I Tried Making Money Grading Pokemon Cards

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8 ай бұрын

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In this video I go through the process of submitting over 100 raw Pokemon cards to PSA and calculating if you can make money by getting cards graded. There are a lot of people who scope out cards on eBay, facebook marketplace, and craigslist with the intention of boosting their value by getting them graded. It can be a good business but takes a trained eye. Thank you guys for watching!
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@StevieSells 8 ай бұрын

Winner of the Gyrados has been chosen. Thank you for everyone who watched to that part in the video!

@GoofyahhGuy. 8 ай бұрын

who won

@treskate 8 ай бұрын

Dang, I missed it.

@user-lz1ig6fi4o 7 ай бұрын

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@Dave-ts3tj 5 ай бұрын

I'm 2 entire months late haha 🤣@@treskate

@arthurbagwell7721 3 ай бұрын

deam i just saw it lol congrats tho!!

@pokemon_classics 8 ай бұрын

Veteran collector and grader here: use a high intensity LED light when pre-grading your cards. Certain types of wear are almost impossible to see without high intensity light. In particular, micro-indents, corner separation, and holo print-lines are often overlooked by inexperienced collectors. Regardless of the grades, it's always exciting to see a returns video!

@pokemon_classics 8 ай бұрын

Right on! Best wishes with future submission. @@TCV_Collectibles

@sungbin401 Ай бұрын

Any recommendations off Amazon?

@Itsyaboyd.wav666 8 ай бұрын

loved the video man, been thinking about sending some cards in, so it was nice to see what to expect on a grading perspective. you were on a roll guessing those card grades though. keep up the good work and amazing videos brother !

@orgoremedia 8 ай бұрын

Love the idea of grading childhood cards. I honestly wish I wasn’t a dumb child and sold them all at a garage sale. I wouldn’t have minded grading my childhood zard and legendary birds. Love these bulk psa reveal videos! Great content my dude!

@binsteez8881 8 ай бұрын

trust me i got all mine stolen i often feel that feeling in my gut when seeing some old cards prices that i used to have. it made me not want to collect again but i just started again this year. a couple of friends started collecting and im happy its one of my hobbies again

@orgoremedia 8 ай бұрын

@@binsteez8881 thats amazing!!! Not that you feel that sadness for the cards you had when you were younger. But great you decided to start collecting again. I started at the WRONG time, 2020, in the hype of it all. lol But havnt looked back and have been having so much fun collecting all the vintage cards I sold away as a kid. And now collecting new pokemon sets, and trying my hand at master sets now.

@nerdymate8045 8 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this video! Looking forward to more! ✌🏻😉

@thomasjbenolkinmusic 8 ай бұрын

Love this! No matter what the score, it’s important to get these vintage cards protected. 10s are obviously hard to come by but this is a cool video!

@Gabbi.Angulo 8 ай бұрын

You’re awesome. Love the content, I’ve learned a lot from you.

@BoxBoyz813 8 ай бұрын

I’ve watched every single one of your vids and love them all Stevie, even watched this vid all the way threw and I don’t really even like Pokémon anymore🤣🤣 would love the Gyarados Card tho from u signed🙏

@Masso0400 8 ай бұрын

fun to see some of those old shadowless cards graded!

@209Money.Motivated 8 ай бұрын

Really out here making moves to make cash always find myself coming back to your videos keep it up

@af.1477 8 ай бұрын

Appreciate the opportunity! So cool seeing cards from my youth also!

@bruinsmapeters 8 ай бұрын

Still watching😂 i like your content ser. Easy going. Take care!

@cootman8858 8 ай бұрын

Yo Stevie some of those grades were rough but you got some bangers too loved the long vid tbh.

@keithhastings7976 8 ай бұрын

Gyarados is my favorite pokemon! Rad video dude, keep it up!

@jgaudette420 8 ай бұрын

I’ve been watching you for a long time now thanks for keeping my grind up. Work hard play hard. Keep doing you man.🤙🏻🤙🏻

@tskinner95 8 ай бұрын

Makes me wanna send all my cards in now love how they look in the slabs. I just recently got back into collecting again. Wish I knew what happened to my child hood cards. Thanks for the vid! I wouldn't mind that psa 8 stain glass birds XD GZ on two 10s on those.

@magotheguy173 8 ай бұрын

If you don’t care about actually getting them graded, you can always buy the slabs yourself and make custom labels

@senseijay135 8 ай бұрын

I haven't graded with PSA yet, I've done ags, bags, and cgc. You probably want to pre grade the cards better, like surface scratches on the back of the card like streak lines stand out. That's what I've noticed why I got a bunch of 9s. Even personal pulls were sleeved immediately, I made the mistake of using those art sleeves that come with etbs instead of the clear penny sleeves. For some cards...but I think that's why you didn't get many 10s. If you review the back of the cards better under sunlight or even using a flashlight you can see lines/streaks. Either way I loved the video, thnx for taking the time and good luck selling some of those cards

@danih4411 8 ай бұрын

Just like my old retro games, I gave away my childhood Pokemon collection when I was a kid. That second Gyarados would be fun add to the three cards I did keep!

@Tsukuyomni 8 ай бұрын

I would love the Gyrados watched the whole video and it would be my first graded card! Thanks for the video and insight on grading appreciate it!

@josueggh 7 ай бұрын

:D I just discovered your videos! thanks for the content

@KRUZIN.official 8 ай бұрын

Wow so cool!! You inspired me to start my own business!

@mattkralik6217 8 ай бұрын

i love mid/low tier slabs so id love the gyrados, love your content

@johnmkryan1553 8 ай бұрын

You still open much faster than most KZfaqrs Was fun to watch

@BladeGamester 8 ай бұрын

Wish I still had my childhood cards... Recently got back into collecting by playing, so this was a cool watch.

@PokeFam_ComeWatchUs Ай бұрын

Gyrados is my favorite! Great video on what people can expect

@1337enso 8 ай бұрын

sorting all my old vintage sets lately havent graded anything so good to watch

@kennymorelandiii9406 8 ай бұрын

I feel like they were a little too harsh on a few of these cards. Pretty brutal. But you got some awesome cards though! I agree that the stained glass cards is so sick!

@Brianrobertj 8 ай бұрын

The surprise element on these vids is nice.

@StevieSells 8 ай бұрын

Appreciate it :) thanks for being here!

@TTOLOKO 8 ай бұрын

Gave my little sister all my Pokémon cards when I “grew up” 😂 That gyarados is one I remember ! 😂

@matthewwilson3078 8 ай бұрын

This was a blast to watch. Thanx.

@StevieSells 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I had a hard time posting a 40min video since I'm so used to shorts but I'm trying to challenge myself to post more raw stuff like this!

@ClassicalCovers 8 ай бұрын

Watched the entire vid, Love that Koraidon SIR card.

@austinschmidt8228 7 ай бұрын

It’s crazy your channel is about side hustles, and it’s only now that you decided to grade some of your collection Been debating doing the same so this was insightful

@VintageWingz 8 ай бұрын

gyarados is my all time favorites! love the content!

@DE78 8 ай бұрын

Grading cards seems to have a steep learning curve, but good for you for encapsulating your childhood collection. Awesome opportunity for your viewers if they found the Easter egg in this video. Thanks!

@buffalobill9793 7 ай бұрын

Wtf. Easter egg? Why would I want an Easter egg? They would be rotten by now.

@oh_finks 8 ай бұрын

I would love to recieve one of those Gyarados cards, love your content, keep it!

@lorenzobacci6968 8 ай бұрын

I would love to get that 2nd Gyarados but the shipping will cost a lot 😂 (greetings from 🇮🇹🍕)

@Rubiksguy 4 ай бұрын

Maybe try that rubbing solution Miracle Card Care and resubmit. Would be a cool video follow-up

@joelarreguin1217 8 ай бұрын

Lemme get that Gyaradosssss!! Great video!!

@Blaurth 8 ай бұрын

Love your content. Hope to get the gyarados 😄😄

@Reinier020 8 ай бұрын

Here we are for the content!

@ClockMeisterin 8 ай бұрын

Getting childhood memories back. Favourite was gyrados in Pokemon silver

@rudysanchez8750 8 ай бұрын

You didn’t add in the price of the card you didn’t get back yet. Love the video! Let’s go gyarados!!!

@BoxBoyz813 8 ай бұрын

It would be cool to make a video if you have any double cards send some to PSA and some to Becket and compare how they rate the same cards

@russell4781 8 ай бұрын

Glad ya have childhood collection.. would give anything have mine back

@Everything_Outdoors850 8 ай бұрын

I've always wanted a PSA graded card, would love a gyradios

@oliverbass2462 8 ай бұрын

Gyarados looking clean 👀

@JustAverageJeff 8 ай бұрын

Says dragonite 1999 Pokemon game promo, the ancient mew was the promo for the Pokemon movie. Chancey is one of the hardest to grade Pokemon cards and modern cards are a lot more lenient than vintage cards for sure.

@JohnniePokemonNj 7 ай бұрын

I got into the Pokemon games a couple years ago. I started collecting the games all the way back to ds days. That made me start buying packs of cards and opening I sleeved only the rare holos and better and gave the rest of the cards away to my son and his friends that wanted the cards. I have over 1000 cards I want to grade. I need to sit down and go through them all and pick the best cards that should get a 10 but psa is hit or miss. My friend has graded a ton of cards and he has cracked open slabs to get them regraded cause the card should have gotten a 10 and received 8s or 9s. Guess it all depends on who’s checking the cards and if they are in a good mood or not.

@yayamaisara 6 ай бұрын

Use AGS Grading for most accurate AI grading and rating. Also tip, in holos look for scratch/print lines and even if the card is nice, if there’s a bent - auto 6 or lower

@camranz4943 7 ай бұрын

if i graded my childhood collection it would prolly look the exact same. i feel the pain of not taking care of them enough.

@LuxWing 8 ай бұрын

love seeing the lower priced childhood cards being graded as well! A lot of the rough grades from PSA though. I personally like CGC more, but still love to see the hobby thriving!

@aldapalda7807 5 ай бұрын

Maybe I missed it but how long it takes when cards arrived?

@elijahclough 3 ай бұрын

If it sells more by itself can you always cut the plastic and get the card?

@bradmorgan49 8 ай бұрын

seeing childhood cards graded is cool

@joshuablanck3596 5 ай бұрын

Just found your channel it's 3 months later so I'm sure the card is gone but I'll still comment and say thanks for the video

@cubonemudslapp7526 8 ай бұрын

Gyarados was always one of my favorites!

@MrJrio11 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sacrifice, psa scares me

@supersoak 7 ай бұрын

I really want that Gyradose!

@Groglor 2 ай бұрын

cool video man. just subbed.

@jtnutty3917 Ай бұрын

Hold your cards at all different angles in bright lighting to pick up on surface condition issues and avoid those 7s and below

@willc4095 8 ай бұрын

The childhood cards are nice to have still all these years later

@DIYAmateurHour 6 ай бұрын

Where do you send your cards to get graded? I have a ton I would like a grade on

@DoorBelle7 6 ай бұрын

PSA is the company

@martywaynetheshepard103 3 ай бұрын

Did you get the missing card back yet? I'm asking because I've seen so many dudes making videos talking about how PSA robbed them for shit I will never send anything to those scumbags just off principle. I can't let something like that slide so to save myself a charge I'll go through 1 of the others.

@HobbitCrom 6 ай бұрын

I'm not gonna lie, you got a really tough grader. So many modern 9's that would grade 10's a lot of the time.

@domagojdomazet4250 8 ай бұрын

so how much does grading 50 cards cost for example ?

@olivergilmartin 8 ай бұрын

The best money making scheme I saw in this video was this PSA grading bull. $1500 for something less consistant than a schizophrenia ward.

@kennymorelandiii9406 8 ай бұрын

It really is inconsistent. Plenty of videos breaking it down. The workers are paid pretty low and get like 1 minute per card so they just rush through this stuff. It's seriously a borderline scam

@blaneandgame9 8 ай бұрын

You dont know what youre talking about and spreading misinformation. Stevie was very inexperienced and didn’t take surface into account. Every time he said a card wasn’t centered or was centered he was almost always wrong through the video. I vette my cards very hard and i consistently get back about 80-90% gem mints. It was a learning curve and took me many submissions before i started to take everything into account.

@buffalobill9793 7 ай бұрын

Grading is a scam

@ladyfumikojenni 8 ай бұрын

Even though it’s a rough go these are protected and can be loved for many more years!

@JK-mh8ol 6 ай бұрын

You can keep the psa 6 but great video man. Lol

@maeshughessr369 Ай бұрын

Nothing against Stevie at all, amazing content. For the peeps, like me, who have an old binder you've had since 96 chock full of old pokemon cards, you're probably not in a position to spend the hundreds of dollars to get them graded if your goal is to sell them. With a good chance of spending more money than what they're actually worth. Just try and 'grade' them as best you can, comparing your cards to others, and just sell them.

@SikoGamer 8 ай бұрын

Well at least at the end of the day you have your childhood collection graded and protected!

@lennypisano6322 8 ай бұрын

Ayo for the Gyarados!

@bobbie9155 8 ай бұрын

It is amazing you were able to get 6-8's on your childhood collection. I'd be very surprised if a single card I had before my teens could rate anything higher than a 3. Nice!

@KingTyranitar-mg1jk 7 ай бұрын

I also think it’s impressive that he got such good scores on the old ones all my old ones are at most a 2

@jeremylewis724 8 ай бұрын

Grading is tough. Enjoyed seeing it all tho.

@Lucky_9705 7 ай бұрын

One of my friends had an ungraded Ancient Mew card

@hogirster 8 ай бұрын

That’s a nice gyarados card 👀👀

@MrBetonator 8 ай бұрын

I want dat gyarados :O

@llmike23ll 8 ай бұрын

Still watching! Pick me for the Gyarados reminds me of my childhood cards, now lost 😢

@11killerbees 8 ай бұрын

I want that water snake 🐍 💧

@Ganandorf160 8 ай бұрын

Love the collection too bad you couldn’t get better scores, but that’s the gamble.

@billionairemaker 8 ай бұрын

How do I know which Gyrados 6 I am going to win.... you have like 10 of them ;p

@BryceC1996 8 ай бұрын

I have some cards I’d like to be graded, but I’m absolutely terrified of PSA hitting me with low grades even though they are pack fresh.

@TheEasyLifee 7 ай бұрын

U can always crack the slab open and resend or just keep raw

@PokemonZed 8 ай бұрын

Great cards no matter the condition.

@ReallyTallMan 8 ай бұрын

The gradings on these cards are wildly inconsistent but enjoyed your collection.

@EthereumKid 8 ай бұрын

Huge giveaway 😅 I've wanted to know if it was worth getting some cards graded but I guess I should wait till I have an older set or a nice charzard lol

@Pompey_blue 8 ай бұрын

Best selling thing right now is actually japanese modern alt arts

@Potatobob82 8 ай бұрын

Chat,what does the centering mean

@WAUTOTECH 4 ай бұрын

Is CGC worth the grading

@PokeKrazy 8 ай бұрын

Always wanted to send in some cards!

@Chiheb_AK 8 ай бұрын

great video fam!

@MunkFist 7 ай бұрын

Only dealers get 10 grades. It's a pay to play program where those who submit lots regularly get the higher grades. Same goes with sports cards, coins etc.

@rjeezy1991 8 ай бұрын

Insane to see how inconsistent the grading from psa can be, I definitely feel you when you said if the psa grader is having a bad day he can grade the card whatever he feels, definitely would be great if it were done by ai or if the card had to be graded by 2 psa graders and then that’s the only way it can be scored so one person having a bad day can’t ruin your life by giving your card a bad grade. Thanks for the great video first time watcher!

@buffalobill9793 7 ай бұрын

I refuse to grade cards until there is some guidelines and accountability. Grades mean nothing to me especially PSA. They are the worst for not giving cards the grade they deserve.

@Ozneb_ 7 ай бұрын

PSA use atleast 2 graders for every card