Card grade with damage?

[commishbob]

Overall it's really a pretty sweet card. If I was building the set (and I've considered doing just that) I'd have no problem having it in my binder.

But I don't think anyone can answer for you. Your tolerance for stuff like this is yours alone.

I might be bothered if I thought the seller had purposely hid the damage but if the price was right I'd just keep it and move along. YMMV

[UKCardGuy]

Thanks Bob. I'm interested get opinions on how people think that card would grade as it sits. I'm not a grading junkie (and my opportunity to get things graded from the UK is pretty limited) but I'd like to have the benchmark.

I think the card might have been a NM 7 without the damage. Could anyone with experience of these things offer an idea of how the damage would affect the grade?

[judgebuck]

Being off center on the front and with back damage, I would say it would grade PSA 2 (Good). Without the back damage, I think the centering would nevertheless keep it from being as high as a 7. Just my opinion.

[swarmee]

I would have said closer to 3, with a slight possibility higher.

[jchcollins]

3-4, unless they overlook it - in which case it might be a 5 or higher. Nice card either way!

[JollyElm]

I live by this maxim, because it's the nature of the beast: Whatever you truly think it will grade at, subtract 2, and you will still be off by a minimum of one or two grades.