Was digging through some old binders and found this beauty: a Japanese Sabrina’s Gengar from the Gym Challenge era. I totally forgot I even had it. Is it worth sending in? Would love to hear your thoughts — especially from anyone who’s graded this card before.

Also, if anyone knows how the Japanese version tends to grade compared to the English one, I’m all ears.

Thanks in advance!

Found this old Robert Parish card in a box from my childhood collection — looks like it might be signed, but I don’t remember getting it autographed myself.

Does this look like a legit Parish auto to you? I’ve seen a few online but wanted to get some opinions from the hobby before I send it off to get authenticated.

Any insight would be appreciated!

I pulled a shadowless base set Charizard as a kid — my first huge pull and the card that made me fall in love with collecting. It’s lived in a sleeve and One Touch ever since. No creases, just light edge wear and great centering.

I’ve sent plenty of cards off to PSA before, but this one feels different. I’m not even chasing a 10 — I just get nervous about it getting lost or something happening to it. Part of me likes that it’s still raw, still mine the way I remember it.

I brought this up on my podcast Card Friends the other day, and figured I’d ask here too:
What would you do — send it in or keep it raw?

Hey all — I’ve been collecting since I was a kid, mostly sports cards, and recently got back into the hobby with a good friend. We just launched a podcast called Card Friends, aimed at casual collectors — people who love cards but don’t necessarily treat it like a full-time job or side hustle.

In our first episode, we talk about how we each got started, the sticker shock of coming back into the hobby, some of our favorite card memories, and why we felt like this type of show was missing.

Not trying to sell anything — just hoping for honest feedback from real collectors across the hobby. If you check it out, we’d love to hear what you think or what you'd want to hear more of. Do you listen to anything like this today?

(Mods — if this isn’t allowed, feel free to remove. Just trying to share something we’re building with the community in mind.)