Paper loss on front > SGC 20?
 

Posted By: <b>David R</b><p>Has anyone received a grade higher than an SGC 20 for a card with minor paper loss on the front? If so, I'd love to see a scan. I'm contemplating buying a PSA 2 with paper loss on the front and worry that it won't cross.

Paper loss on front > SGC 20?
 

Posted By: <b>dan mckee</b><p>Who cares, collect raw and you won't have any issues.

Paper loss on front > SGC 20?
 

Posted By: <b>Kevin Andrews</b><p>Maybe the best looking SGC 20 I've ever seen. Back is perfect. Can you see the paper loss?<br /><br /><img src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa16/old-baseball/R3219If-Vosmik_Knickerbocker_Harder.jpg">

Paper loss on front > SGC 20?
 

Posted By: <b>john/z28jd</b><p> I don't have the scan and didn't get the card graded,a fellow board member who shall remain nameless did,and I doubt he gets any preferrential treatment,but I have a psa 5 Old Judge card with 2 spots of paper loss on front,both in the picture portion of the card. Both spots are easily noticeable from arms length

Paper loss on front > SGC 20?
 

Posted By: <b>cmoking</b><p>"Who cares"<br /><br />Well, David R, the original poster, is one guy (among many) that cares.

Paper loss on front > SGC 20?
 

Posted By: <b>David R</b><p>Kevin,<br /><br />I can't see the paper loss but your scan confirms my fears about a card with paper loss on the front getting anything higher than an SGC20.<br /><br />Dan,<br /><br />I care because if I buy a fairly pricey card and it doesn't cross, then I will lose hundreds of dollars in market value if I ever sell it. <br /><br />

Paper loss on front > SGC 20?
 

Posted By: <b>dan mckee</b><p>Yes the power of the dollar. You are correct, if you spend a lot, naturally no one wants to lose money including me. I remember when collecting baseball cards was a hobby. Dan.

Paper loss on front > SGC 20?
 

Posted By: <b>Tony Andrea</b><p>"Yes the power of the dollar. You are correct, if you spend a lot, naturally no one wants to lose money including me. I remember when collecting baseball cards was a hobby."<br /><br />Dan, I can only speak for myself, but all my cards reside in graded holders and it's every<br />bit a hobby to me than it is to you, I guarantee that!!<br /><br />Tony

Paper loss on front > SGC 20?
 

Posted By: <b>fkw</b><p>1/2..... 10/20 they are all the same <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br />Collector Grade

Paper loss on front > SGC 20?
 

Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>"I remember when collecting baseball cards was a hobby. Dan."<br /><br />I doubt you are that old. When I started going to shows in '79, this was already a business for many with more than its share of slimey scam artists, reprint/forgeries, and plenty of hobbyists (dare I say the word) who realized they were spending actual dollars on their cards and considered potential re-sale value if needed. Like other myths of a "golden age", I am not sure it ever existed - well, at least not after 1970, and probably much earlier than that.<br />JimB

Paper loss on front > SGC 20?
 

Posted By: <b>Kevin</b><p>Here's another example - the spot just above to right of Gehringer cap is a very small spot of paper loss. This one's a SGC 60.<br /><br /><img src="http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa16/old-baseball/R3212Df-Cochrane_Gehringer_Bridges_.jpg">