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T206CollectorI think there has been some discussion on the older/newer PSA slabs before, and there were arguments on both sides. For example, when I first got into T206 collecting, my collection was initially based on a lot of 11 PSA graded T206 cards, all graded prior to year 2000 and containing the old hologram on the back (as opposed to the Nasdaq/NYSE initials CLCT), that I got on ebay for $500. This lot included a PSA 6 Hal Chase with a corner crease. However, one of the reasons I got out of PSA grading was because of all of the problems with the company that arose after I began collecting. So, I am not sure you can slice it old vs. new, but real PSA collectors may have different opinions.
But as a T206 PSA 8 collector, do you stay away from cards like this Johnson which look to the naked eye to have much too thin borders?
And, what do you think about my proposal that Grade 8 collectors have their cards independently graded by PSA, SGC and BVG or GAI for confirmation that their 8's really are 8's?