Here's my example of a PSA 9 OC that could be 8 unqualified because the OC is not that bad. But I like the fact that its Mint qualities are recognized, especially in a very tough card like a '53. PSA downgrades a card 2 grades shouldn't be a factor as to a cards worth. This is a classic example of "Buy the card, not the holder" Baseball is 1999 Base Set 8 Machamp 1st Edition Holo Rare Pokemon TCG Card PSA 10 Gem Mint #8 [eBay] $999.00. Report It. 2023-08-11. PSA 10 Machamp 8/102 Base Set 1999 Pokemon Card 1ST EDITION [eBay] $1,012.39. PSA is still the heavy hitter. Compared to raw cards, the PSA 10 sells for about 7x more. That's a big difference! Comparatively, the BGS 9.5 only sells for about 3.5x as much. PSA 9s are worth 2x as much as the raw card. Much like the BGS, the Steve Nash rookie had the most significant difference in value. Once inside the slab with the grade on it, that card isn't going anywhere. There's a lot of value in knowing the condition of your card before you even have it in your hand…and that it's always going to be that condition.. Of course there are stories of a PSA 9 being way off-center and that the grader probably had a bad day…but that's not usually the case. I know that the long term upside is always much much higher for a 10 , but is it worth buying relatively low cost PSA 9's of guys that seem… I sent in a 1961 Golden Press Eddie Collins that was in a PSA 9 holder. It was worth at the time between $150-200. Came back a PSA 10 which at the time was worth $1200. It became a pop 2. Now there are 6 and worth much less. Should have sold it. .

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