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Originally Posted by jb67
With the way prices are going I think a small wrinkle/crease (as long as it still has eye-appeal) will become more accepted. Personally I am ok with a small crease or spidering if the card still has good eye-appeal. My Aaron rookie as an example. The tiny crease on the left side almost half-way down is hardly noticed and some denting on the bottom corners does not take away from the eye-appeal to me. I'm sure those flaws might really bother some collectors but with the way HOF rookie cards are exploding in price I think collectors will be willing to live with the imperfections of a crease.
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Originally Posted by MCoxon
Thanks for responses so far. the poll as of now shows:
70% PSA 4, with spider wrinkle
5% PSA 6, off registration
25% PSA 7, off-centered
A good distinction has been made between people considering PSA 4 cards for really high-end and/or scarce cards, where allowances are more likely for creases/wrinkles - "you take what you can get", versus if a card is plentiful and relatively affordable, many collectors would still prefer a card without a crease.
Also, definitely a crease through a face is far worse than a spider wrinkle on a border or away from the portrait area of the card.
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Case in point above.
Who wouldn't accept that card if they were looking unless they had way more money than most of us and could wait for a better copy.