Wassup, Sadashi! Ya bro, I did my best to not be disappointed. I literally went through all my 10's and compared them to the 9's. If I cracked & sent all the 9's, I guarantee some will come back 10. The only way that number is lower is if their parameters changed that much. Meaning, if former bgs graders are now at PSA, those graders will ding u heavily for any white dots and slight off centering. Hope not, but this next submission will be different. I will inspect these cards better b4 sending. Expect that video soon! As always, ty for watching! 🤜🤛

@aSoldierOfJesus Thank you, bro! I appreciate the love! I really tried my best not to get too angry at the grades. Funny thing is, I've seen 10's on every similar card I sent. I also saw 9's. As for the 8's, those grades were a joke.

@grimmripper88 absolutely man kinda hard not to get upset when w have so much passion for Pokemon and the money spent to acquire these cards . what psa grading location did they go to?

@aSoldierOfJesus I must have had the same grader from my last 3 submissions I've done. Either he/she hates Irish Italians, or this person hae something against the #10... smh

PSA was definitely harsher at first. But since ppl who are more experienced have also started sending cards in, the grades got a little better. Some ppl I've seen literally took a bunch of cards to pro pre graders, and did videos on cards that were 99% 10's. The rate was an average of 80% Some actually were 100% with at least 20 cards. But, keep in mind, these ppl had 10+ of the same card that got pre graded ahead of time. Lol

Thank you, I appreciate it! There are more I haven't listed like the mimikyu ex showcase box, mimikyu 4 pk tin, snorlax 4 pk tin, those 2022 3 pk stacking tins, etc. But if the stacking tins have crinkly wrap, it's repacked. I'd love to hear which you're referring to, but I respect u wanting to keep it a secret.

It was more like, "do or do not fail hard, there is no try" kind of fail to the new year opening. 😂

Precisely! The weighing worked a bit better with evo skies than Fusion. Overall, I did pretty well considering. Bro, I was so hoping for a Moonbreon or any of the top 12 alta, honestly, lol. But I'll take the FA Umbreon V Max, FA Flareon, FA Glaceon, & FA Boltund! Wait until u see my next video! The planning process has just started. 😈

I have one for 500 subs, whenever or If I get there. However, I am cooking up a nice "surprise" givvy for 250 Subs. 😉 So stay tuned for that! Oh btw, I subbed to your channel! Love the vibe! 🤙

I'm fortunate enough to have picked this one up for $140. I also picked up 2 Lost Origin BB's. One was around 180 I got last June. You're right, brotha! The FS color is my 2nd go to color theme next to Evo Skies killer jungle greeeeeen! I'm happy I have quite a bit of FS, but really pissed I didn't pick up some Build & Battle stadiums for $60 on PCenter when they had them. That and the 4 pk bb's. If PCenter ever get these back in, Imma scoop some up for sure!

@ Bro… imagine if the Evolving Skies booster box was solid colored green instead of the yellow front. Like how Chilling Reign and Fusion Strike both had solid color designs. You’d think it would’ve made sense to keep that theme going… Instead, the Evo Skies BB looks way too similar to a Darkness Ablaze BB. I have like over 100 loose packs of FS stashed away. I used to have some of those 3 pack blisters with the Espeon promo. I ripped them and pulled an alt art… the Greedent V. That shit was fucked up 😂

​@@KINGK0HLI love the green, and hate the yellow. You're so right, the colors are too similar to one of the worst sets with the coolest names ever released, Darkness Ablaze. It's also pretty similar to Roaring Skies, which I still say Evo Skies is like a sequel set to bc of the Ray Ray. I was just checking out the market on FS empty display BB's. Them & Evo Skies are around $40 each. I wanted to get a couple of each to fill with the 4 pack arts. But paying $40 for an empty box is kinda crazy, lol. At least u pulled an Alt Art! They're extremely difficult to pull. I've seen ppl rip cases of bb's without pulling 1 alt art. Imagine opening 1600 packs and not pulling one alt. 😂 That's bc the cases & boxes were weighed from the 1st batch. All the dud boxes were repacked into "sealed cases" and ppl ripped them without hitting an Alt. So the truth got distorted through the grape vine. You're supposed to be guaranteed at least a full or alt art per box. But if u look, they'll say you're not, which is technically not true bc of this scandal. My uncle ordered directly through p center pre release. He still has a cpl cases sealed. But that 1st one had at least a alt or full art, or both in every box.

@ Right… Darkness Ablaze is such a banger of a name for a set. What a shame lol. I’ve never heard of Evo skies being mapped? I always thought that the huge theft was the main reason for Fusion and Evo skies horrible pull rates. You can’t convince me otherwise that didn’t make an impact. Remember those legendary pictures of dude with the stack of Moonbreons on his lap? What an idiot… I’m glad he got caught lol.

​@@KINGK0HL😂💀 Yaaaas! I do remember seeing that! It got posted EVERYWHERE! Even the Amazonians & Eskimo's saw it, and they don't even know what the Internet is! 😂 I mean, at least Darkness Ablaze has the lazy fatass Smaug looking zard. I'm sure that card will increase in value eventually. It's wild u can still pick it up raw at like 20. PSA 10 is around 90. I have 2 I got for 80 each.

Thank you, brotha! I appreciate u, Sam! Hope your new year is starting off strong!

@TheRealMrSpaceMonkey Thanks brotha, that truly means alot! Well, here's the secret. Step closer and allow me to virtually whisper it in your whisper 🗣 👂😅 The weights happened to be in my favor today. Usually 20.65-20.69 has the higher rate of IR, SIR, & Full arts. However, you can hit them from every weight. 20.80-20.89 mainly yielded the Venusaur & Erica's Invitation. I hit 2 Venu's. 20.90-20.99 usually yields the Blasty more times than not. And I happened to get lucky with hitting a Blasty. 😁 I already knew 20.70-20.79 are the most common weight that for so e reason yielded the most SIR'S, but also the least amount of hits. Hence the bad result. Anyway, I'm happy you enjoyed my little educational video! 🤓😅 It means alot, bro! 🙌💪

I got some rare footage of 👽 👊 🧑‍🦰 , but not trying to have the men in black show up at my door. 😂 Ya man, hitting the Zard, Blasty, and 2 Venusaurs on my birthday was fun af! I'm happy I got it all recorded. I almost didn't record the weighing pk vid. Thanks dude, I'm actually more happy to see u hit the 3 gods statue from Cosmic Eclipse! Love that damn card!

@GrimmRipper88 ooo that's sick if you got some footage, and im so glad you recorded this vid too bc the pack weight info was interesting enough bc I thought that was long gone and hadn't thought about it till now again. And I'll be sending that bad boi out next week!

​@CrashRips Ya, unfortunately you can still weigh packs. But, you need alot of packs & pull rates for the data to be more consistent. It's not like in the past where heavy = automatic hit and light = no hit. My next 151 vid will be 20.80-20.90+ vs 20.60-20.69. Should be fun & interesting! Sounds good! Hope you grade other decent hits, esp those 5 SIR'S from Surging!

Thanks bro, I appreciate it! Damn that's crazy! One of my friends hit 7 Sunzards in less than 200 packs. Fk'n unreal! He hit 2 from a full mini tin display I turned down for an extra Evolving Skies Display. 🤦 Talk about bad fk'n luck!

@sadashi5281 I may have ripped 86 pks, but I hit the top 3 cards, and Venusaur twice! This was one hell of a way to end the year! I have something cooking to start the new year with a BANG! If you're truly curious, check out Philip Schneider videos. He was a Geologist that apparently worked in top secret bases with "aliens." He became a famous whistleblower, and was apparently assassinated by the government for disclosing the truth. A guy I know actually knew him. The info shared was the stuff out of sci fi books/movies. Crazy stuff. If u can't handle it, don't delve too deep. The info could warp ones brain, lol.

@@GrimmRipper88 definetely checking that out, my curious mind would love to dive deep

​@@sadashi5281I should start an Alien 👽 theoretical research channel 😂

Fuck ya!! 🙌🤘 Hitting the Sunzard felt better than the day I lost my V.😂 Hmm interesting, my fav IR's are Squirtle & Charmeleon. Still, I love the Dragonair, too! Hahaha, I have no idea where that Bilbo Baggins & my precious voice came from. I swear I got some form of fk'n Tourettes cuz that came out of nowhere 😂 Brooo, I literally watched that stream and thought, "NO FK'N WAY" that just happened! She's got the luckiest magical tinklebell fairy fk'n celestial touched and blessedb by God hands I've ever seen. She hit 2 Sunzards in like 4 packs. I hit 2 in 400 packs 😂

@GrimmRipper88 lmfaoooo ☠️ If the day you lost your V was anything like mine I def believe it felt better (she was 🗑) My other fav IR is the Nidoking And i just look at it as we're all on the spectrum 😂 Thats the most accurate description for her rofl

​@CrashRips Ya man I like that Nidoking, too! I sent a cpl out. If they're trash in bed, toss em in the 🗑 😂 Bro, the 2nd girl literally scared me to death. She'd,, how to put it,,, pogo bounce up and down so hard like a possessed italian succubus demon, I started sweating bullets like 😨😰😥😢😭 thinking she'd snap it in half. Those cpl months were brutal. 😂

@GrimmRipper88 🤣😂🤣 just reading snapping it is nightmare fuel

​@@CrashRips😂💀

I could have sworn u commented on the full video! Maybe that Mandella effect nonsense is actually real! 🤔😅 Thanks alot, bro! I appreciate u! That means more than u know! I enjoy creating these videos for everyone. And my only wish is that ppl actually enjoy them. Well that and like, comment, & subscribing to my channel. 😈 Actually, I have a kinda part 2 birthday video I'll be uploading later. Hope u like it! And Happy Fk'n New Year to youuu!! 🥳🎉🎊🎇

@@GrimmRipper88and you have an awesome new year, and hopefully get even more popular, because you take so much time in your videos, and even do them when your sick!!, which I could NEVER, I hope everybody watching your channel likes and subscribes to you.

​@TheRealMrSpaceMonkey Ya I literally almost died a cpl months ago 😂 didn't realize I had Pnemonia along with a lovely viral infection (Bronchitis) etc. Then I hit the fk'n Pikachu SIR that almost caused me to suffocate to death! Fuuuuun times! But seriously, thanks so much for the support! It truly means alot! Now go get drunk and make out with a total stranger! 😂 🍻

I totally messed up the editing. It was supposed to end with just the Zard without any sound. 😬😂

@sadashi5281 Thanks brotha! It's been 4 score and 400+ pks ago since I hit a Sunzard! That definitely felt better than the day I lost my V card 😂 I hope so, too. Only time will tell. I appreciate you, bro! Hope u and your family had a great Christmas! 🎅 🎄 Btw, I'm working on editing some Path of Exile 2 content. I should have a video up soon.

@GrimmRipper88 lmaoo even ur replies are funny, I'm looking forward to that POE gameplay!

​@@sadashi5281😂 Hoping to have it all done in like a week. I recorded on ps5, but the mic sound is bad. So I'm working on editing & doing voice overs with all the boss fights in act 1. Problem is time, which i had very little of recently. But def soon!

@Gaming-ISH Thank you, Stevie! 🥰 Yeah, this was definitely a surprise. It felt better than the day I lost my virginity. 😂 Hope you & your family had a awesome Christmas! 🎅🎄 🎁 Aaand happy New Year! 🥳🎉🎆

@ 😂😂 We had a great Christmas! Thank you 😊 same to you!

Oh shit… you actually pulled it!

​@KINGK0HL Omggg no wayy! Bro, it took me about 9 yrs of life to figure out why my sister got so much more than me on our birthdays! I thought bc she was older and a girl, lol. But no, her b day is on May 31st, and it was all about money. I'd get gifts from my parents on my birthday they literally "saved" from Christmas, and acted as if it was meant for my b day. And yes, the trademark, "ohhh this gift is a special present for Christmas AND your b day!" 😑😂 I hated having a birthday right after Christmas growing up.

​@@KINGK0HL😂 BANGGG I actually pulled it on my b day! That felt fk'n gooood! 😎

Thanks bro, I appreciate it! Hope u sit back and enjoy!

"My precious" lol congrats dude nice opening

​@YoJimbo182 My voice box totally failed at nailing that. 😂 Thanks alot bro. I appreciate u! Thinking of doing a part 2 later. 🤔

Thanks Sam! Same here, brotha! I'm slowly working on pulling/grading all the top pulls of 151. Hope you had a great Christmas!

😂 You and I both! Thanks bro, I appreciate you! My Christmas was long and exhausting, but in a good way! I may have a surprise or 2 coming soon. 😉 And i appreciate that! Hope your New Year is awesome and fun! 🥳🍻🎆🎉

@@GrimmRipper88and I hope you have an amazing new year as well!

Thanks brotha! 😂 Ya man, we were CIA level sneaky infiltrating fucks, lol. One yr I got a PS2, it was wrapped 2 weeks b4 Christmas. My sis convinced me to pick my parents bedroom and closet lock, open it, take it out of the box, so we can play it for a few hours, then put everything back so she could re wrap it. Parents had no idea once Christmas day came. 😈😂

@GrimmRipper88 lmfaoooooo thats epic. I had the opposite issue one year, my fam did it at my gparents house along with my cousins, well I snuck down one year early before every one was up and saw a PS2 and thought it was mine. I just hooked it up and started playing... turns out it wasn't mine but my cousins 😂 they were pissed

Brooo, hope your Christmas was great, too! Ya man, I got my gift giving heart from her, lol.

@TheRealMrSpaceMonkey Yoooo Merry Christmas, brotha! Bro, you're absofk'nlutely right! Typically, SwSh hit rates are horrendous, especially the eleventeenth reprinted ones! I'm amazed these two Legendary boxes I've opened had 1 alt art each! Hitting 2 out of 28 packs is insanely rare! Hitting the Rotom out of 8 LO pks, and the full art Zard out of 4 Brilli packs is leprechaun lucky af! Def sending them both for grading! Anyway, with S&V, there are much more hits put in the sets. SIR'S, IR's, full arts, etc make it literally like 1 in 10 packs at avg pulling something decent. Some ppl won't understand this, but I've ripped around 200 Fusion Strike & Lost Origin pks from tins with Evolving Skies in it. My best ever FS pull was the wrong Gengar Vmax #157 😂 & like 4 Gold Giratina V Star from LO b4 hitting this Rotom. SwSh is much more brutal than S&V. Anyway, hope u and your fam had a great Christmas!

@@GrimmRipper88thanks man, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas, and hope you keep your lucky streak going!

@TheRealMrSpaceMonkey Thx bro, I appreciate it! I'm uploading a special Pokemon Christmas gift video so.etime today when I get back from visiting family. Couldn't do it all on Christmas, lol.

@CrashRips 😂💀 I swear when I get pissed & disappointed af, I always end up hitting a banger card within the last few packs that completely changes my mood. 😅 Ya man, LO has been super rough for me! Worse than Evolving Skies & Fusion Strike, if u can believe it! The Alt Rotom was such a surprise hit! Hahaha blasphemy! I knew you'd give me hell for that opinionated statement! 🤣 Other collectors, investors, and fans have AR ranked ahead of ST, and some have it behind it only bc of the Lugia is more valued than Machamp. But they all know Astral has more desired cards in the set. Lmaoooo bro I got something special planned for ArchafknbuilDON in a future video! I will never again trash talk the big dumb building after this response. 😂 Btw, Merry Christmas to u and yours! 🎅 🧑‍🎄 🌲 ⛄️

@GrimmRipper88 thats me all the time, ill immediately rip something off cam after a bad vid 😂 LO has easily been the worst set to me of any other. And that makes sense about AR, I as normal like all the things that aren't bigger hits and just really like all the arts in ST 😂🤷🏼‍♂️ Excited for the build and absolutely Merry Christmas to you too buddy!!!

​@@CrashRips😂 I remember after that horrible 151 vid, I ripped like 10 packs of Brilliant Stars off camera and hit the Arceus V. Then said, hmmm figures. Fair enough. The art is supposed to be more important than the overall value. It wpuld be nice if some cool looking cards were more valuable, though lol.

@GrimmRipper88 I have a BS booster box I've been holding to rip for a vid and am hoping for that Arceus over the Zard 😂 I will *not* be mad in the slightest hitting that zard tho lol and Merry Christmas for real today 🥳

​@CrashRips If you hit the Umbreon V Max, I'll trade ya! Their worth about the same. Def looking forward to seeing that vid! Merry Christmas for reals this time! Lol. Bro, I was up until 3am wrapping gifts. Then woke up at 7am to start prepping the food. Big Italian/Irish family = no rest & alot of food! I'm so exhausted lol. But good news is think I'm slipping into a food coma as I type.. 😂

@@scottrulka6587 i just got one last week

@sadashi5281 Bro, the bundle was meh. Then I opened the last pack which featured the big stupid building art. Once I saw the gold border, and 3 gold stars indicating I hit a gold, I immediately yelled, "FUCK! If this is the Gold Pika, Imma be sick & throw up all over myself. Then as I slowly revealed the card, I started dry heaving excessively. Then the other half of me was like, FUCKKK YESSS GOLD PIKAAAA!!" So ya, there was def a combined positive & negative reaction, 😅

@GrimmRipper88 lmao your reactions are the best, i really wish we could've seen it, but sometimes impulse opening packs happen and I can't blame you since i know how it feels now 😂

​@@sadashi5281I cheated everyone out of a legendary reaction. I'm ashamed and still pissed about it. 😂

😂 that Venusaur was being a bad pokemon! Yeah, I have other friends who submitted through gs. We're gonna wait until at least 200 cards are graded. GS submissions has been getting better in recent weeks. I'm seeing more improved numbers than the 1st month. My guess is GS subs were being treated as avg idiot collectors submitting the cards to psa. But once PSA saw most ppl were experienced PSA members, they had to start grading them more accurately. Ppl may think that's ridiculous, but numbers don't really lie, especially with more newer cards.

😂💀 Funny thing is, the trust Gamestop hasn't earned yet caused several ppl I know with PSA memberships to submit through Gamestop. 😂 We'll be comparing grades through GS vs submitting ourselves. Btw, i have an update on my Oct 17th submission still showing "shipped." Since i was the 1st person to submit cards at that Gamestop, the employee/manager screwer up. Another person submitted cards that day and they "accidentally" mixed up the cards. It literally took 2 months to get straightened out. A PSA rep had to compare "pictures taken" bc gamestop can't access the pictures once taken.😂 🤡 The manager assured me the order was officially shipped out on Dec 16th.. I remained as calm as humanly possible. I said Gamestop may want to update this process for the future. Taking 2 months to get this investigated & rectified is unacceptable. Also, I took pictures and did a YT video with the cards submitted. If the grades are mysteriously lower than expected, and if I'm missing cards, Gamestop will be blamed. He understood and agreed. My Nov 19th submission is finally being processed by PSA.

I still hate it after hundreds of cards later, lol. Whatever u do, do NOT use Ultra Pro. I use Gold Saver 1. It's much easier to slide the cards in. However, it still takes some practice. Start off with an energy card until u get the hang of it.

@ I’m hoping me trying to get it into the GameStop ultra pros didn’t mess up my submission

Ouch, I hope not! For future reference, u can buy 200 Gold Card Saver 1's on Amazon for about $20. You'll see how much easier and more comfortable it is than Ultra Pro garbage.

@zmbigmr When I was researching restock day/times, I started off by going to Walmarts between Wed-Fri. Some took me a cpl days to figure it out, others took longer if the vendor stocked on different days. I recommend trying between Wed-Fri. Trucks don't usually come in until Tuesdays.

This is so true! It could cause bend lines, corner dings, etc. I HATE putting cards in savers. I'd prefer top loaders with team bags. Only reason PSA doesn't prefer this is bc they're lazy. If they dmg your card, they're responsible. It's easier for them to cut the cards in savers instead of loaders. Thank u for the heads up and thanks again for watching/commenting! :)

Thanks Sam! I appreciate u!

@@hibik420 That's a decent return. I saw someone got 47-54 from Gamestop, which is the highest 10 ratio I've seen. So there's hope for us all! Ty for watching/commenting.

Broooo! Where ya been? Thx for the comment! Hope all is better! And ya man, I was feeling rough for a while. Everything is better now! 🤜🤛

@@GrimmRipper88im happy to hear that 😃

Don't let my grumpy & negative initial reactions dissuade you into your decision. I still think it's worth submitting through Gamestop. If u do, let me know. And when the time comes, I'll watch your video if u choose to upload!

A pro "pre grader" explained the Lumineon wasn't a 10 bc of surface scratches with a UV, and centering. He said it still could have gotten a 8 or 9. I didn't think PSA used UV, and thought they graded cards with the naked eye. Smh lol

You're spot on! My eyes always see a possible 60/40 wiry centering, which is supposed to be good enough for a 10. What I'm not good at is zpooting hard to see surface scratches, and what's acceptable in regards to edge fraying. I've seen one or 2 white specs often pass for a 10 as well. Throw it all together, I'm not perfect with what 100% qualifies for a 10. That's why most of the grades ended up a 9 or 10. I need to be better, that's for sure. Thank u for commenting/watching! I appreciate it!

😂 ya bro gonna resend the Venusaur and a few other 9's. See what happens. Moving forward, I bought a centering tool and got a uv light to check for surface scratches. Most of the grades did come back a 9-10. I just need to get better spotting 9's over 10's.

@GrimmRipper88 oh that's cool, where did you get the tools from? Thats something I've thought about looking in to

​@CrashRips Some LCS have them, but I got mine on Amazon, along with a graded card binder that holds 72 cards. I'll show it off when it comes in. Oh and bro, you do alot of fun & expensive rips on your channel. I'd 100% get one and send some of your banger cards out through Gamestop. When they come back, I'll def watch the PSA return video!