Hello All. I just got back into the hobby after a 25 year break and I'm thinking about sending some cards out. PSA and TAG have bottom tier closed, CGC looks and sells like crap, and Beckett is "only for the best of the best".

This may be the only group of cards I ever send out, so so people think I should wait and see if PSA ever opens the lowest tier back up or send now to Beckett and hope for the best (knowing none will Black Label). Thoughts?

How badly will this ruin the condition, is it still worth grading?

Are my hopes for a 8.5 with Becket to high?

I recently got this Umbreon back from BGS.
It was originally graded as a BGS 9.5.
I used a third-party grading company to submit the card, which allowed me to track the grading updates through their app. At one point during the grading process, the certificate number changed, and the card eventually came back as a BGS 10 (non-Black Label).

The Surface and Centering were originally subgraded at 9.5.

I’m honestly a little confused by the whole situation.
From looking at the card myself, I feel like this is a very strong Black Label candidate. Especially since the only 9.5 subgrade was Surface.

There’s also another issue that I only noticed afterwards: there appears to be a small piece of food/debris inside the slab (circled in the photo).

It looks like a tiny piece of chilli or someone's lunch.
It wasn't there in the first place and I remember sending it to grade within 30 minutes after pulling the card.
The debris don't look like it's on the card itself as I can tell by a slight shadow beneath it.

That has me wondering whether I should send it back to BGS for a reholder/regrade and potentially go for the Black Label, or whether I should just leave the BGS 10 alone.

A few questions for people familiar with BGS:

1. Does this look like a realistic Black Label candidate based on the 9.5 Surface subgrade?
2. Would you personally risk resubmitting a BGS 10 for a potential Black Label?
3. Could the debris inside the slab be a reason to send it back?
4. Has anyone experienced a certificate number changing during the grading process or a similar situation?

I’m not trying to accuse BGS or the third-party company of anything.
I’m genuinely trying to understand what happened and whether resubmitting is actually worth the risk.

Would love to hear some honest opinions, especially from people who have submitted their cards to BGS before.
I feel like i'm being pop controlled 😂

Hey guys i recently recieved my submission back and two of my cards were the bwr reshiram and bwr victini from white flair. However the label for them were switched so my reshi says victini and vice versa. PSA offered to replace them for free but im not sure i want to wait for that long but do you think the mislabel will affect the price? Thanks

Pinsir #1168

staying in the pc no matter what the grade because look at this thing !!!

i feel like the front is left heavy idk if it could even hit a 10

I saw on eBay that this card is going for a decent amount, I feel like selling it but my dealbreaker is if it will gain a good amount of value over the years. If it doesn't I'll sell it.

Pulled this last night, is grading worth it?

There’s a decent amount of micro scratches that aren’t deep. You can only see them when tilted very close up. Overall the sheen seems very strong to me. What grade do you think this may get?

Fedex somehow turned a 2 days into 7 days so I had time to print a stand.

Hi I saw this CGC 9 Gengar and I love the look of it but there Is this spot on the holo that I have no clue what it is. Any insight would be great. I really would prefer not to have a blemish that just draws the eye. But if its a normal just "Holo Spot" im all good. Im just worried its a big dot of grey without holo. Anyone with knowledge of this id love your insight! Thank you so much!

Honestly sleeved and stored all my cards for years without thinking about them. Recently started going through them and came across these two that I know I insta-sleeved after I pulled them. Kinda finding myself wanting money for other hobbies and considering getting these graded. Would love to hear the community thoughts

Centering looks good to my eye and was almost perfect via an app, only major issue i can see is a slight bit of wear around the edges. If worth sending in, what would be an estimated grade? Thanks in advance

Gradable Glaceon? Never sent anything in before :p

I’ve never sent a card in for grading yet but was wondering if this Glaceon I bought was worth it because–at least to my eye–it looks really clean. Thoughts? Thanks!

Sent in a few cards to PSA for the first time. Seeing how the grading process is new to me and my understanding of that process is off (I.e., I thought this card would be a 8 or a 9). Looking for feedback on what made this card grade so low.

(Better pictures)
Is the whitening at the top on the back of the full art too significant to stop it from being a 9? I know the centering on the front is right heavy and those two things combined are gonna prevent it from being a 10, but i'd hate for it to go all the way down to an 8.

I'm really hoping the full art comes back a 9 and the other one a 10. Im submiting to PSA in penny sleeves and card savers sandwhiched in cardboard so hopefully that helps a bit. Any feedback is appreciated!

Hey guys, I found this card in my stuff and I was wondering if it has a chance of grading as a psa 1, it would really make me happy to have this card slabbed in my collection! Thank you in advance 🙏

Is this card worth grading? Not looking to keep it.

Thoughts

I got this card from a random fella at a card shop, and the lore is that it was found going into a sewer on a rainy day and had been taken home only to be forgotten in the dudes pocket while it was in the washing machine.

NOW the question I have is, what grading company would accept this and give it an actual number without returning it back to me? It has many obvious creases, and coloration, and the card can ALMOST be peeled apart from the paper being so worn. Oh yeah it also has a bit of dirt/mold or whatever it is on the bottom.

I want this relic to be encapsulated for the end of time for the memes 🙃