pokemon gold card jigglypuff 23K Gold Plated 1999 Pokemon

If you are new to collecting Pokemon Cards or have just returned to the hobby after owning Pokemon cards when you were a kid you may have heard the term PSA banded around quite a bit - but what does PSA mean in terms of Pokemon cards

There would be several cards with PSA grade 9 or lower in circulation though

Artwork, the Pokemon depicted, the artists signature, and whether the set is still in print all multiply on top of the base rarity tier

Check TCGPlayer/eBay for sealed (buy from trusted sellers to reduce the chance of fake, or tampered with, boxes)

Description Raikou (#050) Rare (English) PSA 10 GEM MT - Royal Lightning

Fakes are not a problem of current times, they are as old as magic and they are a thing every player should be aware about