Three key takeaways: PSA is the top choice for JPN cards 70% market share, highest resale value, and PSA Japan enables domestic submissions from Japan The 2026 costs are manageable At $24.99-$32.99 for Value tiers, the grading fee is a small fraction of the premium on cards worth $75+ JPN cards grade higher Superior card stock and centering give Japanese cards a 60-80% PSA 10 hit rate on pack-fresh cards, compared to 40-60% for English The best way to build a collection of gradeable cards
Think of an 'untapped' permanent as one that is fresh and ready for action, and a 'tapped' permanent as one that is exhausted
So you do have to get Mankey, for example, but it can either be the normal version from a card pack, or the special Promo version from the Pokemon TCG Pocket Lapras ex event
Even having sorted that out, we were immediately hit with a lot of complications
One card has to be at the bottom of the list, and for me, its Lorehold, the Historian (despite it having some amazing artwork)