What Pokemon Cards Should You Grade? | Quick and Easy Strategy!

[@PenPineappleApplePen007]

This was a really good and informative video. Another thing to note is that you can also grade a low value card if it has some kind of sentimental value to you and you think it will look good in your collection. It's a great way to protect the card.

[@Tuzzz94]

Timestamps: 0:00 introduction 2:37 The 4 categories graders assess a card upon (centering @ 3:01, corners @ 4:07, edges @ 5:25, surface @ 6:50) 8:10 What cards should we consider getting graded? -introduction 9:28 The 4 hierarchies of what cards we should get graded (or not) (hierarchy no. 4 @ 9:39, hierarchy no. 3 @ 13:15, hierarchy no. 2 @ 17:20, hierarchy no.1 @ 21:16) 25:00 conclusion 26:53 outro

[@bogoles]

Thank you man!

[@nerida3347]

thanks dude! this helped alot. I have tons of cards I got from flea markets by the bulk as a kid, and I'm going over allllll of them to price them and estimate their grading. So far with your tips I've found 2 I'm gonna send off!

[@CoincidenceTheorist]

Acting good

[@bitcoinbull6564]

Went through my old storage unit and found all my pokemon cards. Found 2 charizards, blastoise, venusaur and many more! None of them were 1st edition and none of them were shadowless but still excited none the less. Plan on having most of them graded.

[@primo4206]

Nice! Liked & subbed

[@smedspets695]

I still like Pokemon just figured out my gold star mudkip card worth a lot of money the edges are a little nicked up there might be some color wear in the corners but I think it's worth it to get a graded. My aunt bought me cards at target a long time ago when hoen came out, other than that all I had was hand me downs.

[@BeardedBookworm]

Thanks for the video. I’m selling my family’s childhood cards on consignment and this was extremely helpful. Glad to see another QC Pokémon fan.

[@MrAndersonAFK]

That Shining Gyarados has more yellow on the left than right. maybe a 9/10 for centering then?

[@tomnuy]

Have u try AGS

[@rozzie101]

I bought a handful of PSA graded card off eBay, NHL cards and 1 Pokemon card. I have never sent in any cards to PSA to be graded. Something I have heard about PSA is, if they grade a card in a PSA 10. And if the company/grader feels like this card can or will sell at a very high price, PSA will hold the card and ask for more money for insurance purposes.

[@Excal123]

Fantastic video man really helpful

[@pokenav_]

Glad it helped!

[@EthanRaith]

Is it worth grading my charizard ex full art from obsidian flames

[@Mr711INSANE]

how do I get those cheap prices for psa sports cards?

[@lucidskater]

Why and how are unopened booster packs graded?!

[@wvufo]

feel bad this army dude died and lost his storage unit along with all his and his sons pokemon cards. there are SOOO many nearly mint 1st editions. my head is spinning. I wish I could find that kid, he deserves them. you can tell his dad kept those 1st editions ptistine as an investment for his kid to pass down.... they mean A LOT to me. always dreamed of having a collection and boom thousands of cards fell into my lap and I'm so filled with joy man, like child-like joy im so happy.. just can't help to think of that family.... he doesn't have his dad anymore or his pokemon cards... oh and the wonderfully preserved base set, base promos, basd first editions, base holos. haven't pulled a base charizard yet but im holding out got one,.got another bag of prolly 700-1000 cards left.

[@zaccrist8840]

Also, if a card is slightly warped/curved but not bent or creased, will that affect the grade?

[@quintenhuyge7200]

Nope, it does not as tha graded case wil straighten the card eventually

[@Always_Hustling_UK]

Great video man. Enjoyed this, very informative and realistic

[@WillsVidsTwithctvquantbeef]

Should I submit cards even if theirs wear and damage but still could be worth something?

[@tenniswolff6041]

Man AWESOME video as that probably answers a lot of questions for collectors and investors out there looking to grade. That Shining Gyarados is a beauty! It's funny as that was one of my cards of a 10 card submission to GradedGem recently...keep up the great work ;)

[@pokenav_]

Thank you very much brotha! I might start a series soon where I show cards I'm submitting to Graded Gem and see if I can accurately predict the grade they will come back.

[@tenniswolff6041]

@@pokenav_ ohhh I LIKE that ;)

[@sightstrike5103]

hay do you whont to help me with a charizard 11/108 and look on the sentering? cuz i did not understand plz first time Sight strike

[@gokage617]

Are character cards worth getting graded? Example would be the starmie misty alt card in astral radiance...I have alot of cards similar to that they look cool but are they worth getting graded?

[@jameshoppe1417]

What Tier would some Japanese cards fall under? Like CoroCoro Promos or Southern Islands holos?

[@BoardingParty]

Great video PokéNav! Thanks so much for putting this together, it's top notch!

[@pokenav_]

Thank you so much! 👍

[@bartkicktown]

Who loves Gyarados? Everyone? I pulled the only secret rare from Breakpoint down below. I'll be self grading it later this week! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fouVpKOrgpaZaJY

[@michaeliedon6557]

yoooo thanks for hearing out our recommended video ideas! you the mvp!

[@pokenav_]

You guys are really the driver of these investing videos. I make them solely based on the questions I receive most often from the community 👍

[@michaeliedon6557]

@@pokenav_ never knew there were psa 1 cards that i should definitely still get graded. That really helped 👍

[@merkymerks3954]

would you say to get all the 1st edition shadowless cards graded? Thank you I have a set but contemplating in grading them. I estimate them to be arpund psa 6-8

[@tiktok11150]

I just sent some in to PSA on a special. You are going to pay $20 per card with a minimum order of 10 cards, ($200) plus subscription if you do not already have one. Sometimes it is not worth sending them in to grade them depending on the market.

[@zaccrist8840]

Sir, would you send a Black Star Promo Mew card to get graded?? That would be in hierarchy 3 correct?

[@zaccrist8840]

I had 225 Pristine Black Star Mew Promo cards

[@DavidThomasTimmer]

The centering is a 9 forsure

[@mikeremetajaguars]

Would you place a 1st edition holo machamp in hierarchy 1?

[@lucidskater]

No those are very common. Not worth much unfortunately

[@juicycardz]

Nice video! I have all holos from the WOTC sets including neo destiny, from the e-series I only have a bunch. They’re all mixed, some are 1st editions, some unlimited print, some are in good condition and some are mint. My idea was to get them all graded and have the full vintage holo sets with graded cards in cases, even though they won’t get all the 9 or 10. Do you think it’s a good idea?

[@pokenav_]

It’s not necessarily an easy answer my man. It all boils down to what you bought them for, the grade they may potentially come back and what they are selling for at that grade. You might be in a unique position if you try to sell them all as one exclusive lot, but that may also take time to find the right buyer.

[@juicycardz]

PokéNav Thanks for your answer! Basically I want to get them graded for myself to enjoy them for a couple of years and maybe sell the holo sets in the future at a decent price, of course an estimated PSA6 „Here comes Team Rocket“ holo from unlimited print would not be worth grading at first sight but if I can sell the whole holo set with graded cards it might look different. There are certainly some prime cards in my lot too like the shining charizard or 1st edition tyranitar from neo discovery in very decent shape. Besides that I do also invest in sealed products, so the risk is spread!

[@pokenav_]

LuckyLuke 777 Very smart my friend! 👍

[@juicycardz]

PokéNav Future will show if it was smart, it’s definitely heavily expensive. 😂 But I‘m pretty confident I’ll get a good return on investment within a couple of years. By the way, do you believe the sealed WOTC products will continue to get more expensive or will there be a crash at some point when there is not that interest anymore in Pokémon in general?

[@intergalacticdegengypsy6135]

@@juicycardz the interest in Pokemon won't go away anytime soon, if anything sw/sh has given new life to the Pokemon co. So wotc I believe will continue to rise, not to mention things like inflation will instantly add value to any asset and the whole world is gonna be hitting a huge inflation (if the economy survives) after this whole pandemic thing has quelled

[@Truthbomb101.]

Can somebody tell me would you grade cards only for immediate sales? Say you have a card that you want to sell in 5 years because the price will go up, should you grade it now and sell it in future or grade it in 5 years then sell? Also factoring in that a company like PSA potentially might not be around anymore in future so am assuming that means a card in the slab would appreciate even more if that were to ever happen. Yes I am new to grading lol

[@Ghlowy]

If have the finances do it now, even if PSA is gone in 5 years you can always send it to the new company for cross grading and get it re-slabbed. It’s also more protected in the slab.

[@michaelaguilar5375]

I have 4 crystal kingdras sitting around, one is a potential 10, the other 3 are MP, maybe 5-6? Should I grade or sell raw?

[@armandocerna9568]

best option would be to hold them but if not then sell raw fs

[@intergalacticdegengypsy6135]

What are the types of things to look for with these modern textured cards like zard Vmax, gold zacian v, etc? I'm guessing there are different things to look for, like I can't see any print lines on my zard Vmax but I'm sure that it's more so the texture hiding any imperfections, looking to get a bunch of stuff graded soon so any advice on these cards would be appreciated, thanks mate keep up the great content

[@pokenav_]

Everything remains the same as with older cards, the difference is it's more difficult to determine the centering on the front of the card. To get an estimate you will have to look at the bottom left and right-hand sides along with the bottom. The top of the card is tough because the image is spread across it. For the surface, you are really looking for scratches or smudges rather than print lines.

[@monk1965]

What are some examples of First Tier "Trophy" cards?

[@lucidskater]

Number 1 trainer, number 2 trainer, parent child kangeskahn, basically prizes for winning card battle tournaments

[@wolfgamiing89]

I can’t believe in the thumbnail you had a “gold star vaporeon” in the “dont grade catergory” that is blasphemous! Madness!!

[@Tuzzz94]

would be great if your video's had timestamps

[@enrique203909]

Thank you for the value

[@alfred2249]

I recently sent my first few cards to get graded but to Beckett, I sent my Charizard V and VMax and the Japanese Celebi Amazing Rare, got them back, the Charizard V got a 9.5 while the other two got Gold label 10 both had center at 9.5 which is why it didn’t get that cool looking black label.

[@pokenav_]

Ooh so close my friend!! Those are still awesome scores 👍

[@honorabilis1]

had the 1st edition charizard bgs 9 in 2014 for £200 then sold it like last year or year before for like £2250 if only i kept it longer hey, i think all the stuff i sold then made like 5 thousand and today it woulda made over 30 thousand 😪. although still got my base set i had as a kid which im getting graded regardless of condition to stop it getting any worse more sentimental value than for sale

[@michaelriddick7116]

Take it easy on yourself, I sold three sealed boxes back in 2012 (TR, NG, 1st Ed GC) for about $700 because I got laid off.... any one of those boxes would pay for my car now! LMAO! :)

[@CollectingWithGules]

Would you consider grading for sentimental value, just to actually preserve it?

[@pokenav_]

Oh for sure man! I was speaking more or less to those who are interested in the investing side of it, but if there is a card that means a lot to you and you would like it preserved, then by all means have that baby graded!

[@CollectingWithGules]

PokéNav ah ok ya true lol. I always forget sometimes that there is so much investment going on in this hobby lol

[@pokenav_]

Collecting is always more fun! 😁

[@CollectingWithGules]

PokéNav agreed. Less brain power to collect and more enjoyment Hahahaha. Not always about crunching numbers

[@Kazravan]

Would you recommend buying raw cards to get graded for flipping? There are some cards I’ve seen that even a PSA 7 or higher greatly increases the value

[@pokenav_]

Looks like an error on my part, Kenny! 🤦‍♂️

[@Kazravan]

Wow, I realized the whole video answers my question! Lol disregard

[@pokenav_]

Hey brotha, I keep trying to respond to your comment and give you the link to another video of mine that goes over this very topic, but it seems to keep getting removed. Not sure if KZbin has a policy on this or not. I will send it to you on Instagram!

[@masamune28954]

Does shadowless base set holos besides charizard fall into tier 1?

[@YalikemyTigerBeat]

I should watch your content before liking it. If I didn’t like it should I like it?

[@joecartwright5105]

Great video! Bought my first shadowless cards today(no holos). Probably going to grade some of them! I’ve also got a Stormfront SR Charizard that looks like a PSA 4 that I’m not sure what to do with though.. any advice? 😅

[@pokenav_]

From what I can see that card is going for about $120 in a PSA 7 (that's the lowest grade I could find). So I would imagine in a PSA 4 it would probably go for around $40-$60. Might be better off just selling it as a raw card, but that all depends on how much you bought it for.

[@kevintorres9485]

Great video this was very helpful. Keep it up

[@Aviator530]

Another Great video! Keep up the great work! I've got a question for you. I have an opportunity to buy a large bundle of 2009 Victory Medal Pokemon Cards. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Cards and half of them are already graded. I tried looking everywhere but I couldn't find the print run on these cards. I think that is important to know the print to know how limited it is. They are asking $200 per graded and $100 ungraded. But they might go a little lower actually.. Do you think its worth buying at that price and trying to flip them quick or do you think I could hold them and they will go up or what? I could really use your advice or anyone else's if they are willing to give their input Ofcourse I do plan on grading all the ungraded cards to potentiel double up on that. Also they are only willing them all as a lot. Thank you

[@pokenav_]

These cards are very unique in that they are similar to trophy cards, but not nearly as exclusive. I had to do some research on them as my knowledge for them is fairly limited. From what I could find they were awarded to winners of smaller regional tournaments called Battle Roads both in Japan and North America. Personally I think if they will go for under $100 for ungraded cards, that’s the route I would take. It appears that many of those 2009 cards are going for around that $100 mark ungraded on EBay. The 2005 cards are significantly more, so I would grade them off slowly and allow the value to climb just as the 2005 cards have done.

[@tyrants3062]

I'm curious if one day people will buy PSA 1-5 desirable WOTC holos like gym and neo ones. A couple of months ago I desperately paid over $100 for a shadowless blastoise PSA 3

[@pokenav_]

It’s very possible. As the top tier grades become more hard to come by, collectors may start moving down the scale to acquire cards.

[@alexwango]

Is it possible/ok to just grade one card? I'm planning on buying a raw gold star jolteon and thinking of grading it for a profit. Just not sure familiar with grading. (not really looking to grade multiple at a time, just seeing if grading one card is alright)

[@Skyw106]

It’s more expensive

[@allusardi3751]

Is a first edition german charizard card worth anything Looks great went from pack to sleeve Could be a 9.5

[@KShafe]

Thank you

[@zeeed1667]

Centering a bit off

[@zeeed1667]

And definitely a dent in the holo

[@russell1732]

pokenav your putting my favorite person to buy from out there for everyone ahhhhh smh lol killn me smalls

[@allusardi3751]

I have french and spanish first edition also sets

[@scotthug2078]

Certified Guaranteed Company sounds like the biggest scam shell company I’ve ever heard 😂😂😂 like “oh yes #1 business in entire world trust 100%”

[@pokesmitty2592]

lol 18$ for a shadow less Charmander psa 9 there like 300 now

[@corzahazard444]

In other words the new sets are basically worthless

[@MoreMicavity]

For pre SWSH sets I use Pokemonprice.com I believe to see PSA sales to determine what i want to invest in or if I pack something that I think looks sick to see if its worth the grade