Buy graded Pokémon cards

A graded card has been judged on condition by PSA, CGC or BGS and then sealed inside a hard holder, the slab. The label carries a number from 1 to 10 and a certificate number you can look up online yourself. PSA is the best-known name and usually fetches the most on resale. CGC gained ground over the last few years with sharper rates and shorter waits, and BGS adds subgrades per aspect. A high grade can make a card worth several times the same copy raw. We never crack a slab open, because the moment it is open the grade no longer counts.