Is It Just Me Or ....

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Whenever you see a PSA10 card now you immediately wonder if it's really that nice or if it has been "doctored" by someone. Sad.

I have thought that about every PSA card I have ever seen since the beginning. That and wondered who submitted it because some sellers have really ugly cards for the grade printed on the flip.

[irv]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I have thought that about every PSA card I have ever seen since the beginning. That and wondered who submitted it because some sellers have really ugly cards for the grade printed on the flip.

I remember when I rejoined the hobby realizing these sites existed and seeing all the mint cards.
I asked more than once, since I knew card savers, top loaders, etc, didn't exist back then, how so many of these cards (pre-war mostly) were kept all these years in such pristine shape?

I heard in cigar boxes, between the pages of large books, etc, and I believed those stories, for the most part, but something just didn't sit right with me.

Sadly, as I somewhat suspected, I now know, like all of us, these means of keeping them pristine were, for the most part, likely made up stories.

[jchcollins]

This is precisely why I'm very content with my mostly PSA 5 and 6 cards from the 1960's (if they are graded...)