Acceptability of spider wrinkles on 1933 Goudey

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Posted By: Peter P.

So, since I already had some 1933 Goudey Yankees from before I started buying slabbed cards, I figured I would continue putting a team set together. In becoming more condition conscious, I was giving my current cards a good look over.

I found on two of the Goudeys I owned, an Earl Combs and a Herb Pennock, there were some wrinkles running across the card. Obviously wrinkles are endemic to any vintage card set, but has anyone noticed whether this is more problematic for Goudeys?

On both cards, especially the Combs, it's not that easy to see them, since at least on the Combs, the color is very deep. Just to clarify, there are no actual creases on the card, and the wrinkles don't break the surface or show through to the back.

Opinions welcome.

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Posted By: Elliot

I've never noticed it to be more problematic for Goudeys.

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Posted By: Julie

no Goudeys, though. Hey--did you get fooled? You can't see them much in a scan, right? (I knew about mine before I--traded for it). There are a few in the neck region...

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Posted By: andy becker

and diamond stars and really common in national chicle football. i have believed this was do to the origonal paper stock (before printing, as the spider crease do not affect the printing). my thoughts

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Posted By: brian p

In my experience this type of wrinkling is more prevalent in the thicker stock 30's issues, like Goudeys and Diamond Stars. As far as I am concerned, if this is what these cards want to do, well dagnab it is all right by me. I have always subscribed to the idea that if you have to look at a card from varying angles to spot a defect, you possess a real nice card.

Brian

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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

Regarding condition consciousness: some think that the wrinking on a card is a fantastic reason to pay less for it since the "problem" is not very apparent and the savings can be substantial.

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Posted By: warshawlaw

I have a number of 1930's cards that are vg but look much nicer because of such wrinkles and I paid a lot less for them as a result. Still, don't expect near mint prices when you sell them off. They are still vg. Also, you can get these kinds of creases if you store your cards in screw downs; the differential pressure across the card can crease it. I found this out the hard way by messing up a nice Greenberg card.