About to Start Collecting Obaks: So 2 Questions

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Originally Posted by npa589

1. a) Grade reductions: For SGC, I haven't seen them reduce a grade because of the tax stamp. They designate "Stamped back" on each respective example. I now believe PSA is doing the same thing, but I do not believe that was always the case. I recently sent in 70 to be graded by PSA and they returned with "Stamped Back" designations. Also, for the examples that only had a "tax stamp", they did not assign the card with a MK qualification.
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Previously, SGC treated the stamp as a "mark" and discounted the numeric grade as such. There are still cards in circulation graded under this standard.

At some point, they switched their policy (after much input from collectors, several on this forum). I recall there being threads here describing the ongoing efforts but couldn't find them through search. I remember several of us at several nationals advancing the issue.

If I had to hazard a guess, in 2005 or so there was still a discount. Perhaps 06/07 SGC changed their policy maybe later.

I believe all of these are possible to find in slabs

SGC number discounted as an ink mark (I have many submitted in 2005 with this being the case)
SGC number not discounted, designated "stamped back"
SGC number but no mention (I am foggy here, I'd have to check my cards to verify)