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Curious what tag woukd do in terms of seeing surface damage. Its hard for me to trust an ai for that

Interesting video to see what the 2 companies offered. 9.5 is almost there!

Cgc is the Arby’s of grading tcg. Ya I’ll eat it but I don’t go looking for it

I think bgs is top tier just cause they keep it in a sleeve in the slab the psa and cgc have to much wiggle room and over time and ruin those edges more

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Check out the 2nd installment of cross grading! PSA to CGC th-cam.com/video/BwYFM4t2Edg/w-d-xo.html

CGC is amazing if you don’t care about getting higher comps for your cards unless you get a pristine of course

I agree..I do like these japanese openings alot more. My fav was the Milotic and the Victini uncommon card

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Back again !

Well, I have to disagree since this test doesn't confirm the idea of PSA being too lenient since they graded it harsher. And you seem somewhat biased for calling a harsher grade of the Latias from PSA as a loss when you've been under the impression that they are doing the opposite? With that said I have some really sketchy PSA 10s.

I bought two elite trainer boxes and I didn’t even pull the shiny Charizard😢 I have the worst luck

Awesome video

What can I expect from PSA for my 7.5 BGS card? 9-9.5 on all categories except surface being 6.5. It is mainly all at the back, some noticeably large white staining (kinda looks like a weird print, I’m not sure)? It’s just a first ed dark Gyarados

I think it was pretty close, but for me in my location it's cheaper to grade with cgc and I must admit, the CGC slabs are prettier. So when I grade for my own collection I will deff use CGC.

The Blastoise card looks like its bent maybe thats the reason for the 5

After i saw the video of the guy who got two PSA 5 scream Pikachu's he then resubmitted them again and they came back 10's. Dude was Livid. im not trusting PSA sorry not sorry. PSA got paid Twice for grading the same cards when it should've been done correctly the first time. I understand a re-submit for that next highest grade when you feel it deserves it but to jump from 5 to 10!? Nah. Ppl were also saying PSA has has a history of just giving random 5's just to get through orders im not completely sure on that but regardless, Nope. I personally just like CGC anyway them crystal clear slabs make it like the card floats in your hand 😅

CGC is the loosest of grading companies by far. Been in the game for over a decade and I won’t even bother with CGC because there grades have been the most atrocious I’ve seen

I like CGC cards I have seen more over grading with PSA in 2024

I completely agree with how psa 10s sometimes are NOT 10s. Had a few bad experiences with purchasing psa10s and being disappointed. I'll keep buying cgc10 prestine for my collection over psa10 any day

I main Lenny lol

Great video Niko. I checked the Blastoise and I actually agree with both graders. There is quite a noticeable scratch on the back right side starting from the border and goes into the main area of the card, almost the same length. The CGC scans are much higher quality and shows this very well. Also, the bottom edge of the card has whitening along the edge, particularly bad on the bottom right. For me, that scratch really brings it down due to the length. On the Latias, on the back there's a white chip on the bottom left-centre edge, and also 2 more on the top. I work backwards from a "perfect" card and imagine having to pick between a perfect card and the one I am inspecting. If I can't justify that both are equal (both perfect), then I immediately forget the idea of getting a 10 on the one I am inspecting. Thanks for the detailed video, I really like the look of the new CGC myself.

Try AGS as well

the reason PSA 10 is lenient is because they wanted to cater to the consumer to 1) keep them happy by giving the grade they wanted and 2) because they’re greedy and want to upcharge cards to higher value so they can charge more $$$ overall CGC is better quality and cheaper to grade with, not to mention their new prestine 10 label looks great! @churmander

CGC slabs are aesthetically more pleasing to my eyes.

I bet they think Blastoise is off center big time. Vstar no scratches at all, maybe there was something like that. I hate PSA though, CGC when they had Subgrades was much better

I like Scg!

Agree with psa needing a 9.5

Psa can't grade nothing!!!!

But you should also keep mentioning that the cert Number is a key factor. A psa 9 with 6… 7… as cert Number is a psa 8 with 8.. 9… Cerz Number

If you don’t have it already I would recommend getting a centering tool and a loupe so you can suspect the cards better.

I’ve seen CGC 10 that shouldn’t have even deserved a 10. There was whitening on the back and centering was horrible. Feel like a lot of these grading companies are slacking PSA included.

CGc slabs are my favorite

i feel like with all your points there was too much cgc bias... psa grades too strict? cgc win. psa grade too lenient? cgc win....

Great video! I like how you do it both ways cgc to psa and psa to cgc ❤

I want that playmat where did you get it?

I think Psa trys not to give a vintage card a high grade unless you pay for a higher value grading tier so they get their money too or theyre just protecting pop count as some assume. Also Cgc does give higher grades on higher valued cards that are mint cause they dont care about declared values as much at this time. Which is why i send alot of my psa 9s to cgc to get that 9.5 or even 10 if i know the cards better than mint.

PSA is very inconsistent but holds value. Cgc frustrates me with the whole shift in company and change in slabs but was happy I have mostly blue slabs in my personal collection. I have a lot of 9-9.5 blue cgc slabs I thought about sending to PSA but don’t see it worth the grading costs for my own personal collection

Loved the video. I prefer grading with CGC myself. Love the look of the slab upgrade from last year. But like you said, PSA has a chokehold in the industry because of their longevity. I get that everyone has a preference, but it seems lots of people in the trading card hobby paint CGC as inferior to PSA. And not to discredit PSA's graders, but because PSA is the Goliath in the grading industry, it sometimes seems they can throw any number on a slab and get away with it. The Toy's R US Charmander for example.

Had a blast opening the boxes. That Vstar universe really did come in clutch! Great and AMAZING pulls!

same weak ass song for 45 min ... bruh ... give some insight on the experience or something. wack

The baby shiny pulls were great!

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Let's goooooo! Love this set

I think I got the better hits 😏

I love that Alakazam and Suicune artworks soo much! The embossed 10s look great!

I think u did quite well for this box! Great last pack magic👍

Love the playmat! Great hits! I love sets like Shiny Treasures where you're guarenteed atleast a minimum pull (ex) in each pack!

@9:56 the anticipation had me at the edge of my seat.

Your playmat is so cool!!!