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12-29-2020, 04:20 PM
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We've reached a point in the modern hobby where centering minutiae is sometimes more important on vintage cards than noticeable print spots or focus issues. This can sometimes be unreasonable. Likewise a hairline crease that is difficult to notice can result in an otherwise Excellent to Mint card receiving a grade like a PSA 4, while a PSA 6 card in a slab that's duller and perhaps has worse centering is being offered for sale somewhere at nearly 2x the price. "Buy the card not the grade" has been a thing for some time, but it's reaffirming to me how true it remains. The confident collector will buy pieces for his collection that meet HIS standards of what is appealing and collectible. Nothing wrong with that at all, and it's nice to see even some of those cards that would have been considered outliers in years past selling for premiums now at auction because real collector opinion is driving the market and not simply a number on a slab.
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12-29-2020, 04:36 PM
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And remember, if the card isn't well-centered, all it takes is a paper cutter and PSA probably can't tell the difference.
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-- PWCC: The Fish Stinks From the Head PSA: Regularly Get Cheated BGS: Can't detect trimming on modern SGC: Closed auto authentication business JSA: Approved same T206 Autos before SGC Oh, what a difference a year makes.
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12-31-2020, 10:59 AM
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You need to upload the pictures on some other site (imgur, photobucket, facebook) and then use the yellow mountain button to add the URL and have it show up as an image in the thread.
Or you could just post the URLs and we would click on them and see the images.
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-- PWCC: The Fish Stinks From the Head PSA: Regularly Get Cheated BGS: Can't detect trimming on modern SGC: Closed auto authentication business JSA: Approved same T206 Autos before SGC Oh, what a difference a year makes.
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12-31-2020, 11:38 AM
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Aaron has almost no border on left side, so it's over 90/10 centering. Back may also have part of a different card. Either could have led to the miscut, which as I said, PSA will likely not remove on a review, even asking for NQ.
Front of the Clemente looks really nice, despite the registration issue (magenta print not aligned with other colors). Might be light gum stain on the top of the card, since I see something resembling residue to the right side of the helmet. Does the back have a stain on it?
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-- PWCC: The Fish Stinks From the Head PSA: Regularly Get Cheated BGS: Can't detect trimming on modern SGC: Closed auto authentication business JSA: Approved same T206 Autos before SGC Oh, what a difference a year makes. Last edited by swarmee; 12-31-2020 at 11:40 AM.
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12-31-2020, 12:07 PM
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Yeah, it sucks but I knew the Aaron was a MC from the start. Its a great looking card (besides that obviously).
The back of the Clemente is clean as can be. No issues so it must be the stain you mentioned. I still can't see it but I have little to no experience with it. Its a beautiful looking card, that is why I was surprised when in came back ST. Thanks for your insight. I appreciate it.
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