I was at a card shop and saw these two Jumbo CGC graded cards. I usually don’t buy jumbo cards but noticed the cert #’s were so unique. The Crown Zenith Pikachu was labeled as 0000000002 and the 25th anniversary pikachu was labeled 0000000003. The card store is in the same town as CGC headquarters and the owner said the guy who sold him the cards worked there. I decided to pick them up due to the rarity of the cert #s but when scanning the back it pulls up some weird test cert page. Were these possibly tests at CGC and then taken and sold? I doubt someone would make a counterfeit graded CGC jumbo slab… what do you guys think?
That’s interesting! The links that the QR codes lead too seem to be legitimate but display the wrong information and different certs.
Have you reached out to CGC? They should be able to give you the answers you are looking for.
Since the certs that the QR codes lead too are sequential i decided to check the cert after yours and it also shows as a Lance’s Charizard however it is a sports card jumbo (with a photo)
I would recommend reaching out to CGC directly via the link at the bottom of the cert page
If the information displayed above is incorrect or does not match the card you are verifying, or if you believe that you have a counterfeit or tampered CGC holder, please contact Service@CGCcards.com. Cards graded Gem Mint 9.5 now display as Gem Mint 10.
CGC label everything as Test except on their own product
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Thanks guys I will reach out to see what the story is with these. CGC won’t require me to return them to them if they are indeed a test? That’s the only thing I’m worried about. I like the uniqueness of the cards but would be cool to find out more info directly from CGC…
Yeah, I picked the Charizard PSA slab photo for my profile because life’s too short to enjoy cards without plastic and paperwork. If it isn’t hermetically sealed by PSA and blessed by ten graders in a windowless room, is it even a real Charizard?
Require? Maybe if you want it changed. They cant demand anything but they may ask that they be “corrected” from these cool versions to something updated.
@charizardespana as BGS
@MidEraCollector as CGC
@ROCK974 as PSA
We MIGHT have found the holy trinity
Wow, Vertemes, you really cracked the code: the sacred trinity of cardboard high priests!
@charizardespana as BGS, for those who love their slabs more confusing than their relationships;
@MidEraCollector as CGC, perfect for the hipsters who worship blue labels and pray for subgrades;
And @ROCK974 as PSA, guardian of overpopulation and king of plastic prisons!
Was this foretold by Beckett himself or just a fever dream in the grading dungeon?
Anyway, may our cards be off-center and our wallets still intact. Now, back to admiring my binder before the next grading prophet appears.
Why are we using AI as a response ![]()
yes because i don’t have time for this mate. ![]()
ChatGPT really dropped the ball on this one. What does all that even mean.
Anyway, tell your AI prompt that I’m Married ![]()
Poke enough buttons and you might get Deoxys for Secret Santa!
Cheers!
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