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Old 02-19-2023, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by HittinLikeCarew View Post
I always assumed it was to give a more accurate representation of the edges (ie you can see the white wear).
I think so too, and it works well for cards that have only a couple of tiny chips or even just some edge fuzz; but for ultra clean, unchipped cards it makes it really difficult to determine centering when there is no definition between the black card and the black background.
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Ungraded Topps sets in progress
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1971 562/752 - 75% - NM+
1968 261/598 - 44% - NM+
1975 257/660 - 39% - NMMT
1969 229/664 - 35% - NM+
1974 216/728 - 30% - NM+
1957 098/411 - 24% - NM

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