What is your deal breaker?

[Vintagevault13]

Can't handle holes, tears, writing, paper loss, heavy creases in middle of card. I can live with corner wear and light creases.

[Andretti83]

With any Pre-War collection, I try to avoid cards with paperloss. Generally the old glues are notorious for causing paperloss from scrapbooks...better left untouched IMO.

[jrlebert]

Writing kills it. Holes and missing pieces are right up there, too.

[Gradedcardman]

Something that is for sale but no scans !!

[brass_rat]

Originally Posted by Gradedcardman

Something that is for sale but no scans !!

Amen to that!

Also, I can live with and definitely enjoy some low-grade cards, but my other deal-breaker is an obviously trimmed card in a high-grade holder!

Cheers,
Steve

[EvilKing00]

Originally Posted by Gradedcardman

Something that is for sale but no scans !!

Or no back scans, damn some sellers sell t205's with no back scans.. Wtf lol. I will always email the seller to send me one if its a card i want. Sometimes they do sometimes they dont

[K-Nole]

Originally Posted by Vintagevault13

Can't handle holes, tears, writing, paper loss, heavy creases in middle of card. I can live with corner wear and light creases.

Yep, this pretty much sums up me too, however, I can take creasing a bit.

[dlfallen]

What's a "deal breaker"?

[mattsey9]

Originally Posted by dlfallen

What's a "deal breaker"?

Not sure...

[frankh8147]

Bad clarity does it for me. I had to wait a few years to get a 41' Playball Dimaggio (in the price range I was looking in) because on most copies I saw, you could barely make out Joe's face.

[1963Topps Set]

I can't stand writing on cards, except 1957 Topps Checklists, trimmed cards, holes punched, tears, severe fading, clipped corners, water damage, fire damage (I once passed up a Koufax rookie because it looked like it was rescued from a fire, half the card was burned away) and whatever other abuse you can think of!