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Originally Posted by Matthew H
A tiny spec of paper loss downgrading an otherwise NM card to P-F is ridiculous IMO.
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I guess I'm in the minority ... IMO the point of TPG should be to grade the card technically. Sometimes those in the hobby confuse the technical grade of a card with its beauty. If you grade a card a "5" how will a person know it has paperloss, even a spec?
The beauty of a card is subjective. The technical aspect is (well, should be) objective.
Hobbyists often error, IMO, by putting a value on a card based on its grade. Buy the card, not the grade! Let the TPG tell you it has paperloss, or a crease, or an ink mark, or that its trimmed. That stuff is valueable when buying online.
Rob
