# Old time collector but new to graded Cards. **URL:** \ **Category:** Collecting\ **Tags:** collection\ **Created:** [January 12, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/old-time-collector-but-new-to-graded-cards/15442 "2017-01-12T03:51:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![acetrainerj](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/acetrainerj/32/616_2.png) [@acetrainerj](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/acetrainerj)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/old-time-collector-but-new-to-graded-cards/15442/1 "2017-01-12T03:51:51Z")
I have been collecting Pokemon since the Red and Blue days. Like hardcore. But unfortunately EVERY DAMN BIT of it was stolen when I moved 6 years ago. Store it somewhere… come back and it’s all gone…And I mean EVERYTHING and I had a HELL of a lot of stuff. And buddy am I STILL pissed! But anyway. I am rebuilding my old collection as well as adding new additions. Like graded cards, I never owned one in my old collection and was just wondering, where did you start your grade card collection? I have a few cards I am looking to get to start off with before I start grading my own, but I’m just curious to see where you started. ---
**Author:** ![joshuajohnson814](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/joshuajohnson814/32/585_2.png) [@joshuajohnson814](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/joshuajohnson814)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/old-time-collector-but-new-to-graded-cards/15442/2 "2017-01-12T04:57:17Z")
I started off by buying a few PSA graded cards for the set I was after which at the time was 1st edition base set. I enjoyed the cards so much that I decided to get my own membership and start grading myself. I decided that the cards I wanted to grade were the cards that I enjoyed the most. In the end it’s your collection so you need to grade the ones you want to preserve long term. I also submitted cards that I knew would get high grades with the intention of selling and had less attachment to for my own collection. ---
**Author:** ![ccrntrade](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/ccrntrade/32/500_2.png) [@ccrntrade](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/ccrntrade)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 5:01am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/old-time-collector-but-new-to-graded-cards/15442/3 "2017-01-12T05:01:00Z")
Welcome! First off I am very sorry to hear your cards were stolen. That would be so depressing and hard for me to get back into collecting knowing I had to restart all over after all this work so I’m glad you decided to get back into it! As for my graded card collection I just started buying cards that I thought were reasonably priced. After awhile a few sets started to appeal to me and I started to pursue those sets trying to aquire a full PSA set. If I can’t find any cards from the main sets I am collecting after awhile I will pick up a few other random cards if I find good deals, and eventually hope to complete some sets and move onto the next! But my favorites always come first and I make sure to leave some funds available just incase something I really want pops up. ---
**Author:** ![KingPokemon](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/kingpokemon/32/283_2.png) [@KingPokemon](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/KingPokemon)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 5:23am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/old-time-collector-but-new-to-graded-cards/15442/4 "2017-01-12T05:23:15Z")
Welcome to e4. Good luck with your goals. ---
**Author:** ![acetrainerj](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/acetrainerj/32/616_2.png) [@acetrainerj](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/acetrainerj)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/old-time-collector-but-new-to-graded-cards/15442/5 "2017-01-12T23:32:02Z")
> [@ccrntrade](#): > > Welcome! > > First off I am very sorry to hear your cards were stolen. That would be so depressing and hard for me to get back into collecting knowing I had to restart all over after all this work so I’m glad you decided to get back into it! > > As for my graded card collection I just started buying cards that I thought were reasonably priced. After awhile a few sets started to appeal to me and I started to pursue those sets trying to aquire a full PSA set. If I can’t find any cards from the main sets I am collecting after awhile I will pick up a few other random cards if I find good deals, and eventually hope to complete some sets and move onto the next! But my favorites always come first and I make sure to leave some funds available just incase something I really want pops up. It WAS EXTREMELY HARD! But my best friend bought me a whole sealed set of the Golden Burger King cards last November and that started it up. I always talked about Pokemon with such passion even when I wasn’t collecting and he told me that I should really start back up. And I did and I’m so glad I did when I did… JUST in time for the 20th anniversary. I have 2 complete sets of sealed product (plushes, figures, card collections, everything) and another set of all the Card collection boxes. I wish I would have tried for another complete set though. That’s exactly what I plan to do… go for anything at a reasonable price then work into sets. But I DO know I want to start off with the Base, Jungle or Fossil sets. ---
**Author:** ![acetrainerj](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/acetrainerj/32/616_2.png) [@acetrainerj](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/acetrainerj)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/old-time-collector-but-new-to-graded-cards/15442/6 "2017-01-13T00:15:09Z")
> [@joshuajohnson814](#): > > I started off by buying a few PSA graded cards for the set I was after which at the time was 1st edition base set. I enjoyed the cards so much that I decided to get my own membership and start grading myself. I decided that the cards I wanted to grade were the cards that I enjoyed the most. In the end it’s your collection so you need to grade the ones you want to preserve long term. I also submitted cards that I knew would get high grades with the intention of selling and had less attachment to for my own collection. I want to eventually grade cards to sell too, but my thing is I have to have one of everything! UGH. But I am going to try to not be such a hoarder. lol I may eventually start going after full sets, but for now I just want to grab anything that’s for a decent price but still a good product! ---
**Author:** ![carolineelizabeth](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/carolineelizabeth/32/611_2.png) [@carolineelizabeth](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/carolineelizabeth)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/old-time-collector-but-new-to-graded-cards/15442/7 "2017-01-13T00:37:24Z")
> [@acetrainerj](#): > > > [@joshuajohnson814](#): > > > > I started off by buying a few PSA graded cards for the set I was after which at the time was 1st edition base set. I enjoyed the cards so much that I decided to get my own membership and start grading myself. I decided that the cards I wanted to grade were the cards that I enjoyed the most. In the end it’s your collection so you need to grade the ones you want to preserve long term. I also submitted cards that I knew would get high grades with the intention of selling and had less attachment to for my own collection. > > I want to eventually grade cards to sell too, but my thing is I have to have one of everything! UGH. But I am going to try to not be such a hoarder. lol > I may eventually start going after full sets, but for now I just want to grab anything that’s for a decent price but still a good product! I am in the same boat as you! My goal is also to get the complete base, fossil and jungle sets. I think it’s a good idea to have doubles of everything, like you said grab anything at a decent price to have the full collections of my own for nostalgic reasons, ones that I would never sell,and then work on getting the graded cards for value/investment reasons. ---
**Author:** ![acetrainerj](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/acetrainerj/32/616_2.png) [@acetrainerj](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/acetrainerj)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/old-time-collector-but-new-to-graded-cards/15442/8 "2017-01-13T02:57:14Z")
> [@carolineelizabeth](#): > > I am in the same boat as you! My goal is also to get the complete base, fossil and jungle sets. I think it’s a good idea to have doubles of everything, like you said grab anything at a decent price to have the full collections of my own for nostalgic reasons, ones that I would never sell,and then work on getting the graded cards for value/investment reasons. I would LOVE to have some of the obscure cards too. Like the Carddass or Topsun cards. I plan on grading them myself and having investment pieces. ---
**Author:** ![joshuajohnson814](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/joshuajohnson814/32/585_2.png) [@joshuajohnson814](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/joshuajohnson814)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2017, 3:49am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/old-time-collector-but-new-to-graded-cards/15442/9 "2017-01-13T03:49:43Z")
> [@acetrainerj](#): > > > [@joshuajohnson814](#): > > > > I started off by buying a few PSA graded cards for the set I was after which at the time was 1st edition base set. I enjoyed the cards so much that I decided to get my own membership and start grading myself. I decided that the cards I wanted to grade were the cards that I enjoyed the most. In the end it’s your collection so you need to grade the ones you want to preserve long term. I also submitted cards that I knew would get high grades with the intention of selling and had less attachment to for my own collection. > > I want to eventually grade cards to sell too, but my thing is I have to have one of everything! UGH. But I am going to try to not be such a hoarder. lol > I may eventually start going after full sets, but for now I just want to grab anything that’s for a decent price but still a good product! That’s a great start! Ultimately do whatever makes you the happiest. Can’t wait to see your progress. Keep us updated. ---
**Author:** ![acetrainerj](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/acetrainerj/32/616_2.png) [@acetrainerj](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/acetrainerj)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 2:27am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/old-time-collector-but-new-to-graded-cards/15442/10 "2017-01-14T02:27:55Z")
> [@joshuajohnson814](#): > > That’s a great start! Ultimately do whatever makes you the happiest. Can’t wait to see your progress. Keep us updated. I got a holo Mint 9 Carddass Gyarados. It’s supposed to arrive next Friday. :3