Recent content by cbd1235

I would agree that it wasn't a terrible decision, but it isn't one that I would have made. This looks like a PSA 8 max with no chance at a PSA 9. The price paid was close to a PSA 8 price. I would only pay PSA 8 price ungraded if I thought the chance for a 9 was high. I would pay PSA 9 price...

imo the one that is most guaranteed to at least hold its value is the 1st Edition Base Set box. But in terms of bang for buck and potential to increase in value, I would probably go with the 1st Edition Jungle and/or fossil boxes and keep them sealed. The foreign ones won't see as defined a...

True! We can confirm the decks, but cannot confirm or deny the packs. The difference is relevant enough!

Not as far as I know.

Apparently they came in the starter decks, but only in the very earliest decks. The later Base decks have normal cards with normal rarity symbols.

For the no-rarity Ponyta you mentioned, the no-rarity version simply came from a Theme deck (like the ones we have in the English speaking world), whereas the normal one came from a pack. ALL JPN theme deck cards had no rarity symbols in the GYM era. Value is roughly equal for both versions...

I have a couple, they are some of the most unique cards ever :) there are a few more sets out there

There is one beautiful Pikachu I would keep, and it isn't the one with a paintbrush :)

Ugh, are you referring to grey/light stamps? The actual ghost pikachu has only a partial stamp, and Pikachu was the only card known to have that error. All the base set cards can have grey (low ink) stamps, are you referring to these?

There is a decently well-known Japanese artist/collector (idk what to call her) who made these fake cards and a bunch of other interesting Japanese promos. She focuses on the snap cards, and legendary birds from the TMB Phone cards. So yes they are fake haha Hope that helps :)

Hang onto it, that's a real gem! I'm going to report the other listing straight away

My grades didn't fare as well as Charlie's...harshest order I've encountered haha, but I'd rather it be that way than lax.

Amen! ...btw still no luck today

YOU LUCKY SON OF A GUN! ;) Seriously though, how are you that lucky? I had one order come in around 25 business days a long time ago, but most come in between 38 and 45 business days. This is my worst. Do you think it has anything to do with the order being 128 cards? :p

My update: I'm over 55 days and still no grades from PSA. Sigh... Anyone else have a current or recently completed order?