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View Poll Results: Which card do you prefer, given the flaws, but NQs | |||
PSA 4, that is centered, with bold colors, and a spider wrinkle that requires a tilt in light to see |
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62 | 73.81% |
PSA 6, with decent centering, but washed out colors and/or out-of-focus registration |
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3 | 3.57% |
PSA 7, with significant off-centering (but no qualifier) |
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19 | 22.62% |
Voters: 84. You may not vote on this poll |
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Saw Leon's beautiful '52 Mantle, perfectly centered, but with a crease. Graded 2.5, but huge eye-appeal.
We've seen the mindset shift towards centering being more important. When will creases become "less important?" Creases have historically been the kiss of death. O/C PSA 4 cards with rounded corners abound on eBay, with exhortations of "no creases!" Spider wrinkles can knock a PSA 8 to a 5 or even 4. I'd rather have a centered PSA 4 with sharp corners and 1 spider wrinkle than an O/C PSA 7, especially when the 7 will cost more than twice as much. Will minor creases - especially wrinkles - cease being such a negative? Or will they continue to be considered so much worse than worn corners, chipped edges, and even off-centering? |
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