Hey, I have an Ancient Mew Error Card in BGS 9 that was graded in December of 1999.
I figured this to be one of the oldest graded Pokémon cards in the world, as I have never seen one this old, and was wondering if bigger collectors would find this interesting and pay a premium for an “ancient slabbed ancient mew”.
Thoughts?
For PSA cards there are for sure premiums for older slabs if the label features a japanese name. Do you have a picture of the slab or is any different than the current slabs apart from the cert?
Yes. Any ‘extra’ story to a card, especially verifiable with data, will give the card a premium.
The question is… How much of a premium? 
Pic?
Does it have a 420 or 69 sequence anywhere in the cert?
Nope it has a 79 sequence. And I can have a picture up in just a bit.
Not so sure about that, it depends who you ask. I was watching 1st edition base psa 9 charizards for a while, the old slabs went for a significant discount under the new certs. So it’s not true in general that older slabs are more valued. There were also fewer security features in older PSA slabs, I don’t know about BGS. However there are going to be some collectors who think that’s cool and are willing to pay a premium. If your item sits on eBay for a long time one of those might come along.
I guess just enjoy it for what it is, and when it comes time to sell it if you choose to, you will find out what people are willing to pay. That’s the best that can be done. It would be worth mentioning the appeal in the description since many people likely wouldn’t notice unless you pointed it out.
Here is a picture. What would you guys value this as? It said slabbed December 10th 1999 on BGS.
Never mind I have no idea how to upload a pic on here.
This is my listing, dont laugh if my price is astronomical.
Thoughts? Opinions? Laugh at my asking price?
If you took 2 zeroes off of your asking price you would still be high lmao
@yaghma, I think that your price is astronomical. That said, the card is yours and you can charge whatever you want for the item. If you think it is worth that amount then go for it. You may be rather hard-pressed to find someone willing to pay 75k for an ancient mew “Nintedo” error card, though.
Right but thats not why its worth what I think tis worth.
I think its worth that because it has a 1999 slab date which I have personally never seen before.
I mean that would make it one if the oldest cards ever graded. Which I think as far as the hobby is considered,
is very valuable. Yes no?
5xxx or bust
Just my unprofessional opinion that could be very wrong, you will never sell anywhere near that. Like take $70,000 off and you still are looking at years of waiting for a seller to come and pay 10x current market prices. You aren’t looking for a card collector, you’re looking for a Beckett slab collector and I don’t even know if those exist. I mean, I’m sure there’s someone out there who fits the bill but I’ve never heard of them
I’m sorry? I dont understand.
I’m literally just trying to ask someone with knowledge how much of a premium is worth for a card that was literally graded in 1999
and is most likely one of the first of a handful of cards ever graded. I mean that sounds pretty rare to me.
And please dont insult me. I have been collecting for 20 years and just now got involved with the “community”.
I would like helpful criticism and knowledge. Not insults and false superiority.
Thank you @nish,
“For PSA cards there are for sure premiums for older slabs if the label features a japanese name. Do you have a picture of the slab or is any different than the current slabs apart from the cert?”
This is the first reply to this thread.
There is no “premium” for that slab.
Well whatever that is fine.
I have been a seasoned collector for a long time.
To find a card that was one of the first Pokémon cards ever graded is a really big deal in my opinion.
If someone wants it for an astounding price they can have it.
If not, I will be more than happy to have such a relic in my collection.
Thanks for the input guys.
People tend to value newer cases slightly more because they have more security features (i.e. they’re harder to fake). You can have really old certificates in new cases though: you simply submit the card for a reholder and it’ll retain the same certificate.
A lot of sellers - especially those newer to the hobby - have started making claims that grading companies are now harsher than they used to be and will use this as a way to try and boost the value of their lower grade cards. I can’t speak for Beckett, but as someone who has been paying close attention to PSA’s pop report since early 2019 the grade number percentages are pretty much the same now as they were 2 years ago.
Whilst the historic sentiment stands that having such an early-graded Pokémon card is nice, I think unfortunately the majority of people aren’t going to be interested in that. Chances are you’d have to find a collector of the specific card or set the card belongs to if you wanted to sell for any premium.