Rough Grading of These Cards?

Hello! I am debating sending these cards in to be graded, but wondering if it’s worth it on a surface look. I know pictures only go so far, but if you guys had to guess, what would you say these would come back at? Just seeing if it’s worth it to send them in for grading!

I don’t plan to sell them - but i am very curious on their grade :blush:

Raichu - imgur.com/a/leAqshB
Alakazam - imgur.com/a/lYimRAD
Articuno - imgur.com/a/QQcNbSa
Ditto - imgur.com/a/TgW4gi7
Aerodactyl - imgur.com/a/C7z03I7
Charizard - imgur.com/a/yGVSyLU
Blastoise - imgur.com/a/R3E0Gbo
Venusaur - imgur.com/a/t0OsQTB

If no dents/holo scratches 8-9

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They look pretty clean from the photos. I’d also guess 8-9, but I have no idea what I’m talking about and it’s pretty much impossible to give an accurate grading estimate from photos.

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Giving grading estimates from pictures is already pretty hard, but with this quality pictures it is completely impossible, they look pretty clean but are they sevens or are they tens, no way to find out from this.

What I would recommend is to use a middleman service that offers pregrades, ludkins in the us/uk/europe or gradedgem in uk/europe. I personally use gradedgem, but ludkins is the choice of the forum. Both will do incredibly well. If you send your cards to them they will do the pregrades and if you dont like them they will be shipped back to you and if you do like them you can get them graded (prepare to lose your cards for around a year).

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@thymeee, Thank you for the advice! I will definitely take a look at both those options…!

@politoed666, Does these videos help?

streamable.com/03fo53
streamable.com/koh3oh

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For pictures, I recommend using a darker background. This makes it easier to distinguish imperfections.

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7 to 10, high res non white background helps. With no micro scratches or whitening on the back easy 9s. With that and perfect front centering possible 10s.

So hard to tell.
White background on Pokémon cards basically means you can’t even get a good pre-grade baseline. Or it’s just best guess anyway.

I won’t even buy raw cards that are against a white background, if I’m looking at the back.

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