PWCC eye appeal rating

[Peter_Spaeth]

If a card has great centering, or otherwise has strong eye appeal, and you put up a good scan, why the hell does anyone need a sticker to tell them that???????? Are people really that helpless?

I suspect the stickers were mostly awarded to insiders and a high percentage were altered. So maybe they did serve the purpose of steering those who cared about altered cards AWAY from those examples.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

If a card has great centering, or otherwise has strong eye appeal, and you put up a good scan, why the hell does anyone need a sticker to tell them that???????? Are people really that helpless?

Yes. A majority of hobbyists evidently need validation from a corporation for anything and everything.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

Yes. A majority of hobbyists evidently need validation from a corporation for anything and everything.

It wasn’t that long ago, was it, that Brentsy was on top of the world.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It wasn’t that long ago, was it, that Brentsy was on top of the world.

A short reign thankfully, brought down by his criminality and.... oh wait, no, that didn't happen.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It wasn’t that long ago, was it, that Brentsy was on top of the world.

Still is, just for the eliti(st ) few!

[swarmee]

Razor sharp edges! Fresh from the razor!

[skelly423]

Do the cards get high prices because of the sticker, or do the cards get high prices because they genuinely look nice? PWCC stickers may draw extra attention to the card, but I tend to think these cards sell on their own merits, not because of the sticker attached to the slab.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by skelly423

Do the cards get high prices because of the sticker, or do the cards get high prices because they genuinely look nice? PWCC stickers may draw extra attention to the card, but I tend to think these cards sell on their own merits, not because of the sticker attached to the slab.

In my opinion, those stickers tend to wind up on well-centered cards. These days, many (most?) collectors place a premium on centering.

So, it would make sense that well-centered cards with a PWCC sticker will sell for more. In my opinion, this is because they're well-centered cards.

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Related opinions - an unbelievably high percentage of those same collectors aren't really looking at many card attributes other than centering. It's almost as if nothing else matters to the masses.

Imagine a random VG 3 vintage HOFer with print spots, surface wrinkles, and a thumbnail gouge along one edge. If it's centered reasonably well, people will say it looks "strong for the grade" and charge a significant premium for it.

It makes me wonder...why get cards graded in the first place if all anyone seems to care about is the centering component of eye appeal?

(yes, I realize the answer is money)