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Why PSA 10 Cards Are So Desirable PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator) is the gold standard when it comes to grading Pokmon cards

Censored Cards Some of the older Pokmon Japan cards feature unique and distinctive artwork compared to their English prints

If your cards have been in a binder for years, handled without sleeves, or moved around a lot, the condition will have a big impact on the price

A well known fact, from the days before you had to play with sleeves, was also that the first printings of Mirage was far more glossy than other sets (same with some printings of Antiquities), which made Mirage lands sough after by semi-cheaters who wanted to be able to see if the top card of their library was a basic land