My BEST EVER PSA Reveal & The Story Behind It 

This is awesome! I always love a good story behind a card and it makes them feel that much more special. Great video!

I'd go out on a limb and say many of us love hearing acquisition stories of cards. Grats on the 9! Honestly, I believe thick cards should be treated like PMGs. Getting a Mint 9 on a thick patch card is essentially a Gem Mint 10. What I'm curious about is...Would you rather sell it for cash or use that card to move into a more desirable card? Or possibly trade down? And thanks for throwing out numbers. As it is a very touchy thing to talk about and reveal. So much kudos to you.

Definitely consider crossing to a BGS 9.5! Gold on gold Messi would be incredible

I like how upfront and transparent you are. You make really good content. Thanks!

great vid, you were my first content creator i watched when i first got into the hobby

Awesome grade for a thick card. Congratulations Troy! 🎉

Thank you for not grading the auto! Not that it couldnt have pulled a 10, but labels get soooo cluttered by PSA w/ their auto grades. Clean card - love the content

Your videos are why I got into the hobby. Loved the rambling on the process of comparison and pricing. As a new entrant the higher end and less liquid market has thrown me for a decent curve so listening to your process is very helpful and appreciated. Man what a sick trade, card, and grade. Congrats! Id have to make that a long time hold/PC just too sick.

Beauty! Win win scenario w/ the trade

LG is a true Gentleman and I love dealing with him! He actually texted me during that deal because he knew I was a big Herbert guy and asked if I wanted the card...

So great! Keep the 'storytime' style videos coming! Super enjoyable.

love the storytelling here! the honesty you break down the deal with and not falling into the trap of telling it from a lens of making every move you make come across as perfectly calculated makes for an authentic and fun piece of content! thanks troy!

Great video! Love the genuine story & the breakdown of the Messi deal. Keep up the great work & more videos like this would be awesome!

Awesome video!

Great video and huuuuge Messi. Grats on the 9.

Rambling so long you had to throw on the jacket hahaha. Great video Troy! Congratulations 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Great stuff. Great back story. Keep up the work you do!

Awesome work buddy... great story keep them coming

PSA 9 is AWESOME on a patch auto Messi man. Congrats! Honestly the deal probably makes sense for both parties. You're more into soccer and have that reach, with him being out west will be able to move it during the season when he has a stretch of good games. Good stuff.

Great learning from you on all your videos. Thanks a lot. Hope you can also share a video about your tips to new collectors who want to submit to PSA

At the end of the day you turned a prospect into a goat and that’s a dub

That Messi is sick looking you should keep it for your PC great story on it too.

Great video, always love the story telling behind each card. But dang!!! MESSI GOLD AUTO SICK CARD. SHEESH!!!! Thanks for sharing.

That's a gorgeous card love how this resolved for you! Hope herbert balls out this year too so you both have stories to tell to your grandkids!

Super sick card, congrats on the PSA 9. Sounds like dude was pretty legit and you seem legit, seems like you guys came to a deal pretty smooth on a couple of big dog cards. Like the story and your videos and keep them coming. I can imagine Brian from SLI waving from the airport bye, that’s funny as hell!!!

For an Immaculate card, a 9 is actually really great. 10's are virtually impossible to get in Immaculate, Impeccable, Obsidian & National Treasures. Yeah, they're out there but a very rare. Congratulations & good luck on the sale 💪🤑💰

PSA 9 on a thick card like that is amazing.

amazing card. awesome video 😊

Cool vid! Congrats!

Great grade on the Messi. Do you find being upfront and honest with a dealer or trade on where you need to be at is best practice? I sometimes struggle with this because that gives them more leverage. Would appreciate your thoughts!

I lobe this kind of videos!!!🎉

Congrats bro

For immaculate RPA’s that PSA9 is basically a ten.

That Messi is a beautiful card, congrats! Just curious how would you price a very low pop card?

Awesome video

A 9 for a thick Immaculate is decent! Congrats that’s a beauty!

Cool story

yeah, I was lost for the first 10 minutes on what you were trying to get across to us...congrats on the grade though

Oh also hit up Will, heard through the grape vine that he PC's Messi

Not a soccer fan but that card is amazing.

BANG 🔥🔥🔥

It’s a sticker auto, move it asap

Just gonna play a little devil's advocate for a second.. I understand that PSA almost never gives 10's on thicker patch cards, then my question is, why send it to PSA with the ceiling only being a 9?? I do very little submissions with PSA.. I used to be a BGS guy, but for the last couple of years I have been almost exclusively SGC.. I would have sent that card to SGC all day long.. At least at SGC you would have a shot at getting a 10.. And if not a 10, then most likely a 9.5 mint plus.. I understand the whole resale aspect, but I would personally take an SGC 9.5 over a PSA 9 about 99% of the time.. The SGC slabs also look so much better than the PSA slabs.. Just my 2 cents...

Nice 👍🏽

Is Justine escalona a Filipino American too? Like you

Keep the Messi, he’s a goat!

What website was that?

Junk wax slabbed era