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Posted By: Jay Miller

Adam---I believe your point is relevant to many card series but alot less relevant to blank-back 19th century issues(really the only thing I collect). For alot of Old Judge collectors, and I fall into this group, there is primarily one factor that we look for in a card---photo clarity. I could care less what the back looks like and a little corner wear is no big deal. So for me the grade is irrelevant and many times misleading. I have seen pinkish cards with faded photos graded SGC80 and the best Mack I have ever seen, with large borders, sharp corners and most importantly a perfect photo is graded SGC60 because of a tiny back scrape. I think what Jerry is doing is trying to describe the card to two audiences, those like me and those who care about where the card would grade.I appreciate his view as to appearance versus grade. For me he needent talk about the back at all, for others he might need to.
I do agree that someone saying that the 1952 Topps was EX+ except for the bullet hole through it is a little over the edge. I also think that the PSA qualifiers are basically the same thing.