Old Judge "A" grade only

[JTB]

What are your thoughts on collecting N172s with a grade of A. I shy away from A cards almost always but for some reason im talking myself into it being ok with OJs. Should I have higher standards for OJs or get whatever authentic card i can?

Thank you

Jay

[Zone91]

From answers I go a lot of OJ cards are miss graded and collecting authentic cards seems to be fine with most collectors.

Personally I would only buy a authentic card if I had no other choice I would try and find one graded but that is only me and I am new to this to. I rather have a card graded a 1 or 1.5 with a nice picture.

[Sean]

I don't have any problem with Authentic cards (note the avatar) However it depends on the reason for the A grade. Many T206 cards with printing anomolies are hand cut, which doesn't bother me. However, I do shy away from cards that are trimmed. It's just a matter of personal preference.

[JTB]

Thanks for the quick replies. I don't like trimmed either for any other set, but maybe it would make the ojs set more affordable to me.

[Matthew H]

I don't mind the Auth grade if its a nice card, but I wouldn't want my whole collection to be altered. I definitely don't seek them out on purpose. BTW when you crack the slab and put the card in a top loader, the Auth grade goes out of sight.

[cyseymour]

I'm not a huge fan, but a nice-looking A card is still better than an OJ with a numerical grade that is so faded that you can't even see it.

[t206blogcom]

I don't mind an 'A' if its a key player or card. My most recent raw pickup that I submitted to SGC, knowing it would get an 'A' is below. I know it's faded, but I still dig the card and it didn't cost me an arm and a leg (just a back).