1st edition blastoise pokemon card Base Set PSA CGC Beckett Retreat Cost Blastoise EX [1st Edition] #14

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How It Works Buy a PSA 9 of a card where the PSA 10 premium is very large Carefully crack the card out of the PSA slab Resubmit the card to PSA (or sometimes to a different grading company) Hope it comes back as a PSA 10 When People Do This Cracking makes financial sense when: The PSA 10 is worth 3x+ the PSA 9 The card in the PSA 9 slab appears to be in outstanding condition (possibly a "strong 9") The grading fee ($20-50) is small relative to the potential upside For a card where PSA 9 is $500 and PSA 10 is $3,000, spending $30-50 on a resubmission for a shot at turning $500 into $3,000 is a reasonable gamble if the card is genuinely on the borderline

This card features Rayquaza in its Shiny formone of the most iconic Shinies of all time

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