This is a bigger factor for modern cards than vintage, but it contributes to the overall feeling of a declining market
How It Works Buy a PSA 9 of a card where the PSA 10 premium is very large Carefully crack the card out of the PSA slab Resubmit the card to PSA (or sometimes to a different grading company) Hope it comes back as a PSA 10 When People Do This Cracking makes financial sense when: The PSA 10 is worth 3x+ the PSA 9 The card in the PSA 9 slab appears to be in outstanding condition (possibly a "strong 9") The grading fee ($20-50) is small relative to the potential upside For a card where PSA 9 is $500 and PSA 10 is $3,000, spending $30-50 on a resubmission for a shot at turning $500 into $3,000 is a reasonable gamble if the card is genuinely on the borderline
Sakura Play offers authentic Pokmon TCG and One Piece TCG products, including booster boxes, booster packs, special boxes, graded slabs, and pre-orders
CONTENTS30 Play Boosters Collector Booster Boxes There are 12 packs in a collector booster box, each containing 15 cards, most of which have a premium treatment like foil, alternate frame, alternate art, or extended art
Totally Lost The cute little homunculus Fblthp has been a fan favorite ever since Totally Lost was first printed