also just found this channel but congrats on 30k dude.
What’s up trash boat. I love your RUclips channel lol
@@PokeVault8 Thanks, I get that a lot 🤘😎 Unlike your channel name I don't actually own a trash boat, though it would be pretty cool if I did.
@@trashboat10969 lol noted
Everyone save this video to your favorites! That 3 point system is solid to determine whether you want to weigh the risk vs reward. Let's go!
Always comin with the 🔥 comments
agree on that for sure
crazy the machine that cuts the cards can dictate the grade on your card.
i think it's more the printer because all the cards are the same shape and size
Thanks for the video! I recently wanted to dip my toes into Pokemon cards, hadn't opened a booster pack in a decade and before that over another decade back to when the original packs got released. Mostly just loved some of the full art versions I'd seen recently and had to get that nostalgia itch scratched. Got one 36-count booster box each of Lost Origins and Silver Tempest, put all the holographic cards I pulled (even the common and uncommon ones, when'd that start happening??) into sleeves, top loaders, then a binder designed for top loaders. I recently ordered more booster boxes, one each for Brilliant Stars, Fusion Strike, and Astral Radiance. Some of the rarer cards I've seen have such amazing artwork, I'd love to find a couple!
I don't think I got anything particularly rare so far, but I was still thinking I might send some to get graded, mostly because I think it would be nice to display them on a shelf in their cases. Not really planning on trying to sell any so no profit motivation, most of these would probably sell for less than the cost to grade them, but it'd still be nice to get some solid 10's since they're pack fresh. The most common issue I noticed while checking them out today was scratch marks on some of them, often just one. I assume from the printing process or something, straight scratches on the front, sometimes the back. Otherwise, I didn't notice any bends, creases, edge issues, etc. If scratches are present, think should I assume a PSA 10 is not going to happen?
PSA tens are very rare. Especially in vintage
@@PokeVault8 What do you mean in vintage? All the ones I would send in I just got from the newer packs. Either way, yeah, figured I might not get any.
@@HeartlessPhoenix you have a way better chance if they are newer
@@PokeVault8 I guess we'll see what happens! Either way, they'd look great on a shelf. At this point I'll wait until I go through the new booster boxes I just ordered, then pick my favorites to send as a group, if I end up deciding to get them graded.
Thanks! This is just what I was looking for.
This video is really dope thank you !
This video is my homework - great content!
I need to watch the part 2. Can't wait to get my cards graded.
Very insightful! Thanks for the Pro tips
Amazing. Thank you for showing how to use the grading tool
I have seen them for sale but had no idea how to actually use it. Now I think I will grab the next one I see.
I’m hoping to send some cards into psa before New Years. I hear there are some sale s on currently.
Thanks for making this video
Why doesn't this man have a million subs yet!!! Always looking out for us!!!
Sheeeeesh... Thanks B!
Great insight cant wait for part 2
I don’t know what I was doing a month ago… but somehow I missed these PSA videos.
I got a Iono illustration rare sent it in the day I opened it. Didnt even do any of the steps this guy did.
Pray for me 😂😂😂
I am going to watch both videos and compare this to coin grating because I also do that and that was my 1st Passion before this
Super helpful video, I've yet to grade anything but excited to give it go as prices and turnarounds come down!
I collect for myself, and want a way to display them in a good way
Thank you Shawn this was so very helpful with PSA going down to $30 I have about 50 cards I’ve been sitting on to send in I have the time to wait for PSA can’t wait for your next episode Keep up the great content
Thanks Nick. I just sent in 100 myself
Love your videos brother!!! I'm going to buy one of those centering tools!!
Never new about the centering tool. Shiiiit I've been eye balling it for years lol. Strike 3 you out! Great advice as always brotha!!
Lolol yeah that’s centering tool is a lifesaver
Biggest point to make here is PSA is a lot more strict than you think they are. I’ve seen a couple questionable 10’s from PSA, but when it comes to whitening and scratches, they are VERY strict
Very insightful and educational. I look forward to purchasing those tools and scrutinizing my cards. Looks fun, actually. Thank you!
Hahaha 🤣
Hell yeah this will be helpful for the new squad members
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Great video! Very helpful! You're a legend
I have a Rocket’s Hitmonchan Ex misprint. It has a Red ink error, I’ve had it stored away for almost 20 years….about to send that Beauty in. 😁
I have a coin microscope with a digital screen. You should grab one to look at your cards! It works great for coins so I bet it will work well for cards. Great video though, thanks!
So how often should I change the plastic sleeve on the card to avoid surface damage?
Awesome video. can't wait for part 2
I can not express, how useful this video is. Great job!👍
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haha dude just what i needed!!!!! idk what to grade whats not worth it
Loving this series so far! Very informative
Great info mate! Just what i was looking for.
No problem 👍
Your video helped a lot I'm new to grading and am getting my first order ready, honestly I was wondering if you ever do one on one with anyone for advice and so on. Hope this doesn't sound creepy lol just looking fir any advice and potentially your opinion on what I've bought to be graded and so on!!!
I haven’t gotten anything graded yet, but I pulled a rainbow Zard from champions path that I’m planning to send in. Thanks for the video!
Hell yeah!
Very helpful series thank you!
Nice channel, Thanks a lot for the info, Im starting to make my homework
Thnx, great vid. I am prepping my first set ever to go to cgc and I already picked out the high value low grade ones so happy to see I was correct there!
My question is what would that card on left have recieved best guess?
7-8
Loved the video can't wait for part 2
Got a Ken Griffey Jr Topps 1989 #41T and I didn’t know how or if I should, this helped!
Thanks for sharing, im in the hunt for my pokemon cards at moms house
0:40 what made me sub and like lmao haven't watch the full vid just yet
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Awesome info! I sent off the magneton base set holo I pulled from the base set break you did last month along with some e series cards I got from revs break to psa they looked perfect. I think it's good to be more strict than psa would be when reviewing especially at $50 a card for economy right now.
100% agree and that’s awesome!
Great content! Can’t wait for part 2.
I would love to watch a live stream of you scrolling through the internet of you buying cards and giving examples on which ones you look for.
That would be awesome!
Great video man! Been waiting a long time for these videos! Also can we just talk about how amazing that Kadabra card is? Gorgeous.
😍😍😍
thank you for the content! very helpful
That three defect limit is a handy rule!
I have a card that only has a tiny white mark the size of the sharp tip of a sewing pintl on one of the corners, if I sent that, what type of grade should I expect to get?
Thank you for your tips! 😊
Centering, print lines, holo bleed and whitening.
Interesting. I have ever card from the first 3 sets, all holograms put in a sleeve then hard plastic and taped. I hope the sleeve didnt stick to the card after watching this. Wonder if it is worse getting them graded.
Great content as always! I’ve sent in over 5,000 cards to get graded now. Luckily I have 20/15 vision, which is a little bit better than the average 20/20 vision. Jeweler’s loop helps too!
Boom!
Thanks. Please make a video on best grading companies in EU
I do got a few cards in my collection I want to get graded at some point. I might just go the 50 dollar route since its only 3 cards I want to grade.
My first returned submission made me hungry for more graded cards!
So I pulled a Mewtwo Vstar from Crown Zenith, should I send it in to grade so I can sell for profit?
Shawn and liam Neeson... "i have a specific set of skills." Thanks for the knowledge!
LOL, I feel like he says that line in every movie
Had a walking wake alt .. has some very light edge ware .. decided to send it .. everything else look good to me ..
What did it end up being? Edge ware never gets a 10 imo.
How do you feel about people breaking open PSAs and resending them in and getting a higher grade??? Just things I think about
I'm here cause of pokerev but this is so useful 🔥
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I have a psa 8 first edition lugia from neo it’s graded an 8 but I think it can do better u think I should resend to psa or go to beckett?
i think Beckett is more for pokemon than psa.. Beckett was charging $10 a card to get them graded back in year 2000
Check the card first make sure u can get a better grade than 8 if no keep it but if it is batter than 8 u have to resend to psa they will do another for fee if they still put an 8 than go Beckett if you don’t get a higher grade with Beckett you should keep it but if u get 7.5 or lower u have to return to psa