I saw some very recent cards that were PSA 7 or 8 with MK qualifiers. That totally turns me off.
In this case, it wasn't due to a minor, stray mark on the back of the card, but large writing on the front of the cards!
It was like when we were kids and corrected a players team when he was traded...big written words , not a "mark" and those cards should be graded -5 or 6 like no better than a PSA 2.
You will get a 2 for a tiny spot of paper loss on the back of a card that doesn't affect the card appeal, or 5 grades higher when someone writes in pen across the front of a card!!
FRANKLY,
I give a damn about that. So I hope the TPG (PSA especially) will BUCK up and fix this flawed logic.