The Grading Company has a team of Professional Graders that grade Pokemon Cards Sports Cards and other Collectible Cards. Compare your Pokemon card to other higher selling auctions and ask yourself if its in a similar condition.

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A circle means the card is common a diamond means its less common and stars mean its rare.

Pokemon card condition guide. A Near Mint card may have a tiny edge nick or a tiny scratch or two but overall look nearly unplayed with no major defects or flaws. More stars or with combinations of letters or symbols mean extra rare including if those symbols are in the name or elsewhere on the card. The most common way to organize Pokemon cards is by set.

Near Mint cards will have some imperfections and show minimal wear but it will be minor and few in number. Lots of light a magnifying lamp and tilting the card. And all Special Conditions are removed upon its return to the bench or upon the usage of a Trainer card that is able to remove Special Conditions.

Peeling scratching bendingcreasing miscoloring ripping and. The Pokémon Unofficial Card Collectors Guide is a book primarily concerning the cards of the Base Set to the Gym Challenge expansions of the Pokémon TCGThe book is written by Mike Searle and Tom Slizewski and was published by Publications International Ltd in January 2000. Some surfaces like the reflective surfaces of Pokémon cards or certain modern sports cards like Bowman Chrome are more apt to incur scratches.

These arent actual prices this is just an example There are different common condition quirks. Our online price guide tool helps users easily search and instantly find the price of any Pokemon cards. Check for card names followed by ex LVX LEGEND or BREAK.

Asleep Burned Confused Paralyzed and Poisoned. A professionally graded mint card receives a large premium in. From scratches to creases surface refers to the condition of the cardboard that comprises the card.

Examples include Shining Mewtwo 109105 and Charizard 146144. Condition is very important to the rarity of a card. By now youve certainly heard that people have been selling their older Pokemon cards for a ridiculous amount of money.

No flaws the perfect card. Pokemon that were released before HeartGold SoulSilver display the Pokémon level after the name in the top right such as Pikachu LV12 Some Pokémon have a special symbol instead and these tend to be worth anything from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars. Is the absolutely perfect card considered higher than Mint.

One of the most crucial grading flaws on the front of Pokemon cards is the condition of the holographic box. Other factors that can add to the value of old Pokémon cards include full card artwork reverse holographic artwork or holographic artwork shining features shadow underneath the card artwork and possession of higher printed number than the number of cards contained by a set. One college student even sold his cards for 60000 to pay his way through medical school.

Four perfect corners 5545 or better centering smooth edges original color and gloss no print spots color or focus imperfections. Inspecting the holographic box. Our pokemon card value finder is the largest TCG lookup database that is updated on an hourly basis.

It contains a detailed rundown on all the cards in eight expansions starting with Base Set and going through the Gym. Mint 9 A superb condition trading card with only very minor flaws perhaps a minor printing imperfection from when the trading card was manufactured maybe not quite perfect in terms of the centring of the print on the card. PSA Graded Pokemon Cards A Beginners Guide.

Look at things such as conditions release date and whether or not it is still in its. Youll also learn how to identify fakes how to store your cards where to sell them and how to get involved in the Pokémon community. A burned Pokémon receives two damage counters 20 HP at the end of each turn.

Use this handy guide to look up Pokemon card set symbols set names and set years. Pokemon Card Condition Guide Near Mint. To identify the set look for a little symbol at the bottom of the card next to the card number.

This article was updated November 2020 A graded Pokémon Card is a card that has been sent to a Professional Grading Company and graded for its condition. The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Pokémon Card Collecting In this Pokémon Card beginners guide we cover everything from collecting rare valuable cards to playing the TCG trading card game. An Active Pokémon may only have Asleep Confused or Paralyzed at once and Burned and Poisoned can be used concurrently.

The Cards are graded on a scale from 1 to 10. Overall these are in excellent or better condition and ideal for a player who wants cards in excellent shape for their decks that are tournament legal. Currently there are five Special Conditions.

These cards can range from Mint to Excellent. For example a 1st edition base set Charizard in good condition may be worth 70 while a bad condition one might be worth 15. Tilting the card at different angles in bright lights will allow you to catch micro scratches.

A marker near the bottom of the card or near its name will indicate rarity. After suffering this damage the player flips a coin. There are lists that lay out exactly which cards are the most valuable including the Pokemon Illustrator card which was sold in 2019 for 224250 and a first edition holographic.

Cards in Near Mint NM condition show minimal to no wear from shuffling play or handling and can have a nearly unmarked surface crisp corners and unblemished edges outside of a few minimal flaws. You can search by individual card by Pokemon name or browse our Pokemon card set list available for all TCG sets. The Pokémon card receives a burned token to show its status condition.

On a heads Burned is cured.