Morning!
Wanted to hear your thoughts on what you believe scuffs/scratches take off of the selling cost of rare cards? I have three cards that have a few case damages such as a scratch, small crack & a small chip.
Thank you for your insight! 
If the case only has light scratches, you can use Meguiars PlastX to remove them.
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If the scratches are on the front that distracts from the card then it can be an issue. On the border and holo/picture is a negative to me. The back and is fine although I wouldn’t like a crack too big, on the corner is fine.
Buyers aren’t just paying for the graded card itself so the case is an important aspect.
Theres been a psa 10 1st edition light dragonite with a big crack over the psa label, and it has been on ebay for over a year. Personally i wouldn’t want a card with a cracked case in my collection
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Have any of you sent in a card for a new case? I imagine it has to be pretty painless.
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I’ve looked into it briefly. Back to the light dragonite i spoke about in my previous comment. I thought maybe i could buy it and recase it myself. I think PSA’s rules are if the scratch doesnt affect the card at all then they just recase it. If there is a crack or so that has the card exposed in any way I think they have to regrade it to make sure there isnt any damage to it
Thats what I remember from what I gathered a couple months ago
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That makes sense. thank you for the insight. Luckily, the damages on my cases don’t hurt the card so I should be golden. 
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Nice! I wonder if you have to send it it by itself or if you can send it in with a submission
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I need to try the scratch remover stuff. I have a scratch on my 1st ed base charizard case, but I find the more valuable the card, the less the case matters because people want the card over the case and can always have the card recased if not cracked open.
Does the PlastX actually work on light scratches? I keep reading about this PlastX on forums plus I just bought a PSA 10 card with really annoying scratches on the front (really noticeable in the light).
Yes I have used it myself, it works on light scratches. If you’re looking to get rid of deep scratches, then no.
Plenty of videos on YouTube as proof, you can search it up.
In short, yes. Cleaned up an ugly case I received recently pretty nicely
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I use the Meguiar’s PlastX plastic cleaner, which removes light surface scratches and makes my PSA cases shine good as new! I picked up a bottle from Walmart last year for around $6.
Ive heard smearing toothpaste on any kind of scratch works pretty good
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Some PSA 10s I purchased off ebay are atrocious with scratches galore. Almost as if kids are playing with these cases.
I wouldn’t have purchased if it was clear.
Only if PSA could case the card again. Funny thing is that some of these cards wouldn’t grade 10 again.
I’m always scared of cracked cases, especially on the top right/left in case either a label was replaced or the case is resealed