Called into a couple of stores in Toronto, LA, New York and Las Vegas looking for a charizard. I spoke to Christian who had a base set 1999 charizard. This card was the gold among kids of my age when I was younger and I remember only two kids had a charizard. This was when Pokémon was booming more so than it is now with"Pokémon Go".
Christian, the owner, passed the phone to Brian (the Pokémon expert) to inform me that they only had one charizard left. This wasn't a sales tactic but rather when I arrived in store, they did only have one charizard. The charizard is exactly how they described it over the phone pristine condition.
Off the record, they said it'd probably grade at a 9. Drove over to look at it. Parking is tight because of the mall and all the other businesses around it (Shoppers Drug Mart, Popeyes, GoodLife) it's in the mall entrance beside Popeyes.
The only downfall of the mall is it doesn't have automatic doors but that didn't stop me from looking at this piece of amazing art. Went to see it and Christian was real nice.
Took pictures, was very reasonable and took my concerns to heart (tried calling in the entire day, and voiced my concerns to him, he IMMEDIATELY took action and took care of the problem) this is a place I'd definitely buy from again, and Christian also offered to get it PSA/Beckett graded for me.
He stated there are three prices but recommended I get the cheapest one because it's the exact same thing, only getting it graded quick costs more. So if you have the money, go for the most expensive option, but if you want to save any money, wait a little while more and that's what he'd recommend.
I'd say he's pretty honest and personable! He seems to know all his customers on a first name basis and this is a place I would've loved to hang out at a kid!!!
4/5 (prior to grading - I think I'll go back and get it graded and re-review)
Would recommend to everyone!
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