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Originally Posted by Lorewalker
It isn't like Bazookas where there is a dotted line meant to be cut. There are perforations and obviously they are meant to be separated by hand, tearing along the perfs. I think it's that simple.
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I guess this is where we disagree. I don't see perforations as something that must only be split apart by hand. In fact, I'd take it one step further and say that a "gem mint" copy of any card with perforations must be cut by a blade perfectly along the center of those perforations. Make the cut wrong, and your grades should suffer as a result. To each their own. But that would be my preference even to this day as a non 7-year old.
To be clear though, I am in agreement regarding the general viewpoint of PSA's incompetence here. They are wildly inconsistent and it's a shame. It really shouldn't be that difficult to choose a stance and stick to it.
As far as the authentication aspect goes, I don't think the criticism is warranted. It's not a grading service. They're not supposed to "grade the graders" with these. It's almost certainly just a team of near-minimum-wage workers who have been trained on how to spot a fake slab. They're probably sitting in the shipping and receiving department. These cards never even make it over to the grading room floor.