[Brianruns10]

Hi All,

It's been a long while since I've posted, as some other projects meant I had to take a break from collecting. But I'm looking to get back into the hobby, and taking a bit of a pivot. I've been a PSA collector, but I'm thinking of taking a step back, and collecting raw cards I can store in an album.

I specialize in '52 Topps, and I'm eyeing a few nice raw cards on ebay. But a few of them have gumstains on the reverse. Gumstains weren't really an issue when I collected PSA, as I was pretty selected and went for grade, but now I have some decisions to make.

Which leads to my question: what, if any, impact do gum stains have on a card's value, specifically, when they are on the reverse? Would you consider that to be card damage on par with holes or paper loss? Or are they more acceptable than other flaws?

I'd love your opinions!

Thanks all,

BR