PSA 8 in an old slab versus a newly graded PSA 7?

Kutcher55 · #1 11-12-2023, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Jenx34

Most of the time, small issues on the surface is what knocks cards at this level.down, and it's the easiest to miss.

Agree with that. Also surface issues are the thing that just won�t show up on a video screen unless the poster points them out. I have seen many a 9 that has a surface blip that the grader either missed or decided it was just normal grain of the card. This seems especially true with mid/late 70s Topps cards as the printing process seemed to produce a lot of loosey-goosey surfaces back in those days with veining and bubbling being an issue on so many cards.

MACollector · #2 11-20-2023, 11:38 PM

Here is another quiz. One of these costs a few hundred k less than the others. Which one is the lower grade that is also newly graded? All three were sold recently and I will reveal results once some guesses come in. Good example of what we was being discussed.

bk400 · #3 11-21-2023, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MACollector

Here is another quiz. One of these costs a few hundred k less than the others. Which one is the lower grade that is also newly graded? All three were sold recently and I will reveal results once some guesses come in. Good example of what we was being discussed.

I'm going for the one on the top as being the lower grade. It looks like someone tried to light the top edge with a match.

Kutcher55 · #4 11-23-2023, 06:56 AM

The middle Mick looks nicest to me although the lower right corner is a bit touched.

MACollector · #5 11-23-2023, 08:39 AM

Any other guesses before the $300k reveal?

jb67 · #6 11-23-2023, 09:57 AM

I think it is the bottom Mick. Looks like a stain and light wrinkle in the Mid to bottom right area.

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