Posted By:
Al C.risafulliI don't necessarily mind cards with back damage, but in my opinion it CERTAINLY is relevant to the grade.
If someone says a card is "Near Mint with writing on the back", that is the same thing in my opinion as saying "Near Mint with a big, nasty pinhole right through the player's face."
I realize that this is just one knucklehead's opinion (mine), but I agree wholeheartedly that a card with writing on the back should be given a very low grade. In some cases, I'll buy the card anyway - but I expect to pay an appropriate price given the damage to the card. This doesn't mean it's a bad card - not at all - it just means that the technical grade is very low. I've got plenty of cards like that, and I'm proud to have all of them.
-Al