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[packs]

When they mark a card PD what's the defect usually?

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by packs

When they mark a card PD what's the defect usually?

Most of the ones I have gotten are centered around too much 'snow' or fish-eyes here and there. Things like that. Pretty minor stuff in most cases, but it is sometimes significant enough to be bothersome to some collectors. Other PDs are just insanely unwarranted to me, like this 1961 Banks MVP I have...

1961banksmvp485front.jpg1961banksmvp485back.jpg

It's either due to the speck of white to the right of his eyes or the tiny bit of black invading the the left corner of the green diamond on back. I just don't get it...but it's still a beautiful card.


Edited to add: other common 'print defects' are things such as print lines, or erroneous color shifts and whatnot.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Other PDs are just insanely unwarranted to me, like this 1961 Banks MVP I have...

PSA was pretty much wildly inconsistent with the PD qualifier at the time they were making flips that looked like that. I would not expect you would get it again today if you cracked that card and resubbed.

[MarcosCards]

Finding a print defect on that ‘61 Banks card is VERY questionable.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by MarcosCards

Finding a print defect on that ‘61 Banks card is VERY questionable.

Check out this thread:
https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=265200

Post #49 has the 1961 Aaron MVP, and further down I added the Banks one. Granted, they are only the fronts of the cards, but it's still pretty crazy.

[Vegas Cards]

Alright, since you posted in my B/S/T, I'm putting this here

I'm posting my 1965 Mantle PSA 6 first. Decent centering, but look at the back




Now here's the one PSA wouldn't slab that I've got for sale. All around this one is a sharper card with better color. The back is miscut, but is it that far off of the PSA 6 back?

Let me know what you think.

[JollyElm]

Definitely research the PSA N:8 designation. It doesn't seem to mean the traditional 'miscut,' where a piece of the front or back (even the tiniest sliver) is missing/going off the edge. Your card is NOT miscut in that sense. I believe a card that is cut/shaped wrongly (maybe having non-straight bulbous edges and whatnot) gets the N:8 knockout. Know what I mean? They should've used a word other than 'miscut' to make the determination clearer.