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| PSA 4, that is centered, with bold colors, and a spider wrinkle that requires a tilt in light to see |
   
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| PSA 6, with decent centering, but washed out colors and/or out-of-focus registration |
  
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05-20-2016, 11:50 AM
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Do creases still bother collectors as much
Saw Leon's beautiful '52 Mantle, perfectly centered, but with a crease. Graded 2.5, but huge eye-appeal.
We've seen the mindset shift towards centering being more important. When will creases become "less important?" Creases have historically been the kiss of death. O/C PSA 4 cards with rounded corners abound on eBay, with exhortations of "no creases!" Spider wrinkles can knock a PSA 8 to a 5 or even 4. I'd rather have a centered PSA 4 with sharp corners and 1 spider wrinkle than an O/C PSA 7, especially when the 7 will cost more than twice as much. Will minor creases - especially wrinkles - cease being such a negative? Or will they continue to be considered so much worse than worn corners, chipped edges, and even off-centering? 
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05-20-2016, 11:55 AM
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I rather have a card with no creases and or wrinkles.
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05-20-2016, 12:12 PM
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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.
Last edited by jb67; 05-20-2016 at 12:19 PM. Reason: add pict.
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05-20-2016, 12:42 PM
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depends on the card, but I'd rather have a light crease/wrinkle than something pristine that is completely oc.
now some deep wrinkle that has turned white and goes thru the players face might be a different scenario.
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05-20-2016, 02:16 PM
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As a little fun side project I'm collecting '51 Bowmans of Braves players. I actually think light creases on the cards add character. I don't feel the same about Topps cards, though.
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