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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Your question in your post of 2:14 PM brings out an important point. And,
that is do graders only look at corners and centering in their determination
of a "number" to give a card ? Unfortunately, in many cases "Yes" is the
correct answer.

I've seen Goudeys, PlayBalls, and the most notorious....1949 Leaf's having
grades 6, 7 and even 8; and, the registration on some of these cards is so
bad, you are reaching for a pair of "3-D glasses" to bring these cards into
focus.

Come on guys there also has to be an aesthetic component to a card that
is graded 7 or better. If the picture of the player is blurry, there is no-way
that card warrants a grade that high; and, yet it occurs more often than not.

Did I give you a good answer to your question, Gil ?