This kind of trend will come to modern pokemon card as grading become more mainstream and people will only look for the perfect score of 10 be it by Beckett or CGC or PSA and anything below will only decrease in value over time. You can see this in modern coin grading in which MS/PR 70 (equivalent to PSA 10) will command a premium whereas MS/PR 69 (PSA 9) will be around the same price as ungraded coins and any great below 69 will be cracked open to be sold as ungraded coins. Most people don't realize that there will be a grade inflation in the future and anything not a PSA 10 will not be worth as much as people will prefer to get either PSA 10 or if price difference between PSA 10 and sealed product, people will be willing to try their luck at buying the sealed product to get the PSA 10. I personally feel that it is best to submit cards immediately for grading if you think that you will get a PSA 10 and anything below, it is better to keep in sealed packets so that other gamblers or flippers or investors can try their luck at getting the PSA 10 grade. I just can’t sit on sealed product knowing what the potential inside is. Curious what others who have this card, open or sealed, feel about this promo. That is a big part of why people collect, not just for the value but for the visual appeal. However, people - not unlike myself - want to see the card. I still think most of them would grade a PSA seven or eight so long-term it could still be better to open them, especially considering the rarity of the 10 and the dream to get one, but I could easily see these holding similar value staying sealed as long as the packaging is protected well and remains in really good condition, similar to sealed booster boxes. Print lines, edge wear, imprint lines, and even minor creases down the center of the card from top to bottom are pretty common. I have ripped several of these and there is a reason why there are only six PSA 10s in existence. The card inside is not visible and is also not in any other sort of seal/protection inside of the thin cardboard. This promo doesn’t come in clear plastic, rather it is inside a thin cardboard ‘envelope’ that was attached to the inside of the magazine. I have spent a lot of money chasing an elusive PSA 10. The exception is the Venusaur Nintendo power magazine promo #13. I always remove promos immediately from the plastic and put them in better protection, even if I don’t have any plans short term or long term to send them in to get graded. One thing to note is that I have also experienced numerous instances where the clear plastic provides a false sense of protection and the holograph I get usually has wear damage from the plastic rubbing against the card moving inside of it or being pressed tightly up against it, while in the care of the previous owner. I’ve been collecting promos for a long time and have done very well with opening them and sending them in for high grades. Good thread, and I agree with one POSSIBLE exception. Imagine where SDP and SDC will be in 19 years lol. Regardless $600 promos are a win for everyone who was able to get them when they were free. If not sealed or opened after so many years equals out. So if you grade your promos it needs to be a minimum of PSA 7 to add to the value. One could even argue that they prefer opened because they can see the centering on the back and decide if they want to buy to grade. After so many years people care less and want a near mint copy, and will pay either the same for a sealed copy or opened copy that looks mint. So upfront a sealed promo will demand a higher price than an opened copy. Even if it's harder to sell, which I highly doubt will be the case for these two special delivery promos as they are more unique, featuring the two most popular pokemon, unlike Lucky Stadium and Pokemon Center promos. This goes to show, if you do land on a PSA 8/9/10, that's when the value is added in the long run. PSA 10's of these promos are going for $1800 sold, and multiple listings pushing $3000 but no sold listings that high, yet.The PSA 6 is selling for average of $600 as well! There are individual copies of these promos selling for up to $600, there are sealed copies of these cards also selling for up to $600. Waiting years and years to sell after looking at Lucky Stadium and Pokemon Center promos from 2001, really has diminishing returns for the sealed packets. Keeping sealed adds value upfront if you sell promptly.So after looking at past promos like Lucky Stadium and Pokemon Center (2001 First Promos), there are some interesting data points to share. With the release of Special Delivery Pikachu and now the upcoming yet to be announced Special Delivery Charizard, many Pokemon collectors are asking should I keep these promos sealed, open, or get them graded.
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