Perhaps yours is authenticated only, but they can be graded. “Nothing to grade” is not true. They grade the exact same as any other card does. The only thing they don’t have is front centering. But back centering, wear, damage, etc can all still be evaluated. Here is a graded copy
As for your card, the immediate clear signs of acetone are the visibility of where the border once was, and seeing the remaining text as still faded. These things don’t occur on legitmate holo errors. Legit blanks cards ever got any printing, so they don’t have any indication of pringing being removed like yours does. Below are a couple example of holo Fillers.
OMG, those are beautiful! And thanks for taking the time to point those spots out. I will likely keep it rather than toss it, simply because I enjoy a good story behind a card… including when 1) I got ripped off, and 2) it was only $10. It’ll be worth a chuckle half-way through collection-browsing with a friend.
By the way, the filler card I mentioned is CGC 7, not just authenticated, so I proved me wrong, too : ) I doubt the grade registered as much as the look of the card. I don’t know how I forgot that, and I don’t even drink, lol
A good frame of refence for you, legit errors this dramatic or Filler Cards are gonna run around $100 and go up from there. These aren’t $10 errors. Just good future reference of if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Hello all! I got a weird one here, and I love it. Just traded for this from somebody’s childhood PC (had it for ~20 years). They claim they cannot remember if they pulled it or traded for it. Seems more likely that it was traded than pulled? If anyone has information on this i would love to learn
Yeah, the alignment dots were bigger on older cards than they are on modern ones now. (Maybe just bigger during the WOTC era? I’m not sure.) And yeah, I agree that is most likely a non-factory cut card.
I am inclined to concur with co11ect0r… I’ve done a decent amount of acetone fun, and there are some signs it was cleaned, not factory produced. The text is also one of the later layers, so it’s unlikely it could have gotten through the first stages of printing. But MORE so, MUCH More So…
There are artifacts and places where the ink is still present that appear to be from removals, and not smears, smudges, or spurts of printing on an otherwise clean card. There’s a certain aspect that looks A LOT like the cleaning process from my own experience.
This looks really cool tho. I might try to do this so something myself.
If you do, I want an extra that doesn’t look like it was chewed on, like mine does! And maybe a more-fun character… Regardless, I see no possible way acetone could have been controlled to that point that the print layer is so consistent. It’s heading to CGC just for fun! I’ll report back whenever it (eventually) comes back. I’m hoping the PSA thing isn’t going to clog CGC the same way…
I’ve gotta say, I looked under the microscope again, and I don’t see anything. This should have been the final print layer, as well, so I can’t think of how else it could still be pristine. I’m betting the ink was out for the other layers, but I’ll deep dive. I think it’s just one to send off for the heck of it. Thanks again for the insights!
Discovered this Alakazam ex SV Promo with no star foil layer. IDK if this is truly an error, as IDK all the printings of this, but If it IS from the promo box, it’s missing the stars, and has an embossed finish. Into the Arita binder! 5000 IQ move. edit: Looking at more copies, it appears the final layer is the stars, and adds an additional glossy layer, which is missing on the one.
It is an error indeed. A repeating error even. I’ve seen it a couple of times for this Alakazam, as well as a few other ex. I also have a Pikachu myself.
They are. Holo bleed errors are pretty common for a lot of sets, but I haven’t seen them that often for EX era Reverse Holofoils. Looks pretty cool with those Pokéballs in the description. Kinda like a vintage version of the much newer Pokéball Reverse Holos from Asian sets.
