That you are an absolute nutter cracking cases of $8k cards maybe?!? You got bigger balls than me man thatās for sure, glad you could get it off and really hope it comes back a 10 for you.
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Haha thank you!
Nice to see a true purist collecting the card and not the grade.
A hefty $5k 9/10 differential and going right for it. Kudos and good luck on the regrade. I wouldnāt send them the video or anything beforehand and honestly Iād send the label separately at a later date. Seeing this video and a cracked 10 I feel like theyād be more likely to skew 9.
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Bingo
Got my order back from PSA 2 days ago.
Iām having a hard time telling if itās actually on the card or just the case.
Itās not an expensive card but itās one of my favorite cards because of the artwork.
If itās on the case it should cast a shadow when tilted with light. Plus, I see thereās a little side to side room. Slide the card side to side and see if the mark moves with the card.
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The back smudges are on the case and not the card. Thatās a relief.
The front though, I canāt tell even when moving the card around.
OP you have balls my friendā¦
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Do you have a pic of the card before you sent it? Do you remember that mark being there
I donāt have a picture but I always wash my hands before I handle my cards and examine them under a bright LED light before sending them off to be graded. So Iām positive the crusty looking stuff wasnāt there. The back smudges werenāt on the card though, I checked last night. When I moved the card inside the case, the smudges stayed in the same spot and didnāt move with the card.
Hereās my two cents. I think a lot of these things are on the case. Iāve seen this over the years. Iāve also cracked cards to see for myself and 99% of the time. Its on the case. Iām not sure what exactly this āresidueā is thatās being left behind. Or how it got there. But what I do know, is that itās almost on every card. Hereās something for you to all try at home. Take one of your PSA slabbed PokĆ©mon cards. I would use a psa 10 so as to not confuse issues in the card with issues on the case. Take your cellphone and turn on your brightest phone flashlight. Now press the light directly on the plastic and move it around. I bet some of your best cards will light up like a cheap motel room using a black light on February 15. Iāve noticed. Most of the spots that light up look like rectangles or squares. But donāt be alarmed. Itās not on your card. Swolepoke looked like he had a real issue with his card. This doesnāt mean that everyone of you has a card with shit all over it. Itās all good. Donāt worry, PSA isnāt encapsulating your cards while eating pizza.
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Update:
Sent the card via 8 day express order and got the card back today. To my horror, there is now residue on the card AGAIN but this time a different location on the card. Absolutely ridiculous. I legit told them to be wary of the residue on the submission notes but they evidently donāt read or care about those notes. Super frustratedā¦
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Hmmmmā¦pic?
Is this now a common occurrence? I havenāt submitted cards for a bit, but these incidents of high-value cards getting residue on them from PSA is worrying me for future submissions - how often is this occurrence (esp. for those of you who send in bulk orders at a time?)
Itās been happening a lot in the past 2-3 months or so. Ever since they stopped putting the clear plastic sleeve in their yugioh slabs. Itās honestly quite concerning.
Also does anyone know how to attach a photo? I apologize for being a noob lol but all I see is the attach photo URL option
you need to upload your photos to imgur, right click and open the photos on new tabs there, copy the URL and then insert the link in the āImage URLā bar
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What grade did it come back this time?
It came back a 10 again thankfully. Just so stupid because the reason I cracked it in the first place was to remove the residue 
. Now it came back with it again but in a slightly different spot on the backā¦ This new residue is whiter in color but smaller in surface area. Did some close up investigation of the residue and some part of the residue appears to be on the inside face of the slab, while some part has rubbed onto the card and has now stuck to the card. When I cracked it last time, the residue was not exactly sticky though so not sure how it sticks so well to the cardstock.
What is the consistency most like? Plastic, etc.?
Thanks for teaching me how to upload pics.
Anyways, hereās a picture of the card after regrading it. I guess you could make the argument its not AS bad as last time since it covers less surface area but my god it really sucks this happened again. Quite unfortunate it had to happen on this card.
