I’d be interested in this also. If you get a quote let me know!
How long have you worked at PSA?
Its ok friend, no need to get your panties in a knot. I understand its your card and you are apparently sensitive to the idea of the card not really being a 10. I would be too if I spent a substantial amount of money on something and thats how it looked.
I would say if you genuinely asked the members on this forum who most likely deal with PSA and grading a lot more than both of us, they would tell you that the top back edge of your Charizard is not even close to 10 quality. The amount of white / wear showing from a not so great great pic says a lot.
In a lot of cases, the different between a PSA 9 and PSA 10 are so small they are barely noticeable. The thought of people dropping 4 - 5 6X the amount of a mint 9 because most likely some minimum wage employee took 10mins? at to look over and deem the card to be GEM mint is crazy, but to each their own. Its the same way in Hockey and all sports between a BGS 9.5 and BGS 10. The idea of resubmitting a card and having a 50/50 chance of it not being the same grade means some low eye appeal 10s or high eye appeal 9s are just a coin flip away from a massive increase or decrease in value … all based on the graders subjective views of the card.
One thing the Pokemon community has taught me is, “Buy the card, not the grade”. This is a prime example of that. The fact that you are so defensive about your cards actual condition shows you have most likely also had similar thoughts about it. Another thing ive learnt about the community is some will try and ask for refunds based on on their own opinions of a graded card. If they feel a PSA 10 is not a PSA 10, people will ask for a refund. On the sports side of things though, people just seem to trust the grade more than their own eyes. I dont think many people would be too happy, dropping $1500+ on a GEM MINT PSA 10 Charizard and having that exact card show up in their mailbox
Seems like you’re getting a BGS black label confused with a PSA 10.
PSA themselves say that a PSA 10 card is allowed to have an imperfection. If one edge on the back has a whitening then by deductive reasoning, the rest of the card must be completely flawless for it to have received a PSA 10.
You pick what’s important to you in a grade. Personally, I’d rather know there’s a little white on the back than a hidden holo scratch on the front of the card.
At the end of the day it doesn’t matter what anyones opinion of the card is, a PSA 10 is a PSA 10. Even if it had a giant crease through the card it would still be a PSA 10, until PSA deems it otherwise.
That said Tim’s card is within spec for PSA 10 if you follow their guidelines. “A PSA Gem Mint 10 card is a virtually perfect card.” “Virtually” means “almost, or nearly”. One trace of edge wear is fine, BGS 10 is the next level up from there.
I’ve looked at 10,000 PSA 10s this last 25 years and by what you can see in the picture, it should be within the 10 parameters. Now that’s only based on what the picture shows and I’m assuming the rest of the card is fine.
Been away for a bit, but I’ve responded to all PM’s.
These are still available and my valuations are current.
You should list some actual values for the sealed product + green wing wants
The fact that this card is a PSA 10 and I have a gang of cards graded PSA 8 that look 10000% cleaner than this really bothers me.
You must be seeing double dude.
why is that? because I have an opinion? The PSA 10 that OP posted looks like trash. Would you buy it?
I don’t know how that card received a Gem Mint 10, because here are some pictures of my PSA 8 base unlimited Zard. It looks like your PSA 10 has almost as much whitening on the back as my PSA 8. I could be wrong though?
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Holo scratches are a big deal and can’t be seen in these pics
that 10 OP posted is still the weakest 10 I have ever seen. That would barely pass as a 9 in my collection or subs. That dude got blessed by Billy with that 10.
jcincy you have had this card in your hands. I imagine you’d be better suited to comment on the quality of this card over someone looking solely at the pictures I posted.
IMO (and that of PSA’s), aside from the top center spot, the whitening is not as noticeable in person as it is in the photos I presented. And the front is pristine.