{"id":17819,"date":"2021-06-10T08:41:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T08:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/mizkif-loses-thousands-in-pokemon-playing-cards-after-being-graded"},"modified":"2024-07-19T16:34:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T16:34:06","slug":"mizkif-loses-thousands-in-pokemon-playing-cards-after-being-graded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/pokemon\/mizkif-loses-thousands-in-pokemon-playing-cards-after-being-graded","title":{"rendered":"Mizkif loses “thousands” in Pok\u00e9mon playing cards after being graded."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pokémon<\/a> fandom is huge. To put things into perspective, The Pokémon Trading Card Game was first launched in October 1996 and comprises what is now a multibillion-dollar industry. We can therefore understand why Mizkif was gutted when he learned that his 100,000 USD collection of Pokémon cards was reduced to a couple of thousand dollars.<\/p>\n

How does Pokémon card appraisal work?<\/h2>\n

If you happen to be in the market of trading Pokémon cards, then you’ll know that a card’s worth is determined by a multitude of factors. These may include the card’s rarity if it is holographic or a first-edition print, and its overall condition.<\/p>\n

\"(Picture: Twitch \/ Mizkif)<\/span><\/p>\n

The value of each card is appraised by grading companies, such as PSA or CGC, which rank cards on a scale from 1 to 10. The higher the ranking, the more valuable the card; with rating 10 being ‘perfect condition’ cards. As Twitch streamer, Mizkif discovered, there may be tens-of-thousands dollar differences in pricing between rankings of, say 9 and 10.<\/p>\n

How much money did Mizkif lose exactly?<\/h2>\n

You can watch the heartbreaking moment when Mizkif learned that none of his Pokémon cards received PSA 10 gradings in the video below. Mizkif stated that his $100K card collection is “worth maybe $3000 in total”, adding that “[he] spent $3000 getting [the cards] graded”. Big oof, indeed. Perhaps this is a lesson that gambling money into Pokemon cards isn’t the best idea.<\/p>\n

\"AT-cm%7C1212612014-social-preview.jpg\"<\/a>Mizkif – None of Mizkif’s graded pokemon card’s were rated PSA 10<\/span>Watch Mizkif’s clip titled “None of Mizkif’s graded pokemon card’s were rated PSA 10”<\/span>Twitch<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

Most of the cards were graded as PSA 9, with the highest grading being a holographic Ninetails, at PSA 9.5. To make matters worse, his first edition PSA 10 Neon Genesis Lugia (which was supposedly valued at ~$130K) was downgraded to a PSA 8.5, dropping the value of the card immensely.<\/p>\n

Perhaps Mizkif should take his own advice and stick to playing League of Legends, like everybody else.<\/p>\n