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Old 02-19-2023, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by HittinLikeCarew View Post
I always assumed it was to give a more accurate representation of the edges (ie you can see the white wear).
I think so too, and it works well for cards that have only a couple of tiny chips or even just some edge fuzz; but for ultra clean, unchipped cards it makes it really difficult to determine centering when there is no definition between the black card and the black background.
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Ungraded Topps sets in progress
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1971 573/752 - 76% - NM+
1975 307/660 - 47% - NMMT
1968 273/598 - 46% - NM+
1969 241/664 - 36% - NM+
1974 235/728 - 32% - NM+
1957 129/411 - 31% - NM

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All 6 1758/3813 - 46%

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