[Louieman]

Hey, I was curious what you all think when it comes to printing errors and the way grading companies like PSA grade them. When I was 16 I bought this John McGraw T206, and sent it in a few years later to grade it. Maybe I'm wrong about my evaluation of the card's condition, but I was always surprised that this received a VG 3. I thought it would be a VG+ 3.5 at worst, but more likely a VG-EX 4. The centering is outstanding, the back is really good, the corners are not sharp but they're worn nicely. There is a slight crease on the right side, but it's very slight, and not deep into the card at all.

It might be a bit hard to tell on the images, but there's a printing flaw on the front of the left side of the card. You can see the faint sweet caporal border printed in red on the lithograph. So it makes me wonder, how much do these types of printing errors go into the factor of a grade? Again, maybe it's a fair grade and I'm overvaluing this particular card. But what do you guys think? Any experience with harsh grades as a result of printing flaws?