The case for old and new certifications in PSA

[ShinPorygon]

There is a new king in town

With a cert like 22647826, this charizord was probably worth less than whatever the current chase zard in a black label sells for. The relationship between PSA and Pokemon cards was entirely different back then. Pokemon cards were not treated very seriously. It would be like submitting a My Little Pony trading card today in a bulk submission and expecting a level of service high enough to catch a trimmed edge. It’s just not going to happen.

Maybe some could argue that level of grading service is not “high enough” back then, for the case of old certs being weaker.