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The graders know about all issues no matter how rare they are. They take lots of notes when they are reviewing a card and have to type up their notes in the system before they can leave for the day. They don't sign non-disclosure agreements but they do love the company so much that they never tell the secrets of the grader after they leave. And everything I've typed in this post is a big pile of horse neers.
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I imagine cards are fabricated by the manufacturer to a certain length and width using nominal values for each. Obviously, the nominal value is not going to be hit during the entire manufacturing period so there will be some differences. Where does PSA find these tolerances? They have to know what would be considered undersized for a certain card set or are they not measuring at all? How are they are measuring? Read all sorts of posts over the years where somebody who has pulled the card from the original pack submitted it and it came back not meeting the size requirements.
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I don't recall what PSA told me way back when they were new and I asked about 70's cards that were large or small from the factory. I'd like to say 1/64th of an inch under but since the holders were sized pretty closely no tolerance for oversize. But that was a long time ago. That level of accuracy can be done easily with an inexpensive machinists rule. Starrett makes nice ones for under $30. http://www.starrett.com/metrology/pr...-Rules/C304R-6 but even a cheap one is fairly accurate. 2.99 home depot machinists rule If you're more serious, I have a digital caliper that can get within .001 in, and sort of accurately to 1/10000th. But it only costs $40-50 so I don't trust it that much. Add a 40x loupe at under $10, and a bit of knowledge, and you're all set to detect most trimming. (Nearly all, if you act conservatively and reject any that don't seem quite "right" ) |
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Nobody disagrees with you about the need for TPG's to step up. I hate to speak for others, but where I disagree with you is in absolving PWCC for all responsibility for there questionable actions (to put it very kindly) let alone with your stance that they are the solution to the TPG problem.
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On the PSA web site it states they use 7x-10x power magnification, they state don't over do it.
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