Just got my grades back from CGC when I submitted them at The National back in early August. Not the grades I was hoping for especially the 8.5 on the Dragapult EX. I hoping for a few more 10s as everyone expects 😝 I was surprised by the 9 on the Glaceon EX not sure what bumped it to a 9. I thought the centering was good and the card was overall very clean. I might try to resubmit that one to PSA.

Topps licensed basketball is finally here. I missed out on the hobby and jumbo box. I'm debating on snagging a mega box. Anyone get anything?

https://www.topps.com/pages/topps-basketball?utm_source=dotdigital&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=topps_nba&utm_content=toppsnba_live&dm_i=7OJQ,1WKN,63BYY,8WIY,1

I received my monthly PSA magazine today, and it came with a promo card for 10/10 Day. I had no idea what that was, so I went to PSA.com to check it out. Surprisingly, there was nothing about the promo on the homepage. I had to Google “PSA 10/10 Day” to find it, and it popped up as the first result.

I skimmed through the page and saw the promo: save $10.10 per card. Sweet! But then I read the fine print. The discount only applies to the first 10 Value Plus Cards on your next submission with promo code “PSA1010.” Not so sweet. Value Plus Cards are $44.99 each, so the discount only brings the price down to $34.89. Definitely not the deal I was hoping for.

These grading prices just keep going up, and honestly, I’m not sure when I’ll send in my next PSA submission. What are your thoughts?

https://www.psacard.com/info/psa-10-day

https://monumentalsports.formstack.com/forms/garagesale092025

Any Caps fan in the DMV area, there’s a garage sale happing this Saturday Sept 20th at the MedStar Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, VA. It’s open from 11-2pm, if you’re a season ticket holder you get 1hour early access. They will be selling pro stock sticks, helmets, gloves, pant shells, bobble heads, apparel, and more. RSVP link above.

Got a photo of Crews in the outfield with the bobble head. Couldn’t get the bobble head and Crews in focus at the same time.