I legit just buy Japanese PSA 9's from all eras for what feels like robbing a bank with nobody there. Popular Pokémon that just got over-looked because something more shiny dominated that box. So many diamonds in the rough that are both potential investments & fun to collect the best of both worlds. I win regardless.
@liftedclipz
7 ай бұрын
Same, a lot of my 9s could even regrade a 9.5 or 10 but when I get 10s there’s a greater chance I might be unhappy with the grade
@cashmerefire7335
7 ай бұрын
Vintage eBay auctions are the best imo those cards are risky to auction off
@pablosarrabbia4162
7 ай бұрын
Same but delete the comment otherwise we'll thousands by the end of the week 🤣
@meiinuyasha
7 ай бұрын
Yes and a psa 9 has a chance of getting a 10
@flex9051
3 ай бұрын
I recently bought a few raw cards from a Japanese seller for dirt cheap. I cant believe what they label as 'lightly played' the cards have the tiniest spots of whitening that you cant even see with the naked eye. Otherwise crisp and minty.
@will530
7 ай бұрын
One of my all-time favorite thumbnails 😂
@MeshTheSnake
7 ай бұрын
FACTS, I recently made the switch to buying graded WOTC holos in PSA 7 for my binders cause it’s insane the way raw cards are getting priced.
@joshuapark4329
7 ай бұрын
Yeah and the amount of times I've seen sellers listing cards as NM when it could grade no higher than a 6 is higher than I can count
@douglaschristopher9873
7 ай бұрын
This one will age REALLY well. There are so many older cards that are almost impossible to find raw in high grades. Even packs, which have traveled to and from shows, via the postal service, etc, are less likely to have gem cards than they ever were. Having read the other comments I want to exclude anything post a certain date. There is a reason the biggest sellers have 1 copy of a certain type of card in psa 10, yet 100 each of many others.
@agbxlr447
7 ай бұрын
Love ur videos, found ur channel only a few months ago but I love how level-headed and experienced you are about what you talk about
@steveenczi8967
5 ай бұрын
He’s the goat
@Smearrrrrrgle
7 ай бұрын
It’s crazy to see psa 9 exs for under $100, when packs are $350-400
@TripleDouble32
7 ай бұрын
I purchased my first slab in April. I now have 70+ slabs because it's so easy to find what I need in this market.
@MaxMaxCity
7 ай бұрын
1996 Bandai Carddass to the MOON! 🚀
@user-om4nk6ui2s
5 ай бұрын
just bought a Gastly Carddass in a 8.5 for $9.50 😂
@jlo2o199
3 ай бұрын
Too bad it’s a butt ugly set, and inferior to 1997 Bandai cardass
@MaxMaxCity
3 ай бұрын
@@jlo2o199 PSA 10 Charizards selling for 13k-17k! I honestly love the look/appeal. Especially with the original pokemon sprites on the back of each card! (:
@Wisconsin.pikachu
7 ай бұрын
2017 was my favorite year to buy pokemon, I was buying psa 9 cards for less than $20 basically grading fee and raw card cost but didn't need to do any of the wait of hassle like you mentioned I just got the cards I wanted in the exact condition I wanted
@cardboardorigins
7 ай бұрын
People haven't yet fully realized that older PSA 6s are in better condition than 99% of "NM" copies on ebay and tcgplayer
@the_absolute_light
7 ай бұрын
So true about cracking slabs. I cracked so many 7s and 8s for my unlimited base master set and it’s safer than buying raw and just hoping the condition meets my standards for a binder. It usually doesn’t with vintage raw.
@1997CARDSxx
7 ай бұрын
I just came across you but I like you! I’ve been cracking graded cards for binders for over a year😂 I did get lucky tho and bought a pikachu munch (scream) for like 450 and it graded a 9. Biggest dub this year :)
@wotlklvl80
7 ай бұрын
if you buy a raw card, pay 10-20% tax, then make sure card is in the condition you expect, then ship if to PSA pay shipping and insurance, plus average $15-$25 grading fees, hope you the cards arrive safe and you get the grade you want, then if you sell it back on the market, pay another 13% in sales tax, report any earnings to IRS. margins are so LOW. Ive been just picking up grade copies of cards I want because prices havent moved or dipped (PSA 9 Aquapolis ttar holo, wotc holos in various psa 9, etc)
@goodjobXurgg
7 ай бұрын
+ 3 month turn around lmao grading is rough right now
@o_xRoKu
7 ай бұрын
I love coming home from work to an SMPratte video
@TG-jv8lf
7 ай бұрын
Just bought a corocoro mew psa 9 got it the other day it looks amazing first slab I’ve bought in awhile and it got me looking at prices on eBay again and I realized the same thing he is saying based on how prices used to be for some stuff right now is a great time for buying graded cards
@sirmaster8972
7 ай бұрын
I can confirm… my dog has every package delivered to my door opened before I even get a chance
@VinnyDoesLife
7 ай бұрын
My Lillie (Ultra Prism) PSA 9 is valued at $410, but the raw card is $510. Wtf...
@DomLaColla
7 ай бұрын
"they got em in museums.." lol
@wolfgangfegelein2450
4 ай бұрын
I've never cared much for slabs, for cards or even coins. I find going through my collection in a binder/coinbook to be so much more enjoyable than dealing with slabs. And since I don't buy perfect grades anyway I don't feel bad about cracking those suckers open.
@williamjames5534
7 ай бұрын
Great vid, appreciate you!
@bruce0816
7 ай бұрын
I always try to find good psa bids and try to stay around the $40 range. Youd be surprised what good cards youll find that later become fan faves
@jonsandifer4066
7 ай бұрын
Always great information. I’m not blowing smoke but I really value your opinion thank you
@B0H0
7 ай бұрын
I've been slowly collecting sets 1-10 in Japanese for my binder. I found with buying from Japanese sellers they will always work with you. sure it will take time to ship. But if something happens they'll send a replacement but its regular mail.
@dnatal09
7 ай бұрын
Slab graded cards can be a hit or miss, and may affect the value depending on the demand in the market. I have a psa 9 radiant zard that i kept after grading from the company and the other one in the binder for posterity, the thing is, its up to the consumer whether they follow the trend or not.
@DanielRuizVideos
7 ай бұрын
NOOO the secret is out
@monkey39128
7 ай бұрын
Quality thumbnail.
@36090pburke
7 ай бұрын
He's not lying I started my journey collecting base-fossil and it has been hard finding mint copies for my binder that I resorted to cracking 8s 😱 because the price difference is only 5 to 10 bucks most of the time
@xileets
7 ай бұрын
Yup!
@aewriter
7 ай бұрын
It's true! I finished my NM-M 1st Edition Gym Challenge set last week! I already had 16 holos raw and bought the last 4 on Ebay in graded condition to crack open for my binder. 9 Nidoking, 9 Raichu, 9 Sabrina and an 8.5 Ditto! All 4 were OBO too! Bought them close to actual raw value. It is so much easier buying a confirmed graded card than a raw unconfirmed graded card where a lot of sellers say NM but when u get the card has all dents, whitening, corner bent, pics taken in deliberate angles to hide scratches. You kno are not NM if you were to get it graded, you get a low grade of 6 - 8. Buying a graded card is cheaper and a lot of times price is close to actual raw value. But you get scummy sellers that want double or triple for an unconfirmed raw copy is just insane! Graded is the way to go for someone like me cracking high grades for low price. The confidence I have knowing I own a NM-M 1st Ed. Gym Challenge set is an accomplishment.
@Churmander
7 ай бұрын
I went all in on grading.. Now I still have 4000 graded cards, (PSA & CGC) and I have no idea what to do with them. I've tried Whatnot, FB market, Ebay, In person vendor tables, IG, and i'm just exhausted.. what do I do?
@Charyvazone
7 ай бұрын
Use a vault and have the company sell for you at auction
@angelsegura6721
7 ай бұрын
How long do you think the market will hold on like this?
@africanveteran7728
7 ай бұрын
bgs 7-7.5 revised dual lands are where its at
@curtisleddy1408
7 ай бұрын
Totally agree
@dylanwilson652
7 ай бұрын
I grade alot of cards to sell to streamers and customers who like anything say japanese, or tag team. I never understood the idea of anything below a 7 are worth less then Raw. Like you mentioned the chance of finding a raw in good condition unless someone prices it as a PSA 10 value because they know it'll hit a certain grade which is weird aswell , I guess short gains over possible loss with grading. IMO if you're a raw collector the cost effectiveness for a card graded in less than a 7 almost always ends up being less than the Raw. Which would maybe get a grade of 4. It's strange that slabs don't command a certain value across the board for the inherent cost and time of grading a card 😅 I can see both sides of the coin though because I have buyers who don't care the grade and then buyers who will only buy it in a 9 or 10 regardless of what card it is. Which to me doesn't seem like much of a collecting strategy. More of a scalping mentality I suppose.
@nah4215
7 ай бұрын
Because raw cards have the potential of a 10 when *most* graded cards will remain the same grade they’ve already received. Quite simple. Also, graded companies that have less clout and accountability like CGC will continue to decrease in value, making raw cards worth more.
@FrisianLunatic
7 ай бұрын
Most raw cards (especially vintage english) dont have the potential of a psa 10 at all
@theboringchannel2027
7 ай бұрын
large supply of non PSA graded cards that can and will be cracked out to send in.
@douglaschristopher9873
7 ай бұрын
@@FrisianLunatic Spot on! Just filter "PSA Pokemon return" on KZitem for the past month, or past year for that matter, and find a "vintage" that was primarily 9's and 10's and you have found something more rare than Moonbreon. 95% of all PSA returns are ultra modern Wal Mart returns, which of course are 80%ish 10's. But older cards, the window of mint in the wild is getting smaller and smaller and smaller.
@socalretroyugs
7 ай бұрын
So the chair is worth it? easily the best chair you've sat in?
@chuckd.68
7 ай бұрын
Hold!!!! I do miss the pick up vids from Japan. Always at least one scream pika or poncho pika in every vid lol
@matthewr1019
7 ай бұрын
Lmao 10/10 thumbnail
@SuperMtgguy
7 ай бұрын
What if I just like cards raw
@pinacolaaadas
7 ай бұрын
I am selling some raw NM+ Gold Stars and a good portion of LC Reverses, and I was somewhat surprised as well. Raw prices for some of the higher end stuff has been trending upward. I think most people will play a premium and roll the dice on some really clean raws in the hopes of a 10. All of the raws that are on ebay right now are absolutely trashed in comparison to what I am selling.
@thisisabackupemail2264
7 ай бұрын
As someone who owns some childhood Gold Star cards from EX Deoxys to Dragon Frontiers, I understand that totally. It's even more surprising to me how expensive even heavily played or damaged cards are. I totally get how some of the vintage 'rares' and 'ultra rares' are valued. Just makes me wish I had more drive to get more cards from these eras.
@pinacolaaadas
7 ай бұрын
@@thisisabackupemail2264 Agreed. I actually sold a damaged Crystal Nidoking for $225 and felt like I left a decent amount on the table. No creases or anything, just a bad indent and what appeared like some very slight water damage. I made a sale post in some FB groups selling some good sealed product. I posted two pic for attention photos of Gold Stars and LC reverses, and everybody and their mama just wanted the raws.
@TochStyle
7 ай бұрын
Now it seems harder to get a good deal lol
@JustAverageJeff
6 ай бұрын
It's because of Omega Mystery Boxes flooding the market with hundreds of thousands of junk slabs just grade every single card they get, the owner is a super shady guy. Rattle has a bunch of videos about it.
@MadolcheGabbana
7 ай бұрын
Where is your Weiss sets?
@shinysandslash1641
7 ай бұрын
👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
@eunit599
7 ай бұрын
Stonks
@AKcam7
7 ай бұрын
You literally said "Chareezord" lol
@pokebreaks1757
7 ай бұрын
Raw premium prices are trying to sell “potential”. A 7 is a 7.. but raw is a gamble and buyers imaginations tend to be optimistic lol. But yeah let the whales grind to grade, and pass those savings onto honest collectors! Lucky for me, i only collect very specific cards (Mistys) and i try to keep rolling the collection up to highest possible grade, which is now 10s only. Im also too lazy to grade except on very special occasions, so i do pay premiums for 10s of cards i need, BUT niche collecting with so little cards/spending left, im happy to pay the convenience tax 😂❤
@pikabreww
7 ай бұрын
I’ve been buying low grade CGC cards for years to crack and put in binders. Please don’t tell anyone how I live.
@RolandKoller90
7 ай бұрын
People selling raw for what they “think” it will grade. That’s the issue.
@ArtRay212
7 ай бұрын
You are the Raging Kitty of Pokémon God bless you Scott 🫡
@RySenkari
7 ай бұрын
Because people lie about their condition and call an LP or MP card near mint, and an MP or HP card light played. If people were honest about the condition of their cards, the average raw card would only be about as much as a PSA 5-6 or ao.
@chinaistheman
7 ай бұрын
Invest only in evolving skies English set let’s gooo
@_6ix-
3 ай бұрын
I always thought graded cards were kind of dumb and a scam. I can look at a card and tell what if it's nice or not
@DanielRuizVideos
7 ай бұрын
VSTAR universe Elisa’s sparkle raw $80 PSA 6-9 $20-50 !!!
@averysargent1216
7 ай бұрын
IVE BEEN SAYING THIS!!!
@JusZard
7 ай бұрын
Cherryzawrd
@jessepolowin2339
7 ай бұрын
cant help but think its also a youtube content thing. Everyone on youtube wants to make 'psa submission videos' , so raw cards get bought up for the purpose of these, then inevitably a bunch of them get mediocre grades and then get offloaded
@chau-psncubehead1489
7 ай бұрын
Man ppl r catching on, I hope the raw cards go down not the graded 1s (the raw prices r just inflated) imo
@deana6072
7 ай бұрын
Where are y'all seeing these cheap PSA cards? All I see is expensive FireRed Ex PSA cards 💀
@rileychu4489
7 ай бұрын
I've always been buying raw...in 20 years raw rare vintage cards will be extremely hard to find, and there will always be new collectors wanting to grade their own
@uchilaandre
7 ай бұрын
people can just crack graded cards to get raw cards
@rileychu4489
7 ай бұрын
@@uchilaandre yeah but they likely won’t change the grade that card got, and they still have to pay for whatever grade it is. That’s also why most 7-10s will become extremely scarce, which is why I aim for cards that look they would bring that grade.
@Doors067
7 ай бұрын
Only cheaper of they don't 10
@smashdragon182
7 ай бұрын
junk slab era
@enthused7591
7 ай бұрын
Interesting. I'm doing the exact opposite. I think graded cards, particularly that sell for $250+ in a 10 are going to return to 2019 price levels (meaning a 75-80% crash for most of them from today) now that we're heading into what will be the worst recession we've ever seen. I do buy Celebrations Shining Magikarps and Gold Star Umbreon in masses as raw copies though because you have to open $700 in packs to pull each one of those and they sell for $12-$17 each. Wildly special cards. Grading them doesn't make sense right now, but it will when demand dies and costs $10 a card again. Those should probably be a good play for the long term. Anniversary WoTC reprints can't fail.
@theboringchannel2027
7 ай бұрын
Likely not see $10 from PSA, maybe $12 as a special occasionally. Magikarp is $25 in a 9 currently, which is $12-13 for grading, $2 shipping, $10 for a card. So buying 9's at $25 is likely a better play than raw at $10.
@enthused7591
7 ай бұрын
@@theboringchannel2027 I see the logic, but I can buy 2.5 raw NM magikarps for the price of a PSA 9 or 5 NM copies for price of PSA 10. At those odds, a ton of them will end up as PSA 10s. I know because I did this for a 500 card submission in 2020 and 85% of them were PSA 10. Everyone has a different strategy but paying 2.5X raw NM value for a PSA 9 to me only makes sense on super vintage cards older than 2010 or so.
@TM-ub6js
7 ай бұрын
Grading cards is the biggest scam in the hobby by a long shot. Half the time grades do not match up with the card. There's always going to be the human error aspect as well.
@JXBUmusic
7 ай бұрын
Bc too many people got influenced by “grading” cards bc of all you youtubers lol
@Alma-B
7 ай бұрын
who would buy raw anyway? ew.
@CapitonnePlanet
7 ай бұрын
Pokemon investers are killing Pokemon tcg. Kids aren't getting into it because they can't afford it. Only 30 somethings are chasing cards, the Pokemon collapse is happening, off load that trash. One Piece TCG and Disney Lorcana are what ive been making bank $$$ off of.
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