Posted By:
JKLeon,
With respect to your card shown above, the only reason for it not getting a lower grade in my opinion is that "the paper loss" was not deemed to be paper loss, but rather a scratch or a scuff. SGC's criteria for a 60 states that a card can have "some scratching that does not detract from the aesthetics of the card." Obviously a scratch is still paper loss - its just a matter of degree. If anything other than the top layer was missing, that card would have received a 30, regardless of how nice the front looked. If Im incorrect, explain this one (very minor paper loss and a stain, otherwise a solid 6 or 7):
