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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5
Those are outlier examples and are in no way indicative of the average or standard for that grade, then or now. You can find images of 4s from 25 years ago that look just like your second example, and pictures of cards from today that look like your first one. I agree that grading has overall gotten a little harsher, it is not nearly as extreme as your outliers make it appear. Never use the exception to prove the rule.
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Not outliers...
You are obviously a big fan of TPG, but it took me no time at all to find that egregious example. Could've found a bunch more that were equally ridiculous if I had the time. Even the biggest PSA apologist would admit the standards are a MINIMUM of 2 points different than a decade ago. PSA is lying (shocker) when they tell you it's not.