The wait is over! Our Game Stop PSA cards are here!

[@luisrodarte6695]

Its always refreshing to see people grade for their own collection instead of doing it just for a profit. Nice vid man!

[@PokéMartPulls]

@@luisrodarte6695 thanks! I personally don’t think you can say you’re a collector if you’re just grading for profit, at that point you’re a Pokemon investor trying to make money.

[@gat-x105strikegundam5]

@@PokéMartPullstotally agree!!

[@ki11aqueen5]

What’s wrong with doing it for profit?

[@PokéMartPulls]

@ there’s nothing wrong with doing it for profit, we all gotta make money somehow. It is my opinion that if you do it solely for profit you can’t say your a collector, at that point your an investor and that’s totally ok 👍

[@AmixLiark]

You need a light so we can see the cards 😅. Thanks for sharing though. I love to see this. I just did my first grading with BGS: Legendary Collection Reverse Zard

[@PokéMartPulls]

@@AmixLiark noted, I recently got a better light but that was after this video so hopefully next go around there’s better lighting 😊👍

[@AmixLiark]

@@PokéMartPulls awesome!

[@mikecooke4052]

Try with a soft t cloth to carefully wipe your cards down before putting them in sleeves and hold before grading it takes off smudges and finger prints for better grades I've done really good on grades by doing this and I judge my cards hard before picking them be sent

[@PokéMartPulls]

@@mikecooke4052 thanks for the tip 👍 I usually go through and do a good inspection and prep with wiping the card then wiping the semi rigid as well so they present really well upon first glance with the grader 😊

[@HolisticClips]

I dropped off an order 10 days ago still hasn't shipped from gamestop

[@MikuRide3939]

They will use the "up to 9 weeks disclaimer" statement. Usually it will be shorter, but that's their standard legal clause of 9 weeks.

[@PokéMartPulls]

@@HolisticClips GameStop typically won’t ship until they have hit the lower limit of 20 cards in a submission so unless you dropped off 20 cards there’s no guarantee they will ship right away. I was also informed that they typically have 2 days a month set as ship dates regardless of how many cards they have to get things out and not just hold onto your cards forever so I’d ask them when their ship dates are as well to be aware of that.

[@FikriAnuar]

I enjoyed watching the video, however wished the camera didn't block so much of the texts on the top of the cards :( I would recommend taking into account your camera when positioning the slabs

[@PokéMartPulls]

@@FikriAnuar thanks for the feedback this was a first attempt video and we have updated how we record for future videos 👍 hope you enjoy the next batch we get in!

[@aaronbader]

Seems like everyone is getting their cards back quick meanwhile i submitted Nov 1st and am still waiting as of today Dec. 11th

[@PokéMartPulls]

@@aaronbader that’s a huge bummer. You should check into that because you’re getting close to your deadline I think.

[@aaronbader]

@PokéMartPulls i check website daily still a couple weeks away from 45 buisness days tho

[@HeavenlyCCG]

Same here. I submitted Nov. 6 - 7 and 11th. I'm still waiting. I did get the email that 6 of my cards or at psa.

[@PokéMartPulls]

@ during the month of November PSA had a promotion for Pokemon card submissions just through their website so I’m assuming they got a lot of submissions and return times have slowed down most likely

[@aaronbader]

@PokéMartPulls so i checked this morning nd order said cards graded and i checked the grades and it only showed the grade of 1 out of 11

[@AmixLiark]

Fyi i Don't think the pull tabs are necassary for the semi rigid. They cut the semi rigid open. I've seen people do this in hopes that it improves the grader's mood by just enough to bias that higher grade but I am questioning that song as you got mostly 9's. I do know that they cut the semi rigid on the side to extract so i'm just not sure is worth using the tabs. I actually put my cards in the semi-rigid upside down to where the bottom of the sleeve is toward the opening of the semi-rigid to better prevent dust, dandruff, hair and other ingress into the card.

[@PokéMartPulls]

@@AmixLiark the mostly nine were from the GameStop grading and they would let let me send it with pull tabs so I had to send it without but I’ve gotten better grades on my own submissions when I do use pull tabs. Could be just coincidence though and luck of the draw with graders because I inspect all the cards the same.

[@pokecollect32]

Absolutely ouch. There being extremely brutal on the grades. They are grading alot more brutal thru gamestop promotion vs if u have your own psa account.

[@PokéMartPulls]

@@pokecollect32 I have noticed that as well. Turn around time is much shorter but the grades are coming back harsher IMO

[@pokecollect32]

@PokéMartPulls I bet you if u get you a membership with psa and Crack the best 9s u got they will mostly come back psa 10

[@quesotheduke415]

How much does it cost to PSA my cards

[@PokéMartPulls]

@@quesotheduke415 that’s a great question it kind of depends on a couple things. First thing it depends on is what cards are grading TCG cards for Pokémon Yu-Gi-Oh or Lorcana are a different price than stuff like sports cards. The second thing it depends on is whether or not you pay for the subscription from PSA if you have the subscription, you get a discount on certain services and it also raises the declared value of your cards, but if you’re not going to submit more than 30+ cards a year, the subscription isn’t really worth it. The last thing it depends on is the speed in which you want to get your graded cards back you can pay for faster service or things like grader notes but these services do cost quite a bit more. On average cards through PSA with the subscription will be about $15-$20 per card and if you use a third-party service (Like GameStop) cards are about $15-$17 per card.

[@vortexdefense2258]

15.95 at GameStop

[@PokéMartPulls]

@ make sure to double check your local GameStop though because many have halted submissions due to complications. You can Google it to find out more and search GameStops website to identify submission locations 👍

[@josephram1231]

I sent mine in the oct 24 im just curious did they update you with the grades prior to it getting delivered at gamestop

[@PokéMartPulls]

@@josephram1231 that’s a great question! I got an email from PSA saying my cards were heading back but when I logged into my GameStop account there was a link to follow that would show you the grades of you wanted to see them early.

[@josephram1231]

Oh that’s really good thank you I couldn’t find the answer to that anywhere on the internet because mine finished grading on Friday I’m assuming because of holiday that it’s taking a bit longer

[@davedeboy5726]

PSA turn around times are now 75 business days. Way toooo long. Value drops like mad of new cards-you can't get them back fast enough to make a profit anymore.

[@PokéMartPulls]

That’s news to me thanks for the heads up. I just sent some cards in on 12/10 and it was still 45 business days and they received them after 2 days so hopefully I still get lucky with a shorter turn around time.