Posted By:
Jeff LichtmanPaul,
I do think that the old PSA grades are inconsistent - especially when compared to the newer graded cards. I have seen some older PSA 7s and 8s that I do not believe are up to snuff as of today. As for me, I am very careful when buying PSA cards with the old flips. Some cards are ok, some are not. As for the rest of the PSA graded cards - which make up the great majority of the PSA cards out there - I buy the highest grades I can afford. That pretty much sums up the way I handle any other purchase in my life: I buy what I can afford.
I do own a number of high grade T206 cards, none of them are the 'old grades.' I think they are pretty consistent. Some 7s are not as consistent but anything higher, at least for me, are consistent.
Jeff