Pokémon Card Deal Report

A genuine English Evolving Skies Rayquaza VMAX alt art, but heavily played — rounded corners, extensive edge whitening, and likely creasing put it firmly in the low-grade (PSA 2-4) range. Flags: rounded/worn corners on all four corners; heavy edge whitening all around; possible creases visible on back; overall heavily played condition

Sharp-looking English Gengar VMAX alt art with clean-appearing front and roughly 55/45 centering, but with no back photo the true condition of the reverse and all edges is unverified, so treat 8 as a ceiling. Flags: back never shown (caps grade at 8, widens range down); edges/corners not verifiable at close resolution; strong holo glare hides potential surface scratches

A genuine Champions Path secret rainbow Charizard VMAX with light corner/edge whitening likely landing in the PSA 5-7 range. Flags: whitening on back left edge and corners; surface haze on front

A genuine Brilliant Stars Charizard V alt art but a self-described moderate-play copy with edge/corner whitening and a possible center crease — a mid-grade playable, not an investment card. Flags: seller-disclosed 'MODERATE PLAY'; possible bend/crease line across center; edge whitening visible on black borders; corner whitening top corners; back never shown — cannot verify back centering or wear

A clean-looking English Glaceon VMAX alt art with decent ~55/45 centering and sharp right-side corners, but a possible bottom-right surface indentation, faint back scratches, and unshown left corners/edges make it a likely PSA 7-8 rather than a gem. Flags: possible surface indentation/crease near front bottom-right; faint scratches on back surface; left corners and all edges not shown close-up; photographed inside a case with glare

A Charizard VMAX secret rainbow shown only in one dark, blurry photo — condition unverifiable, buy with caution. Flags: single dark blurry front-only photo; no back shown; condition cannot be verified

A Charizard VMAX secret rainbow shown only in one blurry sleeved photo — condition cannot be confirmed. Flags: single blurry front-only photo in sleeve; no back shown; condition unverifiable

The copyright reads ©2022 (authentic Base Set Unlimited reads ©1999 Wizards) and the picture box shows no holofoil — this is almost certainly a counterfeit/reproduction rather than a genuine WOTC Charizard, so it is effectively ungradeable. Flags: copyright line reads '©2022 Pokemon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK' — a genuine Base Set Unlimited Charizard reads '©1995, 96, 98 Nintendo, Creatures, GAMEFREAK. ©1999 Wizards.'; no Wizards of the Coast copyright present; picture area appears non-holo/matte, not foil; strong counterfeit / reproduction indicators — PSA would likely return this as not authentic (ungradeable)

A Shining Fates (mislabeled) Charizard VMAX with heavy back edge damage and front creasing, grading around PSA 2-4. Flags: heavy whitening/chipping on back right edge and corners; surface scratches and bend on front; listing title says Champions Path 74/73 but this is actually Shining Fates SV107/SV122

A sharp-looking English Evolving Skies Rayquaza VMAX alt art that photographs well, but it's shot through a sleeve/toploader with off-center back centering, so the true grade is likely a 7-8 pending a hands-on look at the corners and holo surface. Flags: card sealed in penny sleeve inside toploader (limits corner/edge/surface inspection); back centering off, left border wider than right (~60/40); only one back corner/edge shown close-up; front corners not verifiable due to glare

A genuine 1999 Base Set Unlimited Charizard with honest play wear — holo scratches, off-center back, and edge/corner whitening put it in the PSA 5-7 range rather than gem territory. Flags: holo surface scratches; whitening on back right and top edges; corner fraying back top-right; off-center back; loved/played copy

1999 Base Set Unlimited Charizard with off-center front, visible holo scratching, and no back shown - a mid-grade played copy, realistically PSA 5-7. Flags: holo surface scratching visible; off-center ~60/40; back never shown; corner softness; 1999 Base Set Unlimited (shadowed, Wizards) - not 1st edition

Genuine Unlimited Charizard but well-worn — a visible crease through the holo plus heavy back-corner and edge fraying put it in the PSA 2-4 range. Flags: vertical crease/bend line through top border and holo; heavy whitening and fraying on back bottom-left corner and edges; genuine English Base Set Unlimited (real blue Pokeball back confirmed)

This is a gold/metal novelty fake — the blank embossed metallic back confirms it is not an authentic card and PSA would not grade it. Flags: COUNTERFEIT/NOVELTY: blank embossed metallic back, not a genuine Pokemon TCG card; not gradeable by PSA

A clean, glossy Shining Fates (mislabeled) Charizard VMAX rainbow that presents as near-mint, likely PSA 7-8. Flags: listing title says Champions Path 74/73 but this is actually Shining Fates SV107/SV122

A vintage Base Set Charizard shown front-only with holo scuffing and soft corners, roughly PSA 4-6 pending a back photo. Flags: front-only photo (no back shown); surface scuffing on holo; glare from sleeve/toploader; genuine 1999 Wizards Base Set

A Rayquaza VMAX alt art whose back close-ups reveal corner and edge whitening, so despite a nice-looking front this grades conservatively in the 6-7 range. Flags: whitening on back top-left and bottom-left corners; light whitening on back left edge; card stood on rug at an angle, not laid flat — corners/edges hard to assess; front photo is a stitched composite; no clean flat front scan

Genuine English Base Set Charizard 4/102 holo, but the sole photo is a low-res gallery screenshot with no corner/edge/back detail, so condition is unverifiable and should be treated cautiously. Flags: single low-resolution eBay-gallery screenshot, not a proper scan; back of the actual card never shown (only a partial thumbnail of a card back); no corner or edge detail visible; centering slightly off

A nice-looking Gengar VMAX alt art with a clean front, but back edge whitening and the seller's own LP label point to a PSA 5-7 rather than a gem. Flags: seller lists card as LP (lightly played); whitening along back edges; minor tip wear front bottom-left corner; back centering slightly off

English Lugia V alt art that photographs nicely on the front, but the back reveals top-corner whitening/dings that will hold it to roughly a PSA 6-7. Flags: whitening/ding at top corners on the back; faint whitening on back top edge

A Chinese-language Giratina V alt art (150/131, 2024) that does not match the English 186/196 Lost Origin card in the listing title — back looks clean but the low-res front hides corner and edge detail. Flags: Chinese-language card (Simplified Chinese text); set/number mismatch: card reads 150/131 ©2024 (Chinese release), NOT the '186/196 Lost Origin' English alt art in the title; low-resolution front photo limits corner/edge assessment

A Spanish-language Rayquaza VMAX alt art that looks presentable but is photographed too poorly to confirm corner, edge and surface condition — buy assuming risk. Flags: Spanish-language print (Evoluciona de Rayquaza V / Habilidad / Pulso Celeste); all photos out of focus and shot at an angle; condition cannot be reliably verified