REA '56 Mays: PSA 2????

[55koufax]

There must be a crease that is undetectable or hard to see on scans.....or, as others suggested, a pinhole, or tiny paper loss somewhere.

In the '90's PSA grades this an 8

In 2010 PSA grades this 7

In 2015 they give it a 6

In 2022, they say F U - take your 2 and like it!


This is how card grading is done for us "hobbyists" - Huge inconsistencies, particularly over the 30+ years PSA has existed.

[irv]

Originally Posted by 55koufax

There must be a crease that is undetectable or hard to see on scans.....or, as others suggested, a pinhole, or tiny paper loss somewhere.

In the '90's PSA grades this an 8

In 2010 PSA grades this 7

In 2015 they give it a 6

In 2022, they say F U - take your 2 and like it!


This is how card grading is done for us "hobbyists" - Huge inconsistencies, particularly over the 30+ years PSA has existed.

It's crazy how big/how noticeable the discrepancies are between some of PSA's grades.
When I first joined the site, I looked and looked at numerous PSA graded cards from a variety of sites (eBay/AH's) trying to determine the best I could what my 52 Topps cards would likely grade out at but I came away from that research more confused than I was before I went in.
Here's a few more from that same auction I was talking about above.
Maybe my eyes/experience isn't good enough but I sure wish someone could point something out to me that justifies these grades?
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1952-Topps-S...orig_cvip=true
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1952-Topps-S...orig_cvip=true
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1952-Topps-S...orig_cvip=true

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by 55koufax

There must be a crease that is undetectable or hard to see on scans.....or, as others suggested, a pinhole, or tiny paper loss somewhere.

In the '90's PSA grades this an 8

In 2010 PSA grades this 7

In 2015 they give it a 6

In 2022, they say F U - take your 2 and like it!


This is how card grading is done for us "hobbyists" - Huge inconsistencies, particularly over the 30+ years PSA has existed.

So are you saying that PSA used to give 8's to cards with creases, pinholes and paper loss? I thought they always have given low grades if a card had one of those major defects.