I guess what I don't understand is this: why does there need to be a visual grade? You can see it with your EYES.
Maybe you can't see small flaws like certain types of wrinkles, bits of paper loss, slight softness of corners, paper pulls. The technical grade of a card accounts for those flaws as well as bigger ones like holes, ink, soft corners, creases, etc.
Your eyes can already see what the card looks like. What do you need a number on a flip to do that for?
I can look at a card that's a 3, and say "Man, that's an ugly 3" or "Wow, that's a gorgeous 3" and make a decision as to whether or not I want to have it in my collection. I don't need another number to tell me that.
I can look at a 3 and say "Wow, if it wasn't for that pinhole, that card would be an 8" and then make a determination as to whether or not I can overlook the pinhole, I can say "That card has all the characteristics of a 3, but the centering makes it look much better."
I can use my own eyesight to tell me whether or not I like the eye appeal of a card. Why do I need another grade to do that?
Al
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