PSA Grading Standards

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PSA Grading Scale in Pokemon

Here is the PSA grading scale as described by PSA along with examples of Shadowless Charizards in each grade! PSA 1 - Poor A PSA Poor 1 will exhibit many of the same qualities of a PSA Fair 1.5 but the defects may have advanced to such a serious stage that the eye appeal of the card has nearly vanished in its entirety. A Poor card may be missing one or two small pieces, exhibit major creasing that nearly breaks through all the layers of cardboard or it may contain extreme discoloration or d…

I’m sure the post can be more specific to pokemon, highlighting each subcategory (ex. scratches, centering, whitening) but maybe I’ll leave the rest of that work to someone else