Do creases still bother collectors as much

I rather have a card with no creases and or wrinkles.

[jb67]

With the way prices are going I think a small wrinkle/crease (as long as it still has eye-appeal) will become more accepted. Personally I am ok with a small crease or spidering if the card still has good eye-appeal. My Aaron rookie as an example. The tiny crease on the left side almost half-way down is hardly noticed and some denting on the bottom corners does not take away from the eye-appeal to me. I'm sure those flaws might really bother some collectors but with the way HOF rookie cards are exploding in price I think collectors will be willing to live with the imperfections of a crease.

[Stonepony]

Originally Posted by rgpete

I rather have a card with no creases and or wrinkles.

+1 , no creases please

[begsu1013]

depends on the card, but I'd rather have a light crease/wrinkle than something pristine that is completely oc.

now some deep wrinkle that has turned white and goes thru the players face might be a different scenario.

[TheNightmanCometh]

As a little fun side project I'm collecting '51 Bowmans of Braves players. I actually think light creases on the cards add character. I don't feel the same about Topps cards, though.

[DBesse27]

No creases. I don't care much about centering.

[Leon]

I am ok with creases (on some cards that are relatively expensive) but not in the facial area. However, centering is what I care about most. It doesn't have to be a 4, it could be a 2. This one might skew some vcp...

[ls7plus]

Depends on how rare and desirable the card is. If its a 1907 Wolverine News Cobb rookie, with a total of 11 graded by both services last time I checked, or a 1923 Lections Ruth, with perhaps only a dozen or so around at all, I'd much rather have a creased example than no example at all. And neither of those is leaving my collection any time in the foreseeable future. If, on the other hand, the card in question is much more commonly seen, then a creased card doesn't make much sense to purchase. I wouldn't have minded acquiring the E107 Wagner in the last REA auction, for example. Even with creases, paper loss on the front, a pinhole, and other indicia of wear, it brought about $57,000.00, if memory serves correctly, and was a good purchase IMHO.

Happy collecting,

Larry

[TheNightmanCometh]

Originally Posted by Leon

I am ok with creases (on some cards that are relatively expensive) but not in the facial area. However, centering is what I care about most. It doesn't have to be a 4, it could be a 2. This one might skew some vcp...

With the '51 Bowmans I have the creases are in the corners or near the corners. Definitely agree that a big crease that covers the player is a creased card I don't really want.

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by DBesse27

No creases. I don't care much about centering.

....for those who don't care too much about centering , there is an entire decade of Topps out there for you....

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[irv]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

....for those who don't care too much about centering , there is an entire decade of Topps out there for you....

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Yep, I own many 52 Topps cards that are OC.

Premium prices are paid for centered copies, especially in the 311 and up numbers.