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Posted By: cmoking

How often have you guys heard this following description:

"Graded SGC 40, but presents much better than that. If it wasn't for a small paper loss on the back, it would be a SGC 84 card."

That's a great way to describe a card and helpful to the buyer. That SGC 40 probably sells for a premium over a regular SGC 40 with rounded corners.

However - if it is ungraded, how does a seller actually grade the card? I'd bet it would be more like this:

"Card is Near Mint, fantastic looking card. Look at the sharp corners, clear image. There may be some chipping on the back, but it doesn't detract from this Near Mint card at all".

Then the buyer gets it, and sends it to SGC and gets it as a SGC 40. That's what buyers are afraid of.