olomax
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Primarily, Pokémon with my son, but also myself, Wonders of the First and Neuroscape (and backed the Cyberpunk tcg on Kickstarter.) We have branched out a little and had fun with some Disney packs then come boxes of Star Trek and Game of Thrones, but more of a side fun thing than really trying to collect.
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As others have said PSA is still the most “accepted” so easier to sell/trade/etc. Degree, I have a couple of decent ones graded with them that local card shops won’t take. TAG seems to be a bit better on that, and no upcharge on either of those. PSA I loath, but even with the issues seems to still be the standard, but I have moved to mostly TAG submission, with a degree submission for PC here and there.
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I would say spot check prices on some if you can identify rarity – might give you an idea of price/value if any are worth selling or listing. (There is usually something), but then the rest, give out. Time and effort balance as always!
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I’ve used them and love their slabs and info/report being right on the slab. Degree and TAG are who I primarily use these days. The only downside, is it can be slower to sell if deciding to not keep a card you have graded with Degree.
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Haha – careful, that’s how you end up with a new binder and have a bunch off for grading lol! (If you use whatnot, the wonders streams are actually the most fun/chill/friendly.)
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Personally, while I love degree, if you do want to resell, it’s tough. (Cards for master sets example though I’ve sent there and been happy).
Tag, value in some cases is higher than PSA, seems to be catching on quicker, etc.
So in my opinion, I loath PSA (upcharges, not transparent on why for grade, ugly slabs), TAG simply looks better and is easier to gauge comps. That engraving approach is just cleaner, images that come with it, and the full transparent report… just nice.
Example, had a large amount of cards to send in as been putting it off for a while, just send 6th batch off to TAG this morning.
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I’ve become a big fan of it – the community is a lot of fun with the game, and I like that it’s split into “play” and “collectors” rarities.
The art I really enjoy, and the 2nd set that just came out (call of the stones), coloration is richer, so pops more in my opinion. Only downside is cards can be harder to find (and sell), but it can be done and they are making more for the second so easier to get now.
You want to play the tcg, paper mythic is still possible… you want to chase serialized cool foil… or now autos, that can be a lot of fun too. (We have a stonefoil and an auto in our collection that are just awesome.)
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Agreed – as other said magntic cases can work, but something like the 12 pocket vaultex binders gives you plenty of space to leave blank pages between types/sets/etc to allow for mixed collection binders – but yea if trading or selling, smaller single type binders are easier to juggle.