Sorry to hear that man, send it my way so you don’t have to look at it
Saitou is definitely one of my auto grails
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Streaking on the illustration is likely the cause of the AUTO 9. Regardless, I think it looks incredible (even with the 10/9 combo)!
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I thought so too, but others have said they only grade the auto itself, not the illustration. A couple people zoomed in and found tiny specs of white space in the kanji that probably brought it down to a 9. 
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I was always under the assumption that they graded the auto and illustration together. I wonder if PSA has released a definitive statement on that? They’ve also been inundated with Saitou and Arita autographs, so maybe they’re becoming stingy. 
Bought many cases when released and opened them. Stored all cards not needed for my collection.
Now I started grading them.
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that’s amazing. congratulations
I got two different subs back recently and overall I will say it was the harshest return I have ever had. PSA definitely got more harsh with the factory lines it seems. Cards with very faint lines and good centering typically had a chance of a 9, but now get the 8. I just cracked a few in particular that I plan to submit with BGS. It will be interesting to see what I get in 3 months! Still some great returns, but tough to get that 10 now for WOTC!
Part 1 Return
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Reminder that grading is dumb
edit: it’s been so long that I forgot I had actually sent it to CGC twice because I had no idea why it got marked down at the time
Consistency!
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That’s kinda impressive that CGC gave it 5.5 both times though lol.
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My first ever PSA bulk sub returned from Jan 2021. God, it was awful looking through the absolute boom-period junk I subbed!
I did at least get a few cards from the first vintage products I opened that I will keep for my collection as mementos.
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love that greninja promo. been looking for a mint one for a while now.
Thanks! Its now the crowning jewel of my collection! Cracked it out of a CGC 8 and got super lucky with PSA.
Thought both 9s were gonna be 10s and the 10 was gonna be a 9 
But mostly posting because ive been chasing this Uxie forever in a 10 and I bought the copy off a E4 member last year
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I think they switched my grader half way through, lol. I thought the vintage stuff was just as strong as the modern stuff, but I guess not. Super happy with the return, just thought it was funny. I didn’t expect such a stark contrast. Thought the 9/10s would be spread out more and was surprised by the number of 8s.
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Still a great return! But I do wonder how much PSA graders are influenced by the whole “modern vs vintage” confirmation bias
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Here’s some of the PSA 10* highlights from my latest 166-card submission. For quite a few of these cards I got duplicate or even triplicate 10s!
*just noticed a couple of 9’s snuck in there too, ah well.
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Huge thanks to @pfm for gifting me this beautiful card for e4’s 2022 Secret Santa. So pleased to add it to my graded collection. 
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Auto 10!
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