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I want to talk about something that's been living rent-free in my head for the past few months. The 30th Anniversary Pokémon TCG set is coming later this year, and the hype machine is already warming up. And look — I get it. I really do. Thirty years of Pokémon. Gen 1 nostalgia. The promise of cards that look back at where this whole thing started. On paper, this is the kind of release that makes your hands shake a little when you think about it too hard. But I've been around

This one's going to ruffle some feathers. I can already feel it. Grading has become the default answer to everything in the Pokémon card community. Got a chase card? Grade it. Pulled something nice? Grade it. Found an old collection in your closet? Grade every single one of them, apparently. And I get it — I really do. A PSA 10 slab looks incredible. There's something deeply satisfying about a card sealed in that case, protected forever, graded by someone with actual credenti