What condition is my card in?

[Katchmll]

I have a Pikachu Libre card from the Trainer Kit. It is flawless, except for a very obvious scratch. The scratch looks intentional, it is 1/3 inches long, and the holofoil can be seen underneath. Other than that unsightly scratch, the card is perfect?

What condition is it in? Mint, Near Mint, Excellent, Played, or Damaged?

 

[donavannj]

I have a Pikachu Libre card from the Trainer Kit. It is flawless, except for a very obvious scratch. The scratch looks intentional, it is 1/3 inches long, and the holofoil can be seen underneath. Other than that unsightly scratch, the card is perfect?

What condition is it in? Mint, Near Mint, Excellent, Played, or Damaged?

At best, it'd get a PSA grade of 2, which is "Good", closest to that being "played". It's all because of that scratch.

 

[Hands]

At best, it'd get a PSA grade of 2, which is "Good", closest to that being "played". It's all because of that scratch.

2 is good? Hell, I better get some of the stuff I've been calling "LP" graded haha!

Either way, Libre isn't a massively rare card Katchmll so I wouldn't worry too much about a big drop in value

 

[donavannj]

2 is good? Hell, I better get some of the stuff I've been calling "LP" graded haha!

Either way, Libre isn't a massively rare card Katchmll so I wouldn't worry too much about a big drop in value

Well, 5 and above on their scale are "Excellent", so yeah. But anything below a 7 for condition isn't really worth the grading unless the card is super valuable.

https://www.psacard.com/resources/gradingstandards/#cards

 

[Katchmll]

Should I post a photo?

 

[Katchmll]

Here's a photo of the awful scratch... ;-; What grade would it be now that you've seen it?

 

[ddrox13]

I'd say somewhere between played and damaged

 

[Katchmll]

yikes, 1 scratch killed it!! Why?

 

[donavannj]

yikes, 1 scratch killed it!! Why?

Collectors are very particular about the condition of things. Well, most of them, anyway.

 

[Hands]

Yeah that's a fairly notable scratch. You'll have trouble selling it.

 

[Ddelz]

That scratch takes it from being a $4 card to like a $0.25 card. It doesn't have high "playing" value, so only collectors would show interest. And about 90% of all collectors wouldn't even consider buying something with a scratch like that.

Here's a rough grading scale for you I just found with a quick Google search:
https://www.ebay.com/gds/How-to-Grade-Pokemon-Cards-Properly-/10000000175923558/g.html