Opinions needed on Goudey Ruth

[samosa4u]

I own a few Canadian versions of this card (World Wide Gum Co.) and I am interested in adding some Goudeys to my collection.

I came across this one and wanted all your opinions on it:

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...?itemid=203077

Doesn't it look too narrow?? Did the Goudeys differ a lot in size ??

Compare the left border of this PSA 5 to this one below:

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...?itemid=203079

You can see the PSA 2 has a much larger left border.

Thanks

[CardPadre]

I would not be happy staring at the perimeter of either one of those cards for any length of time. Goudey Ruths are my favorite cards, but I don’t play in the EX range (except my 144 is probably EX “erased”). You can see how large the borders can be on this example below (not my card). Ultimately it has to meet your aesthetic requirements. As long as it’s in a PSA slab, it is whatever the slab says it is.

[oldjudge]

Amazing how there is often an inverse relationship between grade and border width

[robw1959]

Sizes do show slight differences from that period among Goudey cards and Diamond Star cards as well. The cutting equipment wasn't as precise in measurements on those vintage cards compared to the modern ones.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by robw1959

Sizes do show slight differences from that period among Goudey cards and Diamond Star cards as well. The cutting equipment wasn't as precise in measurements on those vintage cards compared to the modern ones.

For sure. That said, there is a much higher percentage of smaller ones in mid and high grade slabs than larger ones, it seems. And the thing is, I am convinced, the eye gets used to the smaller ones over the years.

[brianp-beme]

Definitely my Goudey Ruth has left and right side borders that, even accounting for the one obvious visible flaw of this card (being off-center), are substantially larger than the 'eek' high grade Ruth Goudey cards in the REA auction. Even the smaller right border on my card appears to be larger than most borders on their top-notch examples.

Brian (my Ruth is side-notch)

[Matt74]

I'm just wondering why the 2 cards are in SGC slabs with PSA labels.

[ALBB]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Definitely my Goudey Ruth has left and right side borders that, even accounting for the one obvious visible flaw of this card (being off-center), are substantially larger than the 'eek' high grade Ruth Goudey cards in the REA auction. Even the smaller right border on my card appears to be larger than most borders on their top-notch examples.

Brian (my Ruth is side-notch)

The wide border on the left really bothers me on this card