Holes in PSA 7's - Please read - be informed

[Empty77]

Originally Posted by glynparson

... I once owned a 1961 topps 9 with a staple hole.. .

Wait, since a PSA 9 slabbed with a staple hole is presumably much less common than one without, would the relative scarcity not make it more valuable than regular ol' 9??

[Keep_it_warm]

Originally Posted by Empty77

Wait, since a PSA 9 slabbed with a staple hole is presumably much less common than one without, would the relative scarcity not make it more valuable than regular ol' 9??

Who knows. Maybe that’s why the Clemente Card from January sold for even more when it was relisted? I did not post about it here, but I did post about it on a FB group. One guy (in that group) had the nerve to poke at me for even questioning the card. Basically saying “a 7 is a 7”. He then went on to tell the group how his uncle could fill in pinholes and get them past PSA.

Basically, here is where I am at: It’s taken me 40 years to finally commit to completing my favorite set. I need these two cards. I may end up buying them raw and just moving on with life.

Again: The only reason for this post was to give as many people as possible a heads up about the current relisted Jackie Robinson card. I have not made any accusations. I have not encouraged anyone to avoid the auction. I’m just providing information, because I have held the card in my hands and I know that it has a condition issues Inconsistent with a 7 grade.

[bb66]

Thanks for the heads up on this. Good luck getting your last two cards and finishing that set!

[Zact]

I am looking at the magnified images of the 1956 Robinson obverse. Those do not look like pin holes to me. They look like raised areas or bumps within the cardstock/ paper pulp. I think that those particular images are of chunks of material within the pulp that were manufactured when the card was made. I have seen this before on vintage. As for the 56 Clemente I don’t see enough detail on the provided images.

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by Zact

I am looking at the magnified images of the 1956 Robinson obverse. Those do not look like pin holes to me. They look like raised areas or bumps within the cardstock/ paper pulp. I think that those particular images are of chunks of material within the pulp that were manufactured when the card was made. I have seen this before on vintage. As for the 56 Clemente I don’t see enough detail on the provided images.

I thought the same thing, however, the OP mentioned that he was able to see light though whatever this micro sized hole is.

[Republicaninmass]

Keep these in a vault, they wont see the light of day

[Copa7]

Thanks for posting this. As an assessor, I'm always looking for flaws in the industry.

I hope you find ones to finish your set

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Originally Posted by Zact

I am looking at the magnified images of the 1956 Robinson obverse. Those do not look like pin holes to me. They look like raised areas or bumps within the cardstock/ paper pulp. I think that those particular images are of chunks of material within the pulp that were manufactured when the card was made. I have seen this before on vintage. As for the 56 Clemente I don’t see enough detail on the provided images.

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Chin and #45’s rear end.

Not to mention all the other debris on his Adam’s apple and forehead.

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Here’s the Clemente from January....