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Old 09-09-2021, 12:56 PM
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Badly diamond cut is way up there for me.

I'll never get why TPGs are so lenient about it (relative to how warped it makes the card look)
TPG's have pushed a worldview on us where in some cases diamond cuts or extreme tilt is more acceptable than 75/25 centering. That's just dumb. I've also never understood why a card with a barely perceptible wrinkle gets a 3, but a card with a badly OF image that is noticeable from several feet away can get a 5. Professional grading is supposed to equate technical metrics to wear and defects based on how they affect eye appeal - but in some cases the standard is just in fairly poor touch with reality.
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