Card(s) in a condition you would not collect

[molenick]

I have to be honest, I think of myself as a "true collector" but I have been obsessed by condition before there were even grading services. So, unless we are talking about extreme rarities, I would not want any cards with these features, with the exception of "writing on back" which I don't care about for cabinets, cdvs, postcards and other photographic items I collect because I like the image on the front.

I am sure I do own some altered cards in graded holders and I hate the idea of that. I do my best to avoid them (I check certification numbers on sites that "out" altered cards) but I realize collecting graded cards has that possibility. I am not saying all my cards are super-high grades, I have plenty of mid-grade type cards that I bought because I thought they presented nicely and were a good deal. But I try to avoid all the issues you mentioned for cards in my collection (with the above mentioned exception).

[Vegas Cards]

Always been one of my favorite cards, even with the big crease down the middle.

[Yoda]

I can accept almost all of the defects listed for the right card except alterations of any kind.

[DHogan]

I'm not sure why I keep this one.

[molenick]

To be clear, I do keep some beaters for fun. But they were all either found on the street or behind a wall or otherwise discovered. I guess technically they are in my "collection" because I own them and love them as well. So I guess I am not as much a condition snob as I thought.

[Exhibitman]

For the right price I am good with most anything except writing or 'art work' on the card, especially if it is rare or high value

[nat]

Tape is the only deal breaker. The other things I dislike but am willing to tolerate. But I won't buy a card with tape residue under pretty much any circumstances.

Strangely, glue residue doesn't have the same effect on me. I've got plenty of cards that were removed from scrapbooks, and I don't care about that. But my interest in a card drops to zero when I see tape marks.

[brianp-beme]

Here is my Diamond Stars Rogers Hornsby. I have condition conditions, but I still haven't figured out what they are.

Brian

[ZenPop]

Beauty!!

Originally Posted by Vegas Cards

Always been one of my favorite cards, even with the big crease down the middle.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by molenick

I have to be honest, I think of myself as a "true collector" but I have been obsessed by condition before there were even grading services.

Me too, but my obsession has more to do with the technical nuances of grading, over and above having to have cards in any certain condition. I might buy vintage 5's or 3's from different graders to compare and contrast from different slab generations / eras. I think the history of grading itself is fascinating, and consider grading almost a sub-hobby of mine.