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10-01-2005, 01:12 PM
Posted By: <b>Richard</b><p>Greetings fellow collectors, I am considering purchasing a 1915 Crackerjack card that has a small pin hole in the middle of the top border. Would like to get the opinion of my fellow collectors if this is considered a very serious defect in a vintage Baseball card before I shell out any $.<br />Any opinions, comments or suggestions would be appreciated.<br />Thank You,<br />
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10-01-2005, 01:18 PM
Posted By: <b>andy becker</b><p>hi. welcome. a pinhole lowers the technical grade to poor....so the value is lower. but you can pick up some very nice cards with pinholes for a fraction of what the same card without the hole would cost.
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10-01-2005, 01:20 PM
Posted By: <b>dennis</b><p>if slabbed it would be fair or poor,no matter how good the eye appeal is. i never let it stop me from bidding or buying prewar w/this defect.
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10-01-2005, 01:54 PM
Posted By: <b>Rick</b><p>PSA 1
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10-01-2005, 03:03 PM
Posted By: <b>Julie Vognar</b><p>if it's a '14 Matty...
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10-01-2005, 04:17 PM
Posted By: <b>Richard</b><p>The 1914 CJ is Ed Roush. Thank you very much for the comments and information. I appreciate it.<br />
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10-01-2005, 05:55 PM
Posted By: <b>Anson</b><p>A lot depends on the size of the hole, too. Nevertheless, the best you can hope for is a SGC 20, GAI 1.5, or PSA 1. I had a CJ Frank Baker with a similar hole. Still a great looking card.
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10-01-2005, 09:33 PM
Posted By: <b>joe maples</b><p>SGC graded one of my cards a 10, had staple hole. Without it probably would grade 30.<br /><br />Joe
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10-01-2005, 09:39 PM
Posted By: <b>Josh K.</b><p>Ive had one card with a pinhole come back an sgc 30. Usually its a 10.
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10-01-2005, 09:42 PM
Posted By: <b>identify7</b><p>I have several cards with staple holes, pinholes, and worse. Each is a keeper. So to me, the only thing that counts is how much I like the card.<br /><br />Certainly not what some independent organization determines is appropriate to use for a grading standard. A pinhole in the border to me is insignificant. Because the borders are designed to protect the picture surface, and this is an example of them performing their function.
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10-02-2005, 10:50 AM
Posted By: <b>Bob</b><p>I depends on what you like.<br /><br />Old BB Cards that are pleasing to the eye - in which case go for it.<br /><br />Plastic tombs with numbers greater than 1 or 10 - Skip it.<br /><br />Good luck either way