Like many of the other posters, I actually prefer cards in the VGEX range (+/-). I don't care about corners, but avoid cards with creases, writing, paper loss, etc on the front (I also dont care what the back looks like). My standards go down the older the card - for example I think the 39/40 Play Balls look better with rounded corners and some yellowing!
I also prefer raw cards to slabbed, unless I am buying higher priced cards where I am worried about fakes. Even trimming does not bother me unless it is super obvious, as long as I am not getting ripped off by paying top dollar for something that has been trimmed.
Frankly, I never really could justify paying 3, 5 or even 10x as much for a highly graded card than the VGEX one, and would much rather spend the money to get more cards!
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