Rough Cut
 

Do you:

a) Value a rough cut ABOVE a smooth cut
b) Value a rough cut LESS
c) Are neutral, doesn't hurt or help your opinion of the card
d) none of the above: depends on the card (year, co., etc.)

Mine is "a". What is yours? What does the overall marketplace think based on past sales? Thanks! -Pat

I vote for B, I just don't like my cards rough around the edges (pun intended). Although I could see the added value if the edges of your card can double as a hacksaw. :)

I'm just the opposite. I love rough cuts and will even pay a small premium.

d) Rough cut or not, by the time a card gets into my collection it's so beat to hell, that you usually can't tell the difference..

For modern cards though, obviously I'm looking for a card that looks somewhat pack fresh and not like factory scrap. So I guess I'd prefer a smooth cut.. Although, I will admit that the rough cut '73 OPC Gossage PSA 9 that somebody posted the other day was quite intriguing..

Rough cuts are ok to me if they're factory. Premium or not is a matter of how rough and what set.

Steve B

O-Pee-Chee's Rough
Topps Smooth

Unless the wire OPC used was new and the blade on Topps cutter was dull then it's the other way around.:)

But the wires got dull very quickly and the blades didn't, so it's usually that way.

Steve B