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Originally Posted by zljones
Thanks for all the input everyone. Looks like I paid a little too much for that Greenberg several months ago, it was listed as "Good" condition for $125, too much, o well live and I learned.
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25 years ago your RAW R320 card was often called "Good", and the T205 Clarke would be G/VG or VG by many.
3rd party grading is very conservative on purpose, and IMO they leave no room at the bottom of their scale...
Years ago a Poor card was a destroyed card (ie torn in 1/2 taped back together, hole punches, skinned backs, no borders, etc. Fair was only slightly better.
Now with 3rd party grading, you can find nice clean (vintage) cards with anything from a 4-10 grade. Even many "1's" have nice eye appeal and should never have the word "POOR" associated with them...
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VG IMO
I actually think they spin a wheel sometimes to get the number they put on the slab....
