Regrade my 1st Ed Charizard?

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I just won my first 1st edition base set Charizard last week for what I felt like was a fairly good price. When it got here I was pleasantly surprised at it’s condition. Do you guys think is worth sending in for an evaluation? (Not too keen on cracking)

The only things I can see that would be holding it back from a 7 or higher is holo scratches and a small bit of whitening. I’ve added pics of my psa 7 (albeit weak) mudkip for reference.
(I couldn’t capture it in the photos, but there is silvering all the way around the edge of the Mudkip.)






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The scratches are light on the holo but the holo seems to be pretty covered with them. I don’t think it would get bumped to an 8 personally.

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Really just looking to bump to a 7, 8 is definitely wishful thinking.

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If it has a very small crease or binder ding it’s an auto 6, might be it.

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@jcincy101
No dings or creases as far as I can see under my 500 lumen light.

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I don’t think that it would get a 7 with the scratches and the whitening. Solid card tho

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Might be able to snag a 7. Def a lot of holo scratches so wouldn’t be surprised if it came back a 6

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Honestly I wouldn’t be happy if I paid for a 7 and got that card. If the holo has that many scratches it doesn’t bode well for the rest of the surfaces. Sorry but certainly not deserving of a NM grade. PSA got this one right:(

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Great binder copy card, but doubt it would upgrade.

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But have you tried windex?

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My bad, I meant to say I don’t think it would get bumped to a 7.

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fuck me dont say anything about re grade or you will get cut around here. run now save urself.

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I agree this looks like a fair grade based on the holo scratches alone which personally is worse to me than a tiny indent or crease.

I also wouldn’t suggest sending cards for review when it’s not a clear mistake/misgrade. It’s very unlikely they ever bump the grade unless you crack the case and risk damaging the card even more.

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Just from a financial standpoint I am going to go against most everyone else and say I would regrade it. Because its the Charizard, if you were to get a 7 it would greatly increase the value and it costs so little to grade again just a little time.

So I would say if you don’t mind the wait it would be worth it on strictly a financial card value basis…

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I’d go for a Regrade but thats my point of view. I have several PSA7 cards that look even worse than your Charizard. While i know it has some heavy scratches the whitening on the back seems way lower than the one on my PSA6’s. I’ve got a PreFable PSA6 that has literally double the whitening of your zard, card clearly deserved that 6.

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April Fools…?

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You can try to regrade, but PSA will is tough on charizard cards and it probably won’t get higher. This card looks like it went through battle.

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nah someone around here posted about windexing a shadowless charizard and getting it bumped up to a 9 or 10

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You paid for a 6 and got a 6. No point in trying to squeeze juice out of a rock.