Card(s) in a condition you would not collect

[SteveS]

Originally Posted by bnorth

This Pristine Gem Mint Hank Aaron is a perfect example of the cards I collect.

This is entitled "Hank Aaron from Dock Ellis' Point of View."

[egri]

Originally Posted by SteveS

This is entitled "Hank Aaron from Dock Ellis' Point of View."

I was going to say, I thought acid was later in the 1960s/early 1970s.

[G1911]

I don’t collect cards with sharp corners, perfect centering, or without creases.

All damage is acceptable, if the price is commensurate, or the card is one where they are too rare to care about damage. To be a condition snob means one can only cards from a relatively small number of sets that have large surviving populations allowing a collector to be picky. I simply would not be able to own many of my cards at all if I wanted only high grade copies, no matter how much money I spend.

[Rhotchkiss]

Generally, I want a numerical grade and nothing on the front that would give rise to an old fashioned qualifier on a flip. That said, some cards are just so damn rare that I will take what I can get. At the same time, there are certain cards that only come in A, especially hand cut ones, like T206 Brown Old Mills, t215 Pirates and 1910 Orange Borders, so I am weary of those in numerical grades. So, it depends on the cards

[cardsagain74]

Badly diamond cut is way up there for me.

I'll never get why TPGs are so lenient about it (relative to how warped it makes the card look)

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by cardsagain74

Badly diamond cut is way up there for me.

I'll never get why TPGs are so lenient about it (relative to how warped it makes the card look)

TPG's have pushed a worldview on us where in some cases diamond cuts or extreme tilt is more acceptable than 75/25 centering. That's just dumb. I've also never understood why a card with a barely perceptible wrinkle gets a 3, but a card with a badly OF image that is noticeable from several feet away can get a 5. Professional grading is supposed to equate technical metrics to wear and defects based on how they affect eye appeal - but in some cases the standard is just in fairly poor touch with reality.

[jcmtiger]

Don’t like tape on the left side, but would probably cause more damage trying to remove the tape. Poor photo because framed under glass. But, it is Ty Cobb.

[JustinD]

As long as the image is visible I can enjoy a card and a damaged back is just fine. I once passed on a Aquilitas Mendez rookie for a tiny fraction of its price as the front image was just barely visible, I knew I would get little enjoyment from owning it. That proved to me my line in the sand, lol.