Was at a party yesterday when the hostess asked me if I knew anything about pokemon cards ( i was opening a pack on mobile TCG). I said that i knew a bit, so she thought I might find it fun to look through a case from her late brother's collection. He passed over a decade ago and his parents have finally come to terms with letting go of some of his things.
The collection started off with a massive box of basic cards and such, pikachus, piplups, eevees, the works. Enough doubles to tell her brother was a serious collector and likely bought whole boxes of sleeves at a time, if not multiple ETBs. A lot of them priced for over a dollar so I happily told her that in a few years this would be a good way for her and her kids to learn about taking care of things or making money, maybe enough to get a jacket or new toy. I was sorting them out and taking off the disintegrating rubberbands her brother had used to keep them grouped…but things changed when she pulled out the binder.
It became a "hey,,, you might wanna but these in a safer box" situation REAL fast. Genuinely, was overwhelmed with the cards in that collection. I only got a few photos (i wish i'd took one of every page :c ), but STACKED is an understatement. Her brother clearly new what he was doing as some of the sleeves were taped shut at the tops to keep the cards secure. There's a solid 4 umbreons in there that are worth a great amount if graded over 6. And near every card in there is in wonderful condition.
It was a cool situation, she was feeling nostalgic and happy to feel a little more connected with her brother, she really didnt care about the cards themselves, more about learning about how and why he stored them. She kept asking if I wanted to take some… and man….I had to fight some serious demons to decline. She was holding her baby girl at the time, which made it a little easier cause I felt like I would be stealing her college fund for even breathing on some of these cards.
We're gonna try working through them, cataloging, and safely sealing the big boy cards. Most will remain as they are for her kids to have or sell when they are older and to learn about their uncle, but I'm gonna make sure then ones that should be graded are graded (i mean, did you SEE the ROSE RESHIRAM?). I hope their uncle would be happy to know that his cards might help out his sister, nieces and nephew, and that shes very dedicated to keeping his memory alive with them.
TLDR; was blessed with holding these cards in person. Now just wondering where to go from here! Ive nevee sent a card for grading before, but ive downloaded the PSA app at the recomendation of a friend. Any other recommendations or helpful tips would be appreciated!
by RusserBusser