Just another reason why PSA SUCKS!

[vintagetoppsguy]

I bought this card on eBay graded a PSA 4. When it got it in hand and had a closer inspection, it looks like the bottom two corners are literally falling off. It appears that the only thing keeping them intact is the pressure from the slab. Amazing! This card should have graded no higher than a 2 (and probably even a 1). PSA, you SUCK!

[JasonL]

any chance there's evidence of the case being previously cracked open? any cracks or frosting on the edges?

[LanceRoten]

Pretty good looking 52 if not for the obvious problems pointed out. Did the corners not show up well in the scan before you bought it?

[GasHouseGang]

I wonder if that's a case of a "card doctor" rebuilding the corners, PSA thinking they were just slightly rounded (thus the 4 grade), and then the rebuilt corners falling apart later.

[mintacular]

Wow, that is amazing. Seems like they averaged things, ie. centering 8, surface 8, edges 8, corners 1 = VGEX 4?

[VinTX]

Originally Posted by mintacular

Wow, that is amazing. Seems like they averaged things, ie. centering 8, surface 8, edges 8, corners 1 = VGEX 4?

this is atleast plausible... I know Beckett uses a system similar to this when grading cards.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

I wonder if that's a case of a "card doctor" rebuilding the corners, PSA thinking they were just slightly rounded (thus the 4 grade), and then the rebuilt corners falling apart later.

You know, that was my thought as well. The top two corners look almost perfect and the bottom two are falling apart. I have looked at them under magnification and they don't appear to be rebuilt, but I may be missing it. I need to look at it again with a better magnifier.

The slab has definitely not been compromised.

[D. Bergin]

That card looks awful tight in there. Is there a chance the slabbing process itself damaged the card ? Looks like there's a light crease near the top to knock it down to a 4 otherwise.