I agree with T206Collector, about "eye appeal" being subjective and that therefore, it should not be a factor in third-party grading.
It really goes back to the old saying "One man's trash is another man's treasure". To collectors like Jim Crandell and Bruce Dorskind, anything below a PSA 8 doesn't have "eye appeal". That is perfectly fine. There are many collectors like them who only collect the highest graded cards.
To many other collectors, a card with "lovingly rounded" corners has tremendous "eye appeal", as that card exudes the fact that it was loved and cared for by a young collector who idolized the player depicted on the card.
Third-party grading must remain "objective" in order to remain viable. It can not look at subjective factors like "eye appeal".
Steve
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