O-Pee-Chee, shaggy edges and my dwindling sanity...

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12-17-2020, 10:42 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by maniac_73

The whole purpose of grading is to rate the card as close to factory pristine condition as possible. OPC used a wire cut process which leads to "jagged edges". This is a feature of the card and taken into account. A smooth edge opc would be altered as thats not how they come from factory and pulled from packs.

I always believed the same but Samosa explained it in the Hockey thread. The machine was actually called a slitter machine, I believe?

This was discussed in this podcast that he also posted. In OPC's haste to get cards to market to keep up with demand, the blades weren't always sharpened as often as they should have been.
I don't remember where this is talked about in this long video/podcast but it is and pics of it are also shown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apwx...portsCardsLive

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