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Posted By: Corey R. Shanus

Conceptually a grade should reflect a card's desirability -- the higher the grade, the more desirable to the collector. Assuming one agrees with that statement, then I don't see how a card's registration should not factor into the mix. With that said, as we see with the case of blank-backed photographic cards (e.g., N172's, where a card with amazing photo quality and a glue stain on the verso can grade lower than a card with photo tones so light you can barely make out the player but with a clean back), common sense doesn't always prevail.