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Cards We're Not Grading #3
Folds, chipping, and other weird defects you should be aware of.
May 8
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PSA Grading Review #5
These are the harshest grades we've gotten from PSA in a long time.
May 5
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Cards We're Not Grading #2: Grail Mewtwo Doesn't Make The Cut
We may have been too conservative on these...
Apr 23
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PSA Grading Review #4: Is this Yamal Card Really Worth $5K??
Looking at results from our recent Value Max submission, with cards ranging from $500 to $5,000 in value.
Apr 10
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PSA Grading Review #3: Risky Cards, Large Profits, and a PSA 6
Card grading results broken down with pregrade notes and closeup pictures of the defects that affected the grading.
Mar 20
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The Cards We Submit: Ink Stains, Surface Marks, etc.
These are key test cases we're submitting to continue improving our grading process.
Mar 16
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The Cards We're Not Grading: When To Cut Your Losses
About 15% of the cards we buy to grade, we decide not to submit to PSA. Let's take a look at some of these.
Mar 2
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PSA Grading Review #2: Impact of Whitening & Centering on Pokémon Cards
Looking at 4 edge cases that surprised us in our recent submissions.
Feb 23
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PSA Grading Review #1: Learning From Our Recent 27 Card Submission
Let's see what we can learn from what did (and didn't) gem.
Jan 8
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The Complete Guide to PSA Grading: How to Get More PSA 10s
A guide to getting PSA 10 cards, based on over 500 card submissions.
Dec 25, 2025
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