Gotten back the grades and I’m so happy!
Out of the 30 packs I opened 22 holo’s got back as a 10 and the other 8 received a 9 
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Edit: 73% not bad! I also graded 10 Pikachu’s and 9 came back as a 10 as well.
The list:
PSA 10
Victreebel
Snorlax 3x
Wigglytuff 2x
Pinsir 2x
Mr. Mime 2x
Scyther 2x
Venomoth
Vileplume
Nidoqueen 2x
Pidgeot
Flareon
Jolteon 3x
Kangaskhan
PSA 9
Victreebel 2x
Flareon
Scyther
Clefable 2x
Pinsir
Pidgeot
That’s awesome!
The old japanese holos look gorgeous imo. Definitely a great addition to the collection.
That’s really great. That sets a beauty. On a side note, I’ve tried telling everybody that nows a good time to submit cards. PSA has been a little more lenient as of late which your results indicate.
I agree, love the overall appeal of these cards. Just need a Vaporeon now to complete the set!
I bought an entire box with someone I know, he got 2 Vaporeons so rooting he will get 10s so we can trade and both complete our set.
Thanks.
On the English cards in the same submission they were a bit harsh I think, all on the low side of what the pre grades said. But overall I’m really content!
Literally everyone else is saying the exact opposite?
Of course they are all saying the opposite. And they always have and always will. Check out some of the earliest internet conversations about it. Honestly, about 25 years ago you might find me complaining lol. Even 20 years ago I sent in hundreds of Japanese Birthday Pikachu’s. This is when I was getting 1000-1200 for 10s and 4000-500 for 9s. If the card had even a minuscule white dot on the back it was 100% of the time a 9 MAX.
Do you want to check me on this? Ask ebirdman about it. Him and I partnered on millions of dollars in Japanese and rare english cards for grading. We HAD to accurately pregrade cause there would be so much money at stake.
It’s not like that anymore. You’ll get 10s on cards with minor problems. Heck, just look at all the mistakes or overlooks that people here on e4 complain about daily.
You will serve yourself well, and me, to simply accept the grades PSA gives and leave the older single million serials to me;)
I have no vested interest in whether it is or isnt harder I’m simply stating that others are saying that they have become less forgiving over the last few months. I hardly grade anything anymore as I mostly buy graded cards so I cannot weigh in on the debate myself but I was just interested to hear your reasoning as to why you disagree with what seems like the current general consensus.
Yeah I know that:) I only want to make sure that new people who read this info don’t get discouraged and not send in cards or stop trying to improve their graded collections. It’s not harder now and it’s still fair.