PSA Took 365 Days To Grade My Pokemon Cards | Was It Worth It?

[@reecebudworth1993]

The whole up charge thing is such a joke, if this is the case will they start charging less/refund us when our cards get less than a 7…

[@JAMESHOLLISGOLF]

they are way too over priced.

[@TomHarrison999]

It’s actually a disgrace, they only do as they’re marketshare of card grading is so high and can get away with it. People don’t have a choice.

[@m7boergoats]

So why do they up charge when you grade your cards?

[@freetoplay169]

@@m7boergoats they have their price point cards sent for value of ungraded card. I am assuming they take a lot more precautions with very rare and expensive cards. I would assume those have to go through more people as well.

[@realrebelli0n]

@@m7boergoats It's to cover the higher insurance in case something happens to the card during grading.

[@FJX716]

That would scare the hell out of me. Sending out cards worth thousands and never seeing them for two years would make me nuts.

[@Zanza1122]

365days is 1 year

[@davidnelson7719]

@@Zanza1122 "Yeah... maybe in 'merka." Sorry... I'm on a "hating metric-nerds" bender right now.

[@blaydecarosone3448]

@@davidnelson7719a year is not a metric measurement

[@billmcjargenfoot9959]

Nice return; although this just proves PSAs consistent inconsistencies. That hitmonchan is not in "mint 9" condition

[@UnitedAgainstDegeneracy]

the hitmonchan got a 9 but the alakazam didnt 💀

[@sichen8568]

Lol

[@craigyboy4770]

They obviously graded it then damaged the top when putting it in the sleeve

[@Dngrzne91]

I like that other companies are offering sub grades as well as sending a report for each card stating why it received the grade it did. Like what I'm seeing from Transparent Grading Team.

[@billmcjargenfoot9959]

No

[@jameschen7287]

You

[@ms-ped-0-beargundam619]

Didn’t!

[@ChiefPokemonProfessor]

It's unnecessary. Once someone grades a few batches, they typically learn.

[@kingjyzz6488]

Transparent grading is pretty good tho

[@KR1DERSH0T]

Idk how people can accurately price PSA cards. I feel like the grades are so hit or miss. Some 9’s look more like 10’s than some actual PSA 10’s. It’s insane.

[@TrevorATX]

It's all about that grade. It's doesn't matter if 9s look like 10s or 10s look like 9s. When the card is in that case and not tampered with, that's its grade forever. Regardless of what every non graders opinion is

[@KR1DERSH0T]

@@TrevorATX Well yes, that’s obvious. However, what I’m saying is that PSA seems to be very inconsistent in grading their cards. I’m sure we’ve all seen grades and being stunned about the grade it received wether it be higher or lower than expected compared to already graded PSA 10 cards. It’s just crazy to me how off they can be at times.

[@marcdefranco7768]

@@KR1DERSH0T well I'm sure if you use a magnifying glass or something to closely inspect it you will find things the human eye can not see through video or even in person

[@PM-yq8yo]

Its just the nature of not having half grades. A lot of these grades seem reasonable and in line with PSA standards though. The Hitmonchan and Blastoise that got 9's seem to be a bit high. The Togetic is definitely within 60/40 centering for a 10. The Alakazam probably has a dent/ding, so its an auto 6. There is nothing crazy off with this submission. If people want more nuance between 9/10 grades, then they have to go to BGS/CGC where a lot of PSA 10's would be 9.5's. People should be buying the card and not the grade though.

[@deezroastedchestnuts189]

@@TrevorATX and you are absolutely wrong. That's not its grade forever. People resubmit graded cards all the time, and the grades aren't always the same. So keep ya mouth shut scrub

[@sushileafbeats]

Imagine that. Oh, valuable card detected? Yeah, were gonna hold your service for ransom on this one. Also there isn't a thing wrong with that Alakazam. Looked like the best card in the lot. PSA is out of their minds. Time to start pushing one of the other grading companies.

[@clutchclaytv]

SGC I just like that grading company best

[@PM-yq8yo]

Probably has a small dent/ding thats hard to see. Its an auto 6 if there is one.

[@doav1670]

Cum

[@fr0styyproductionsmc]

@@PM-yq8yothat’s not a good rating method. The card looked so clean.

[@FryJayPhilip]

im going with gsg, even if they are the strictest

[@Bawamba]

17:22 omfg I laughed so hard! The way you looked in to the camera like "bruh" xDD

[@brycehellinger3532]

I love that you don't milk the grades as much as other youtubers. love your content. my toddler watches it with me almost daily :).

[@Snellenhacken]

I agree

[@ReanuKeaves1]

Who are you referring to?

[@EVOPLUR22]

@@ReanuKeaves1 adrive milks it way to much

[@ReanuKeaves1]

@@EVOPLUR22 I sold aDrive the 1st ed Neo box that had 2 lugias.

[@madeinheaven1860]

@@ReanuKeaves1 🧢

[@Takingbacksun06094GT]

You should definitely put the prices for all the cards in your next videos. It was kinda weird to only have pricing on some cards. I understand maybe only price the good returns like PSA 8 and above. But there were some PSA 9s that you had that I wanted to see the pricing for but you didn't post it... Next time huh lol. Other than that great vids! Keep up the good work Rev!

[@ManDogBearPig]

worst thing bout his vids

[@26AJY]

The film card was probably too thick to properly encapsulate

[@azymondiaskingofthedragons2897]

Have you ever thought about using CGC to grade cards? They're cheaper, more thorough, faster with returns and better with the grades. I've used them for mainly comic books, but the Pokemon cards I've sent were returned in less than a year, it didn't cost me $300 for one card and the cases are more clear

[@yurpi3425]

My collection is CGC, looks amazing

[@jeeballah3636]

I'm thinking cgc

[@HerbalMoon17]

I was going to go all CGC, but I saw that some cards I had were worth a premium if I managed to get a ten from PSA. (After watching this video, though, I'm pretty sure I'm going to get a pair of nines.) The cards that weren't worth very much (but still worth grading) are going to CGC.

[@azymondiaskingofthedragons2897]

@@HerbalMoon17 CGC also does sub-grades. Believe me, CGC has better prices. If you send it to PSA, it'll cost about $300 to grade one card and the card will most likely be less than the price for grading and CGC might give a card a 10 when PSA gives a 9. Trust me, CGC is worth it

[@beastman9234]

@@azymondiaskingofthedragons2897 why is it 300 dollars for one card

[@Pa3kC]

That Seadra is labeled wrong, its from HGSS Unleashed not EX Dragon, the year is also wrong

[@alexblackburn2247]

that Alakazam is so cap. That had to be a 10, no doubt. perfect centering, no whitening at all, and no surface scratches either. PSA sucks

[@holly4131]

Centering wasn’t perfect so can’t be a 10 imo

[@jezuzu2078]

@@holly4131 But a 6 tho? C'mon. Rev must've personally offended the person grading that Alakazam xD

[@clareparkes]

There is a bend in a corner

[@DankPope]

Centering not perfect, at least a 9

[@Docrob29]

Bro... There is two bends on the corners... you can see it.

[@spaceglide]

YO they completely failed on that Seadra, I was wondering like : "No way EX Dragon had this reverse?" It's an Unleashed Reverse and they just put a Dragon case on that? How do you manage to do that

[@rbr8931]

I was thinking the same

[@skylerlavoie2063]

How did that alakazam come back as a 6??? I looked at it so many times and it looked so clean, I agree that one was definitely either a 9 or 10.

[@Brandon-xh6bo]

The grader was drunk..

[@Shadow-us4oq]

They like to slap on random bulk labels, seen then shitgrade plenty of stuff

[@treehouseasmr2480]

PSA is a shit grading company. People need to stop using them, I’ve seen so much terrible grades from them. Plus the whole scandals of them stealing peoples cards and returning different cards.

[@Mzyx5443]

@@treehouseasmr2480 well then why is the company "the best grading company in the world" not trying to argue but if it was "shit" then why is it called the best grading company in the world.

[@SparklingHarmony]

Often times when you crack open the case, then you'll see surface flaws that you couldn't see before while it was in the case.

[@CheechyMon]

This reminds me of a video I watched of a guy that resubmitted some cards he got from PSA to SGC. PSA graded his cards like a 4-7 depending on which card it was. When he resubmitted to SGC it was 8-10. I feel like the quality of PSA has gone down because of how many people they are hiring for the backlog. I would maybe resubmit that Alakazam cause I don't think it is a 6 or whatever.

[@jaebae5706]

I hear they do it a lot more now a days to keep the actual supply of say your alakazams down. So that there isn’t 30,000 psa 10s out there in the works and keep the population of it down to only 3,000 actual psa 10s. It’s better for business for them . Which is messed up and not right at all

[@seba7exe]

It'd be really interesting see what actually happens if you send the same card like 3 times or so. I think it's a good idea for a video tho

[@nickkduhh]

Each company has different grading scales

[@tonyryder5644]

To the untrained eye…It seems that they are much more generous when it comes to the more common /less desirable cards. Maybe that’s just overthinking it.

[@dhgcrack3r111]

That’s how my experience has been with fossils specifically

[@Pokedad2012]

depends on the grader you get and their exp, if they're tired, pissed off, etc... Unless they have a computer generated auto grading system for all cards, you wont have uniformity in grading.

[@dhgcrack3r111]

@@Pokedad2012 exactly. A computer might work

[@Pokedad2012]

@@dhgcrack3r111 they make them, but they’re expensive.

[@KingKong11730]

To be fair, back when Wizards of the Coast (base set through the E-reader sets) the printing quality was shitty. So pack fresh cards rarely get 10's. Newer sets are much much better, but japanese cards are by far the cleanest. Japanese cards almost always get 10's if pack fresh.

[@ffsharkboy]

They messed up the Seadra, it’s from a HGSS set back in the early 2010’s I think so nice misprint man 💎🔥!!

[@minimeistv1877]

You crack me up!! This is the 10 right here!! Let’s go Alakazam!! “Psa 6” hahaha you rock my man!!

[@oppressed]

I'll never understand how PSA can give 10's to off centered cards or ones with whitening on the back.

[@SparklingHarmony]

Whitening on the back shouldn't get a 10, but the centering can be off as much as 60/40. That Togetic's centering is probably right around there.

[@tubenachos]

Makes you wonder, I'm wondering what BGS will give them or SGC?

[@naidraug1990]

Wow that’s Topps card that wasn’t graded, now that’s definitely a piece of Pokémon history right there. Real shame they didn’t grade it

[@Staggerd1337]

If it was me I’d snap a pick of all the ones below a psa 8 resend them, then make a video about how inconsistent PSA is on their grading, that be a popular video with some clout.

[@linneahast6713]

That Seadra card 06:12 definitely got the wrong label. It says Dragon from 2003 but it's from HS Unleashed from 2010.😂 I wonder what went wrong 🤔

[@Upzet_]

Yeah I also pointed that out. They should do better than this... it's so lazy

[@Staggerd1337]

The value should go up on miss graded cards just because a mislabel grade from PSA imo

[@itseams]

You gotta hit up GemMintPokemon with that Ampharos 10, I’m sure he’d be super interested

[@drewcastle4980]

My childhood cards are still waiting at PSA after sending at the end of 2020, can’t wait to get them back. Keep up the great content and see you on stream Tuesday

[@JAMESHOLLISGOLF]

Hope you get them! I sent mine late 2019 and never heard anything..

[@drewcastle4980]

@@JAMESHOLLISGOLF seriously? What the hell! Surely you got your money back and the value of your cards? Have you chased up?

[@JAMESHOLLISGOLF]

@@drewcastle4980 I haven’t heard anything since I sent it. It’s crazy tho, it was a Blastoise Base Set 1999. Man.

[@JAMESHOLLISGOLF]

@@drewcastle4980 nope, no money back :[

[@drewcastle4980]

@@JAMESHOLLISGOLF that is so messed up man. Is there no way of getting info from them? A company as big as them, you’d expect them to be reliable…

[@MagisterMatt]

Soooo excited to be opening my 3 Rev's Mystery Packs the coming week. My local post office sent me a notice that they've arrived in my country!

[@collectibleboys38]

Pokerev i need a couple packs for my sealed collection ;(

[@Forthefunofthehobby]

Awesome submission. PSA obviously commands a premium but still are not the most accurate company with grading. Still don’t get why they can’t do sub grades.

[@will9603]

It’s nice to see the history of the cards but this also showed the history of the channel going back 18+ months pulling them!

[@PokeStorm9093]

Love these types of vids man. Keep it up!

[@samlemay7729]

Sick vid, the bend was in the top left corner on the alakazam

[@vaughanhurrell]

Yes, so many comments saying it was perfect and a 10 but I can see it in the top left as well. Unlucky :(

[@johnnytheyoungmaestro]

I've never had any of my cards graded before, but it's a future goal of mine one day. But this man here has a mindset that I myself have, and that is the fact that grading childhood cards, especially ones self-pulled, is just something special and can never be beaten. Great job! It doesn't matter how much the cards cost in my opinion. Everything seems to be about money nowadays. I just think that if the card has a meaning to you, it's worth it in every way.

[@crackinlackin6189]

what are youwaiting for you CLOCK IS TICKING!!!!!!! TICK TOCK POK'E MASTER!!!!!!!

[@scottiebcards2354]

Were those marks on the Steelix from the rubber bands being too tight around the cards when they were sent in? That is legit one of my concerns whenever I grade with PSA.

[@MarkHuynh7]

I dont trust PSA’s grading system in the slightest. They are overwhelmed with people sending stuff in and it seems they rush and dont do a good job. Bgs all the way.

[@rarebradnam]

Never fails to disappoint. Saturday afternoon sorted.

[@gta5boy677]

love watching you videos keep up the good work bro

[@tavoton1989]

I think with all the hype on PSA, Giving a card with a clear edge whitening a 9 is a sign that they are dropping in quality. Like with any company, as it gets bigger and bigger, they drop on quality. Definetly not the best grading company anymore. Im going to give Player 1 a chance insteaf of PSA

[@seabit253]

I appreciate you just for being honest. Your channel has exposed countless scams, and again here I appreciate you showing the turnaround for PSA, the upcharging etc. It's honestly kind of disgusting. There's a reason I personally haven't gotten into Pokémon's TCG, and it's stuff like this. It's so dang expensive, and PSA is cheeky enough to charge you MORE because a card is worth more. Last I checked, that card isn't theirs, so I don't know what gives them the right to some of its value. I'll always appreciate Pokemon's TCG, especially the DP era that I grew up with, but I'll just never be able to hardcore collect it in the current market for it.

[@nickphilip7118]

So glad to get my Amphraos back. Thank you so much Rev its a beauty.

[@adidasub4117]

That Sedra @6:15 is a error label !

[@naterade28]

I sent some cards in last September and just got them back a couple weeks ago. A full year for mine as well. Got 10’s on the Darkness Ablaze Vmax Charizard and a Hidden Fates shiny Mewtwo.

[@dancarter255]

Yeah keep telling yourself you got 10's i bet you only got 9's psa don't give out 10's

[@ManDogBearPig]

lol?

[@XylonVermilion]

I think I say a small indent right at 18:05 with the light near the top left around the blue strip of the back.

[@GyaradosFreak]

Awesome awesome awesome return brother! This is getting me really hyped for my submission return from cgc! All wizard of the coast holographics and promos all near mint condition and there's 46 of them!!!😱😎🤘🌊🐉

[@gabefarr5932]

At 6:11 The Seadra is mislabeled. It should say Unleashed but it says EX Dragon.

[@epictrollgamer]

That base set venusaur holo looks so nice... Deffinately my favourite one in the set. Also RIP Alakazam, really was hoping for a 9 at least

[@gphattgman]

"I'm gonna say it's probably a 9 or a 10" *It's a 6* This is me thinking about how good I look with my new haircut

[@sotorc1448]

All vintage hahaha. You can tell this is when everybody was sending in everything lol

[@GrimerCollects]

6:11 The seadra is 100% mislabeled. It says it’s from EX dragon which is completely wrong (doesn’t have the e-reader border nor the ex dragon reverse holo pattern).

[@ItWazWritten]

Psa Sucks

[@SuperCinnamon1day]

You definitely graded some weird stuff in that first box.

[@PsychoTranceGamer]

Nice videooo!! What is the name of that beat on 19:04 ? Can somebody tell me? Thx! Keep up on this great videos!

[@phoenix21studios]

My thoughts about PSA is that its not justified to pay them to do an OBJECTIVE grade on a something anyone can look at for themselves.

[@tonyth123]

An accepted standard of grading from the community. They also box/seal them within tamperproof cases, guaranteeing quality and allowing cards to be sold for higher prices online where full inspection for gem mint cards is pretty much impossible.

[@kurtiscal3msetccdwell618]

What's the best way we should be prepping and sending in our cards for grading? Like what kind of sleeves and protection do you use?

[@joshplameras3674]

Ive been depressed lately for the past couple of months. Luckily I found pokemon contents on youtube and tiktok that got me into the hobby by starting to collect. Thanks pokefam!

[@andeolfaitdusport974]

6:13 there's an error on the card's tag isn't it ? It's an Unleashed card too

[@vicstarxd6604]

my cards were send two years ago, insane long returning times :(

[@saturninebear]

more examples of why PSA is the Emperor's New Clothes of grading.

[@luisdighero5512]

Sheeesh!!!🔥🔥 The legendary 🐐 stay with some heat!!!

[@troyplayz933]

16:43 this is my time mark for me to come back😊

[@PitchSkullBlack]

Seeing your PSA graded half cards reminded me that I have a split card of a Japanese Lugia in my attic somewhere (I have both halves).

[@mr.potatovr795]

The good thing about coming early is the video can't get spoiled in the comments

[@brradv3552]

I'm also going to be getting my bgs submission back after a year. I sent in 4 champions path zards (2 shiny v and 2 rainbow vmax, along with a regular zard gx from hidden fates)... Was hoping to get one of each in a 9.5 but wound up getting the zard gx and 1 of the rainbow vmax as a 9.5. The other rainbow vmax and shiny v being a 9. The big thing that shocked me was my other shiny v got an 8... ❔🥴❔ I'll definitely be taking a close look at that one as I wouldn't have sent it in if it was anything less than a 8.5/9 because I wanted to avoid the fugly paper lable.

[@Constitution1789]

Skip to 3:32 if you just want to know what the green thing means.

[@SyromerB]

Very impressive. I love the old Cards with the simple design. The new Cards look kinda weird and outer space.

[@raw7803]

6:11 That Seadra is an error!!! That card isn’t from ex Dragon lol, it’s also from 2010!!!

[@neosquid3755]

Take the alakazam out and send it back in (could be a cool video idea) and see if the grade changes

[@svenjapalicka9124]

I love this Pokéball Collection! There are not only cool things inside...you can also use them perfectly as decoration for your room :D

[@FunSize141]

That Alakazam is dodgy. No crease to be found.

[@jonnyb912]

New video just in time for my afternoon coffee 👌😎

[@packerfan2203]

Psa needs to get their shit together. I'm a new collector since the beginning of this year and I have a bunch of cards to grade. Definitely not paying $200 a card

[@SparklingHarmony]

It's because people were sending in insane amount of bulks, just throwing in every card they can find. lol

[@calebconverse]

Lovin what you’re doing bro! Keep the content coming!

[@MarsNotPlanet]

cant wait for psa to open up!

[@m._nus_]

Is there gonna be a physical store?

[@1ecki1]

At 6:11 the Seadra is completely wrong labeled, its from Hgss and not from Ex dragon wtf.

[@vizardcero5345]

Psa is too inconsistent lately… i see cards with high grades that should be lower and vice versa pretty frequently lately

[@dgonzgonz5179]

I have a lot of those base set cards. Where are you able to sell or find prices

[@doebuck9708]

PSA, is b.s. they grade on emotion. No reasons at all.

[@OutsideDuhBox]

People don't understand that PSA also grades the edges as far as splits...cards are glued together in layers of cardboards...and PSA measures the edges to check the layers holding together, sometimes the slightest of lifting is not visible to the eye but affects grades.

[@RockHash]

Man whoever graded your Cards must of been having a bad day.

[@saginur4380]

Yeah like wth

[@jenkyelbows]

Would love to know why alakazam got a 6 cause that card looked clean

[@madh0us3]

I would ask for a re-grade

[@PM-yq8yo]

Probably has a small dent/ding thats hard to see. Its an auto 6 if there is one.

[@HerbalMoon17]

I sent in my first PSA order last week and they've been marked received! Now to wait 'til August...

[@barocas77]

Does it ever sketch you out having to mail out valuable cards?

[@UNCULTUREDSTEVE]

Does the number 2 on the bottom right of the picture reduce the price at all? i have a holo charizard with a "2" on the bottom right. i have no clue what that mean lol

[@richardharden6811]

I cant wait to pull the big 3 out of celebrations!!

[@calopenscards4620]

Sup rev, thank you for everything ❤️

[@lamonticharity1371]

PSA just be making up shit! And they give you a random 10 when it’s really a 9 or hella 9’s that should be some 10’s.

[@PattersonPacks]

Awesome return man, so many seriously cool cards there!

[@Upzet_]

6:14 LOL that mislabel tho.... 2003 Horsea from EX Dragon?! I mean come on PSA you can do better than this...

[@ItWazWritten]

Psa trash

[@adnandossaji]

It looked like the Alakazam at 17:50 had some wear on the front bottom right corner.

[@connor8524]

What service level did you go with? Don’t know anything about the service levels and what they come with/the differences they have.

[@Nadavv458]

I missing the calm rev back in the day Not overhype from every card

[@IITheo]

I’ve never see those graded personally. A little odd that they didn’t offer it though. Some nice cards there man

[@Zealotos]

On the Pikachu promo 1st edition: Are those different from the ones WoTC gave these away during their pokemon training card league?

[@richsanson8497]

You got em back that quick? I'm 14 months into waiting still lol

[@MartinJHesse]

that alakazam looks way too clean, no way that only got a 6

[@jrobthecollector]

Absolutely love these video brotha, incredible as always!!

[@simonkj34rulff4]

How much does it vist to get your cars to psa? Got a lot that i want to get grades but dont know anything Bout it

[@PikminAdventuresplush]

If very rare 10,000$ or not 100$

[@andy2341]

Totally love these videos! Just curious, do you think Pokémon or yugioh are harder to grade a 10?.??

[@da-yh3uy]

"I cut them open but I haven't looked at anything yet" said no one ever.

[@christopherhart1640]

you lift your finger too high when inspecting the cards, you see the grade before you reveal it lol

[@HawksNestYT]

What was missing on that Alacazam

[@AldoMay]

Your videos got me back into Pokémon

[@ItsJoeyNoodles]

I wish Darkrai wasn't a mythical, by far one of my favorite pokemon.