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fkwSome collectors still grade the old way...... and some grade the new (slabed card) way.
In my opinion, Grading has change alot over the last 20-25 years. "Oldschool" (pre slabed cards) grading was much less anal. The grading companies have raised the level. There are many sharp crease free cards out there in a PSA-5 slab. A card with slightly rounded corners and a couple ave crease used to be graded VG, now it easily could be slabed as PSA-1 or SGC-10 Poor. The difference between a PSA-6 and a PSA-10 in some (especially modern) sets is so slight you cant tell at arms length what the difference is. That sweet T214 Victory Wheat would have been VG+ or VG/EX 25 years ago, now its a PSA-2 "Good".
This card below is razor sharp and perfect front and back (scan doesnt do it justice). 25 years ago it was NRMT/MINT. Only flaw is very slightly off center R-L. No print flaws, creases, and corners are completely razor sharp.
