Buy the card, not the grade - stories

[bswhiten]

Last weeks pickup. Not sure what made it a 1 since there isn’t a pinhole but looks great to me

[Sportscards1086]

I have one...here is a nice 61. Any reason why it's a 5 is beyond me.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Sportscards1086

I have one...here is a nice 61. Any it's a 5 is beyond me.

Agreed. It’s not centered outside of 6 range either.


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[mq711]

PSA has gotten so inconsistent (or faulty QC) lately I've had to returned two eBay purchases because of "bad grades." A PSA 8 had two bent lower corners and edge damage and another was so out of focus that the faces weren't under the player's hats on a team card (neither of which was observable on the post). TPG claim they issue opinions but they have guidelines that should create a somewhat known standard. I think all collectors should refuse to keep cards that another collector/dealer got a "lucky" grade on; don't be the last one holding the 5 in an 8 holder.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by mq711

PSA has gotten so inconsistent (or faulty QC) lately I've had to returned two eBay purchases because of "bad grades." A PSA 8 had two bent lower corners and edge damage and another was so out of focus that the faces weren't under the player's hats on a team card (neither of which was observable on the post). TPG claim they issue opinions but they have guidelines that should create a somewhat known standard. I think all collectors should refuse to keep cards that another collector/dealer got a "lucky" grade on; don't be the last one holding the 5 in an 8 holder.

If you do that, better find a seller that accepts returns unconditionally. When I am selling the grade is the grade, whether you agree with it or not.

Will agree with you the inconsistency is rampant. That's why anymore I try to take the TPG's literally as an "opinion" when buying online. It's too frustrating to try to make sense anymore of vintage 6's that look better than some 7's, 5's that look better than some 6's - 5's that look way better than other 5.5's...and on and on and on. At the end of the day I take PSA's word that the card is authentic, and then beyond that all that matters is am I personally happy with the card for the price? It's too confusing to keep us with their nuances and discrepancies outside of that.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Not a bad 3...

[Sportscards1086]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Not a bad 3...

Not bad at all!!!!

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Not a bad 3...

Robert, very nice card. Not sure how I missed this when you originally posted it.