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Posted By: barrysloate

I think it would be reasonable for grading services to subtract one grade for a blurry card or for a photographic card with a light photo, and to add one grade for a card with an absolutely pristine photo. And that's at the minimum.

Leon and I once owned the same card at different times- an N172 portrait of Del Darling. The front was best described as gem mint- no visible wear and a deep, rich, perfect photo. But because of some miniscule paper loss to the reverse, it was graded Fair. We both felt that card should be the poster child for why the grading services still don't know how to grade certain issues.