Need opinion on whether to send this card to PSA or just sell Raw. Its my personal 1st edition base set charizard I bought 25 years ago from a customer of a store I managed. I have included scans and pics from the camera to give you an idea of where the minimal damage is located. Was wondering what grade you think it might potentially return
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With the whitening and the holo scratches it could potentially be a PSA 6 as a ceiling
Edited typo*
White is the worst color for a background when trying to evaluate whitening because the whitening is going to blend in with the background. Try posting with a black background.
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I would absolutely grade this card, selling the card graded gives you a lot more protection (via a consignment or something like eBay authenticity guarantee) and also establishes a clearer market value for the card. 1st edition Charizard is such a well-established card in the market that there are defined value ranges for each grade which is helpful.
I agree that while the pictures aren’t the best, PSA 6-7 is where I would personally estimate the grade.
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yeah its hard to get decent scans, i will try again with a black background uncropped not sure how to upload these where you can zoom in. Any suggestions?
grade it
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I would grade it. I can’t think of any good reasons to sell a card of this caliber raw. I agree with fourth star. Based on the pics provided it looks like a solid PSA 6-7 to me.
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Just grade it. Don’t worry about the grade. It’s hard for any of us to give clear indication, expect a PSA 6, be super happy with a 7, don’t be sad if it gets a 5. But send it in
Front of card looks great. Congrats!
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Please come back and update us too. Id like to know what PSA says. Good luck!
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definitely grade it! The 1st edition base set charizard is pretty much always worth it no matter the condition, expect a 6 like previously stated, a 5 if they’re having a really bad day but I doubt it would be that low. Plus a thick stamp which is pretty sweet!
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The corners and centering are very good
I would send this to Beckett first since psa will charge you a nice fat fee even if this was a 6
You can get something like a 9 centering and 8.5 corner score with bgs
It depends on the surface score but surface looks to be anywhere from 6-7 just from scans
So your bgs ceiling imo is a 7.5 but you cant go more than 1 point above surface score. Edges are bad but not terrible considering that the issues are confined to only one area
Since bgs wont upcharge you i would grade with them and try your luck first
You have 3 narly white spots and 2 of them are chunkers so absolute ceiling with psa is a 7 but with the way they’re grading vintage these days expect a 6. Especially with holo scratching
Stamp is beautiful.. you will get a small premium for thick
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I would guess a PSA 6. Definitely grade it.
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