Ok, sub was a fluke, thankfully. Was worrying that I needed glasses or something lol. Had ~70 more cards finish up after that, and the grades were pretty normal. Most of it was non-holo junk to resell (like those Delta Species Dittos that randomly became super valuable), but got a handful of nice cards to keep, too:
My view of CGC is more or less encapsulated by this (extremely famous) Churchill quote:
“Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…”
CGC is the worst grading company…except for all the others. Basically, CGC is deeply flawed, but no more so than the other options.
What I like the most about CGC is the plastic case itself. That part of the product is basically perfect. And that’s a really big deal for someone like me who enjoys looking at my cards very closely.
What I don’t like about CGC are the same things that I don’t like about other grading companies–namely that they’re just not very good at their job lol.
Basically, like other grading companies, they don’t have standards that they apply consistently or replicably. You have to buy the card, not the grade.
Never in my life would I have expected a PSA 9 on this card. Have had this for close to 20 years when I picked a couple of copies up at a Pokemon event in Italy. Pop 1 of 2 in this grade with none graded higher. Very happy. Need to speak to PSA about the label as this wasn’t a Journey Across America event.
Anyone else ever get a “Your order is on hold There is a problem with your order Contact support” it’s in research and ID. I did write in Umbreon poke ball terastal festival because it wouldn’t pop up for a card
Ladies and gentlemen, unfortunately, nothing crazy here! It seems this is just the first one graded. CGC doesn’t have it in the system yet, and they might have been a bit lazy or simply forgot to search for the correct name and set. Their quality check seems to be lacking as well.
