Thank you. I got it from a fine member here a couple of years ago. Regarding that mark in the upper right border area, I'm not sure if it's due to ghosting or imprinting after factory production, but I am certain it isn't a pencil, marker, or pen mark. That much I'm sure of. The grade is a real head scratcher, so anyone else can feel free to chime in with their own opinion as well. Should tobacco stains be enough to downgrade it to a "fair" condition? Well if so, then what about all of those multi-stained Polar Bear examples on the market that have graded much better? And it isn't just PSA being PSA either. I bought the card in an SGC 2 holder and decided to cross it over, so the 1.5 is what I wound up with.
And by the way, that Tinker card is stunning! No way should it be only a 3.
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Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie
Nice BL, Rob. They may have dinged it for tobacco stains and pencil writing? Top right?
To me, grading is for Topps era cards. Here's one I got yesterday in Sterling. Not a bad card for a 3.
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