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Originally Posted by mq711
The advantage of buying cards in older holders is some of the doctoring/ restoration will start to show over time. “Spooned” wrinkles, pressed corners, etc. will start to reveal their original damage. I realize the TPGers have altered their standards but I think one of the main reasons we see so many overgraded cards in old holders is the cards are returning to their true condition.
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I think they had more realistic standards back then. More in line with old school grading. Not grading based on the prevalence of amped up doctored cards where a microspeck on a corner gets you a 7.
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Last edited by Peter_Spaeth; 08-04-2019 at 05:28 PM.
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