[Eric72]

Sadly, the surface of the card seems to be the most overlooked aspect of its condition.

Seemingly everyone these days is focused on centering. The card can have dimples, pimples, and poor registration. If it's centered, though, the seller will say it has "great eye appeal." Eye of the beholder, I guess.

Collectors seemed to do the same thing when I was a kid, only the focus was on corners. The card could have been off-centered, faded, and speckled with print spots. So long as it had sharp corners, the seller would have said, "it's still in mint condition, all that other stuff happened at the factory."