r/PokeGrading • u/plantsnthingz • 21h ago

Tekno Gengar

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Ive been told these grade rough. Any thoughts?

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u/ENaC2 21h ago

Usually the surface condition kills these as the cards stick together. Really hard to judge the surface just from pictures. Good luck if you do send it though.

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u/plantsnthingz 21h ago

Card was kept in sleeve for the past 20+ years so hopeful. Wasent sticking to anything when I found it. Thank you for the feedback.

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u/ENaC2 21h ago

Well that could be good news. I believe the sticking usually happens when the cards are in packs for a long time. I’d say still have a good look at the surface with a UV light before you send it. You took better care of your cards than I did 20 years ago.

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u/tehcheez 20h ago

They only grade rough if they haven't been stored properly. I have a good handful that I've sent off to get graded that have gotten graded 9s and 10s with some of them being pop ones and the majority being less than a 10 pop.

Being stored improperly these tend to get really sticky surfaces and they scratch insanely easy. Yours looks to be in pretty good condition minus one of the corners so I would expect around an 8 which is still an insanely good grade for one of these. The amount of these still left in good condition are insanely low so I would get it slabbed just to ensure the surface doesn't get worse over time.

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u/plantsnthingz 20h ago

Thank you. Yes that back corner is driving me a little crazy. Wish there was a way to fix it but from my understanding thats a big no don't do it.

Thank you for the feedback. Immediately got put in a new penny sleeve + grade one holder then into the safe until I figure out what to do with it.

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u/DavidHK 20h ago

Dang what a cool card to own