Any card I receive that's graded EX (or better) and arrives with a crease gets returned immediately. I have had to resort to emailing sellers up-front, to ask if there are any existing creases or surface wrinkles. Even for raw cards graded as high as EXMT. If they fail to reply (which is rather frequent), you can safely assume there's a crease or wrinkle they failed to disclose.
Even the best of scans often are not good enough. You need to ask specifically, if you want to collect crease-free cards. Simply put.... most sellers are LAZY!
The worst (to me) are cards graded PSA 4. The vast majority of eBay Sellers NEVER take the time to describe the card itself. They simply rely on and state the random and variable PSA grade. There's no way to tell if the "4" grade is due to corner wear or a crease that fails to show up (unless you ask before you buy).
Hope this is helpful, and best of luck!
Last edited by perezfan; 06-15-2020 at 08:24 PM.
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