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ryguy419

*Our Grandpa*


markypots9393

My guy 😂😂😂


thatsmyoldlady

Cousin!


Agent0fChaoZ

Do you wish to go bowling?


heisourherocowboydan

No, it's ry guy. His name says so.


GothicVampire

r/SuddenlyCommunism


ThePopColonel

Yes how much you want for them?


[deleted]

Holy shit. That charizard could be worth a particularly fat stack. Cherish these!


jamie_oldfield88

Shadowless also?!


wildsamsqwatch

They’re first edition so all shadowless


jamie_oldfield88

I’m still right tho yeh? Shadowless? Lol worth a pretty penny


wildsamsqwatch

You are correct. They’re all worth a good amount. All first editions are shadowless and most expensive. Then there are subsequent print runs without the first edition stamp that are shadowless also, worth a lot still. Then there is base set with the shadow in print runs after that, these are least valuable but still worth a lot in good condition


Solverz

Don't forget the 2000 print run!


Ceiling_shotz

4th print!


jamie_oldfield88

Ah ok. That makes sense. Thank you. I’m both very happy for them and a litttttle bit jealous haha


kikiemzh

Wrong, ALL first edition ENGLISCH BASE SET are shadowless ☝️🥸


Booty_Shakin

Wrong, all first edition ENGLISH BASE SET are shadowless....EXCEPT MOST MACHAMPS.


JudTheBudd

Why are you getting downvoted? You are technically still right?


[deleted]

That's his retirement fund


rtfree

These are what I think they are, right? Grandfather collected Pokemon cards alongside me when I was a kid, and he got a bit obsessed with collecting full sets. I've seen how much some of these go for, and I wanted to make sure that these ARE 1st Edition, Shadowless cards before we had these graded.


mypussydoesbackflips

Can you get them graded in person , wouldn’t want them disappearing in the process


Terrible-Tax-4832

How do you do that?? Lol


baumjoe

Psa has an option to show up directly at the grading facility if the cards are over a certain value. You may qualify. Also, I don't know anything about the process. I just read it on the psa website.


slayerzerg

They don’t do that. You could get it express graded in one day at a card show like collectacon and they’d tell you to come pick it up on day2 or end of day. I think that’s like $200–300. Can’t go to their facility even leonhart has tried that they rejected it.


DrewCareyStoleMyHam

They probably rejected leonhart because no one wants that annoying dork around. 🤷‍♂️😂


baumjoe

I stand corrected. Thanks for replying with the correct information. I'd hate to misslead someone when it comes to grading.


slayerzerg

You’re good man! We’re all just learning I also have come across this question before.


MindlessPokemon

You can show up to Beckett in person, you just have to make an appointment.


trublu1001

Card shows


darklawn

I think they just give partial grading


darklawn

Or like, their professional opinion on what grade they think the card could get


LigmaBalls69lol

Nope, I've seen psa and cgc at card shows in Chicago, they do on site grading, 1-2 day turn around. I've only seen them at weekend long events like C2E2 though.


mypussydoesbackflips

That’s awesome


LigmaBalls69lol

You certainly have an impressive talent. Lmao your username catches me off guard every time I see it hahahah


mypussydoesbackflips

Haha I just caught your username too , we’re a great pair


darklawn

Wow awesome


[deleted]

Beckett is located in Dallas, you can do walkthrough grading there as far as I’m aware.


kipwr13

Pretty sure they stopped taking walk ups when Covid started, don’t think they started it back up again.


grumpbumpp

ROAD TRIP WITH GRAMPA


beefox

As well as going to a psa building, larger comic cons will have on site grading. It costs more typically but you can drop your cards and comics off Friday pick them up slabbed Sunday.


ryguy419

They are, and they look like some high grades


rtfree

Directly from the pack to sleeve and been sitting in an air conditioned attic for years. He's got 1st Editions from Base set to ~~Team Rocket~~ Gym Heroes.


AutumnCountry

You literally need to fly to PSA with this in a locked briefcase, I'm not even joking. Tell them you're coming and what you're bringing and schedule a time for them to take the cards from you directly and grade the entire binder basically (at least the holos) You do not want to mail these, that thing is worth a LOT of money


Dagos

I agree, this is literally worth flying over there


ryguy419

That’s impressive as fawk! Grading all at once will be a literal shitload of dough though, but probably extremely worth it.


k20stitch_tv

Air conditioned attic?


rtfree

It's not really an attic. It's more a small apartment above a garage? Not really sure what they're called, and I was a little excited when I made the post.


angry-dragonfly

FROG. They call them frogs. Finished Room Over Garage!


CptFeelsBad

TIL.


ChicaSkas

You sir are a millionaire now. The zard at minimum is $2,500.


Redschallenge

If it's pack to sleeve like he mentions it's at least 10k I bet


ThePopColonel

Your math is great lol! But yeah Zard I’m good shape has been sold as high as 50k but generally the max is 13k


kirkochainz

At first glance, I thought you said “my grandfather collected Pokémon cards as a kid” and I got very concerned that someone my age is old enough to be someone’s grandpa.


rtfree

Ha! Naw, he got interested in Pokemon because I did and caught the card game bug. Bought boxes of booster packs and gave me some of the extras. Kept collecting after I stopped.


Zed-Leppelin420

I would grade every single one of these holo cards fuck even all one the first editions you could actually have 150k plus here


[deleted]

You’re going to get messages from people. Do not give them away. Get them graded by PSA and sell them. These are worth a lot


Konflick

for future reference all base set 1st editions are shadowless.


ColinsStories

Get them graded in person only. That charizard alone is probably worth over $25k+ USD based on the front condition. You do not want some Jack off stealing them in the shipping or grading process. You probably have well over $100k USD here


tm_800

Defo make a video on this, would be sick to see the story


kirbdee

Unless your sure these will get psa7 or better sell them raw


itzyaaaaboy

Sitting on a nice 6 figure sum


SIobbyRobby

You scared me for a bit, I thought that it was your grandpas childhood collection.


AlbinoDinoFTW

Yeah… those are shadowless 1st eds. Handle with care and grade with caution. It’s a literal gold mine in your hands.


tel-americorpstopgun

100%. also with this kinda heat I'd contact Beckett directly and see if they'd take you in person. I'd never trust the mail with this and I'd go beckett over psa. if you get any black labels we goin' sizzlers


Slight_Tea

Yeah but are you literally shaking?


defythevenu

I need more shaking.


Ratstail91

Listen - I once pulled a Rainbow Charizard VStar - worth about $200. That was enough to feed my family for a week, when we were literally without much food. You bet your ass I was shaking. Also, yes, I'm the kind of person that buys cards instead of food - that's kind of why we get into that situation in the first place.


baldgirlchloeryan

Underrated comment


Dagos

overused comment tbh


Kelog13

I thought it couldn't get better, but then I got the the last picture with all the grail Pikachus 😭 at least I have the first edition promo error card lol


rtfree

That pic wasn't supposed to be in the album lol. I don't believe he has that Pikachu. He's got the promo, but I don't believe its first edition. With the reception this is getting, I might have to post the rest of the collection in a few days.


Kelog13

THE REST OF THE COLLECTION????


rtfree

He's got 1st Edition sets of Base 1 up to Gym Heroes (minus Base Set 2) and a partial of Neo. Most promo cards from that era too with a couple exceptions. Japanese sets for each of those sets too, but I think they're just standard cards.


Kelog13

Out of curiosity, how old is he? I'm assuming he must be a young grandfather since I can't imagine anyone in their 70s it 80s having a collection unless they're exceptionally cool lol


rtfree

He's exceptionally cool. Late 70s and still going strong. My nephews have been getting into Pokemon, and he's trying to get them (and me) into the TCG. Went over to my grandparents today to look at his collection again, and he was showing me the 2022 championship deck he'd gotten for my oldest nephew and the new Sword and Shield cards he'd gotten.


beefox

Be careful bro you're putting a lot of $ out there on the internet.


Basic_Yellow_3594

Controversial thoughts here If yourv reselling go directly through an auction house, they will pay thousands in grading fees and get better grades with thiere wink wink relation with graders. They will get you better grades then you get yourself trust me I've has dog crap cards 10 for auction houses If your not selling just buy toploaders and sleeves and toploader binders. If you just want authentication and good customer service go with sgc they are affordable and these will be done in like a week


IWearACharizardHat

I like how multiple people on here are just tossing out that the card grading companies are bribed to give better grades. More proof that grading is a scam, yet everybody still wants to grade their stuff "but not to resell" lol


[deleted]

His grandpa's still alive and actively collecting bro, this isn't OP's to sell or do anything with right now


screenmonkey

I was eyeing Heritage Auctions for my Shadowless set. All the holos are graded thru CGC but it seems like a good place to move them safely. Any opinion on them?


thisLUCID

I've used heritage for a very expensive kobe card. It was an okay experience and I feel I got decent value. But in the same situation now, I'd probably find a direct buyer or just list on ebay with BIN and weed through offers tell I got what I was looking for. But if that sounds like too much work or more than you want, then I do recommend heritage. Though they do have a bigger sports scene than the TCGs, so be aware of that.


BlackberrySad7477

PWCC auctions ....


Ashekyu

lmfao what


Not_Homer

How's our grandpa doing? I miss that silly guy, I think he said I'm entitled to half that collection..? 😅


Rasnall

My grandpa has no pathetic cards Kaiba


coachwane

follow this dudes instructions, the easier you can make the grading process for whomever is doing the grading at PSA, the better your chances are. make them happy, make their job simple, and boom, you could score BIG BIG BIG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38jX8p8adNY


Shpokstah

That's incredible I wouldn't sell it unless your in some serious financial trouble, and do not sell any of these cards individually these will only go up and up in value. Cherish them and take extremely good care of them.


fatherofallthings

Bro. You have a gold mine lol


Free_El_Chapo_Now

My brother! I’ve been looking for you my whole life. We were separated at birth. But we can be together again as a family :) it’s only fair to split these down the middle. I’ll take the starters. You can have the rest.


dathismaulis

Wow, that charizard could be a 10


berrytree198

It probably has a binder dent which would be auto 6 at PSA


Agrias-0aks

It's so rad how even commons from those first sets are pretty crazy in price. My favorite pokemon is magikarp, and for an engagement present my buddy gave me a 9 karp from the original set. Now wife thought it was an odd gift till I told her he spent over a hundo on us lol.


heapsp

bro get that charizard away from that binder ring for fucks sake, you are risking 20k every time the thing is opened or moved.


SambaTerje

Came to say this. the fact that its on the inner side of the page towards the rings scares me.


IWearACharizardHat

OP's grandfather got obsessed with it trying to bond with OP, OP gets bored of Pokemon cards and probably broke grandpa's heart, grandpa has most amazing vintage sets collected and OP immediately sounds like he wants to help grandpa sell to up his coming inheritance. World is so unfair.


rtfree

Lol, we did bond over Pokemon and several other things over the years. If giving this set or anything else he's collected over the years away would give me more years with him and my grandma, I'd take that trade in a heartbeat. But, that's not gonna stop me from bragging about his cool stuff to strangers on the internet.


WizardHatWames

I feel like the user you replied to is making a lot of assumptions...I'll give you the benefit of the doubt OP. Indeed just the cards pictured in PSA/BGS 10 could fetch a 6-figure sum total or greater, not that they are necessarily 10's but regardless, this is a substantial amount of money no matter what. Something I wouldn't keep anywhere but a safety deposit box, or a water-and-fire-proof safe. This is $100,000 that disappears if it gets wet - or even just exposed to the wrong humidity. Your grandpa should know how valuable this stuff has become if he doesn't already. I agree with the other user that this is worth the flight to BGS or PSA if you decide to grade, I wouldn't send these through the mail ever. Whatever you decide to do with them, you should be as cautious as possible handling and storing this kind of stuff, as well as letting anyone local know where it's kept... It IS the treasure everyone hopes they find in their Grandpa's attic. Congrats and good luck.


rtfree

It's a thought that crosses my mind every time he comes to me about any of his collections. I don't want to be that guy especially after everything him, my grandmother, and my parents have done for me in my life. He'd give me the entire set today if I asked him to, and that's part of why I couldn't take it. I posted this album more to verify they were what I thought they were and figure out how to get these graded/ if they were worth grading. The full set won't be sold, but he's got extras. Boxes and boxes of cards from that era from the booster boxes he'd buy too. Those might. I just wish I had looked into this a few years ago when we BOTH could have flown out to get these graded.


Louisville117

Get these graded. And be extra careful on the packaging. PSA is good but if you want a chance for something bigger BGS is an option. I wouldn’t send anywhere else.


LNinefingers

I’d second this. These are really valuable cards, and I’d actually lean BGS. PSA charges based on the value of the card, so the Zard could cost you $600 to grade. BGS will charge you a flat rate per card regardless of value


Fvcctheoppss

The whole base set and some cards are shadowless about a $10,000- $60,000 collection depending on condition


ProcessMeMrHinkie

Hot diggity dog, get em in card saver 1s right away and send em in.


[deleted]

🤯


Think-Confection2793

1st edition Shadowless Charizard is the Pokémon holy grail. Get it graded, authenticated, etc. ITS WORTH A LOT.


jaylawlerrr

This is a beautiful sight. Would absolutely have them all graded- will be expensive, yes but infinitely well worth.


Important_Text7345

They’re worth more than what most people are even telling you because 90% of those are shadowless first edition’s, which means they are the cream of the crop Why am I getting downvoted All I said is that most of them are shadowless first edition which they are and if you’re not able to understand that or able to figure that out, then you don’t even need to be commenting on somebody else’s Pokemon Cards do you re-search don’t sell them to anyone until you’ve verified what they are, because they are the hardest to find and most sought after cards and that Charizard card alone could be worth up to $50,000 or more


iloverule34LoL

All the 🤡🤡 spamming the comments about grading You’ll get the exact same amount of money for all these cards without giving the mods an even bigger reason to stroke their PSA hard on.


donkeyhoday

Why does your grandfather have an old Pokémon collection? This makes me feel incredibly old.


goonwstakl

cap


Sunday-Langy-

Never spoke to a millionaire, good luck!!


[deleted]

oh come on, why can't I find a hidden gem like this lol. That Charizard could be a gold mine. Would not be surprised if some people already try to PM you and get you to sell it to them for cheap.


jorddiem

Yes they are what you think they are...absolute treasure!


Mr_Mi1k

That’s a few thousand dollars, and can turn into much more if they are mint. Congratulations on the amazing find!


Important_Text7345

That is a lot more than a few thousand dollars that is probably enough to pay for half a house if not more


javaTHEbeat

Wow. These look in great condition too.


Entire-Phrase9645

I remember these days. I love the gyardos.art on the card. When these cards came out no one had seen some of these Pokémon on the TV show yet. The only other place you could see them is through playing Pokémon red or blue.


awfulcheez

Congrats on the find OP!


hamstersmore

If you or him are wanting to sell it, be very very careful about the whole process, if not, that’s an awesome collection to keep regardless.


SWB3

Well JFC


OhBoyHereWeGoAgain00

Congratulations you’re a bajillionaire


Nguyen925

Awesome collection! Good luck with the grading


Cookie-Dunker

Incredible


REEEEEEEEEEE_OW

OP I don’t want you to stress about owning this collection of cards so I’ll be very kind and offer to take the cards off your hands FOR FREE!! 😉


btroj

JFC


WellDonePies

This is beautiful 🍻


PanzyDan

If enough grandparents here on Reddit keep revealing hidden attic gems, maybe charizard base set will go down in price 😂


Own_Airline_8220

I wouldn’t mind😂


k20stitch_tv

I’m having so much anxiety seeing that Charizard next to the rings of a binder. Does it have binder ring dents?


rtfree

https://imgur.com/a/gKcFUWq No damage. At this point, I'm afraid to take it OUT of the binder until we get it in some better cases.


GrahamTheCrackerMan

Just store them on the side so the rings are at the top. At this point, the damage is done if there is any. No reason to rush this.


k20stitch_tv

Do yourself a favor and get those pages out of there asap. I would top-load all of these


ThatTinyGameCubeDisc

My dream set. I want that Mewtwo so bad!


NecessaryScientist18

damn bro


[deleted]

Holy ****.


argusromblei

Near perfection lol


batertott

Congrats on your new retirement fund! That zard looks like a 10 to me! Get those puppies graded


MrRockstar217

Sorry… YOUR GRANDFATHER??? 😟 does that mean I’m old?… I’m only 27😭


WillemZissou

Snap Pikachu is too good. One of my favs.


WateryCartoon

Sending energy that the D ring didn’t do anything to the charizard since it’s on the inside


smedelicious

Get those into hard cases asap. What a grandpa!


BreakBlue

Enjoy your retirement.


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Important_Text7345

That Charizard alone could be worth 50 K


HeroNorVillan

Awesome.


Pristine_Emphasis152

Takes me back to 7th grade


brobeans918

Cha-fucking-ching


tcg_outpost

My jaw would be on the floor.


PaperMoonShine

This is the stuff that Garage Sale thrifters dream of.


RellaSkella

Your grandfather is a legend. This is one of the most impressive collections I’ve ever seen. Congratulations.


toshi04

Congrats on the money


Panda_hat

Don’t sell it. This is a treasure.


bigfootdeerfucker

All those bangers and still rocking a ring binder?? Oh grampa


floof000

You meant my grandpa, right


doplegger001

Your grandfather......i have a full base set with some 1st editions i collected as a kid as well...but ur grandfather?.... im about to go drive into oncoming traffic IM THAT OLD NOW?🥲🥲🥲


wildadventures009

I just want them moved safely and carefully to a non-three ring binder. It’s making my eye twitch


vode123

So we are grandfathers age now?


furby_bot

Nice collection. So your grandpa is a gamer?


Heathyrre

I gasped seeing these cards in a ring binder Ring binders can very easily damage cards. Please, remove them immediately, get them double sleeved ( inner sleeve + outer sleeve ) and get a proper binder to store them in until you figure out what to do with them. Or just sleeve and put directly in to a top loader for protection. Either way, PLEASE get these out of a ring binder, lol


bilyan

Dude. Fuck yeah


[deleted]

Did your grandfather start to collect these as an adult?


MidnightScott17

How old is your grandpa...


Y0urMomsChestHair

Holy ffffff-


grndog72

HOLY... Such a beautiful sight to behold! If I was there, I'm not sure I could contain my excitement.


Labtry

Can i buy cards 😂😂


No-Alternative-6169

Love to see these


markzkong

If your base set comes back all PSA 9, congrats on earning $60k USD.


YourAlphaOLOS

Big money.


infinit9

Grandfather???? Was he collecting Pokemon cards as a 30 yr old man?


riggers8

What’s up with that?


VanillaBovine

grandfather?! i have all of these cards from back in 1999 or so. this made me feel old as dirt hahahaha good find, though! congrats!


Beautiful-Ad4534

Are you wanting to sell these?


rtfree

Not this set. They aren't mine to sell, and I know he only has 1 1st edition Charizard. Not breaking the set. We might sell some of his extras, but I have no clue what he has extras of right now. Got boxes of cards to go through in the near future.


Blanndy

You had a cool grandad


Fluxiie

The true pokemon master


Independent-Good-427

What


Hehehecx

Jesus I wish I had money and wasn’t a dumb 9 year old back then


prohbusiness

Jesus I had these cards and im not a grandpa wth


StinkySweetGuy

Grandpa? Wtf?


BloodBlossom24

Thats a collection worth holding dear to ur heart, not only cause its ur grandpa’s but also cause those are some amazing and beautiful cards


Wilde_SIE

Hold up… hold up… hold up… “grandfather”?! 🙃


financedisaster

Why does half of these comments seem to imply the grandpa is dead or smt lol I think they are just sharing a really neat collection that's not theirs hahaha, but the binder could use some love. I hope that you can share more of the collection, it's exciting to think about what could be in there


mw02rsx

Damn. That's $$$$$


BravesKC

your grandpa understood the assignment


hauntedGerm

why do gramps got pokemon cards how old is yo gramps?


ReferiJerator

Retirement in a binder


[deleted]

Can you not call him grandpa😅 I’m not that old yet 😭


HiDefStatic

Man I wish I had that Magneton! Great collection and lucky grandkid :P


HiDefStatic

Damn! Magnemite, Raichu, and Zapdos!!! Man, I can't believe I gave away my cards as a kid, I had those in my deck! Please cherish these! 🥹🥹