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[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Since every thread needs a picture here is a very accurately graded card from PSA. Please ignore the extreme diamond cut. Honestly I am impressed they got it to fit in the slab.

I would argue it's not diamond cut (which means, to me the corners aren't 90 degrees) but rather the image on the back is tilted.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I would argue it's not diamond cut (which means, to me the corners aren't 90 degrees) but rather the image on the back is tilted.

I think I agree, but shouldn't that still preclude it from grading 9?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

I would argue it's not diamond cut (which means, to me the corners aren't 90 degrees) but rather the image on the back is tilted.

Originally Posted by Mark17

I think I agree, but shouldn't that still preclude it from grading 9?

LOL, Scott I have bragged about your card descriptions before so please put you glasses back on and look again as it is diamond cut and not just a little.

EDIT: I added a square cornered red line to the image to help.

[ullmandds]

diamond cut? or is the print off kilter? the card itself looks square?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

At the risk of invalidating your previous praise I'm not 100% sure. The card is not square in the slab, which makes the left and right sides look off, but the front image with the vertical lines doesn't look diamond cut, so I think it's a tilted print job on the back. Run through the press a little crooked somehow, but cut correctly. Obviously there's no benefit to me if the card is good or not so it's the unbiased opinion of one guy who hasn't held the card in his hand, your mileage may vary!

and yes I agree it still shouldn't be a 9, but sometimes they don't pay enough attention to backs