Pristine Mint (PM, 10, 100) Gem Mint (GM, 9.5 or 10, 98) Mint (M, 9, 96) Near Mint/Mint (NM/M, 8, 92) Near Mint+ (NM+, 7.5, 88) Near Mint (NM, 7, 84) Excellent/Near Mint (EX/NM, 6, 80) Excellent+ (EX+, 5.5, 70) Excellent (EX, 5, 60) Very Good/Excellent (VG/EX, 4, 50) Very Good (VG, 3, 40) Good (G, 2, 30) Fair (F, 1.5, 20) Poor (Poor, 1, 10) As you can see, a two point difference at the top of the scale drops the card one full grade
1 Like humbleon November 1, 2023, 7:10am 19 I agree , this is a bit of a mania going on on slab whatever to flip and make money PSA is the big winner in all cases but it brings a sour taste to the collectible market 1 Like bbobrob November 1, 2023, 8:15am 20 Is this really all that different from grading sealed video games (preservation, displaying box art, grading plastic wrap and box condition, issues with resealing)
No, Lugias first appeared as the marquee figure on the cover of Pokmon Silver , one of the follow-ups to Pokmon Red and Blue , and its $144,300 price tag tells you it can compete with the big boys in the trade
Fakes typically lack this dark middle layer
These tubes have a cap on one end of the tube, and another, larger cap is actually a dice cup that holds dice
