There is a lot of complaining about grading in this thread, but the problem is that "eye appeal" is subjective. Some people want a perfectly centered card and don't care if it had rounded corners. To me that is not eye appeal. I want a card with sharp corners and am willing to accept a little off center to get it. I want a card to be in the condition it left the factory, not one that has been abused.
A card was recently sold that several on here praised as having great eye appeal even for a low grade. It had at least 3 places on the front of the card with pieces missing. Again that is not eye appeal to me. That is something that would drive me crazy.
A TPG's job is to give their independent opinion of what the grade of a card is. It is up to the buyer to decide if they agree or not and if not pass on the card. I have noticed that they are giving more weight to centering as the collectors have put more weight on it. Sometimes cards with eye appeal can sell for a premium, but often they don't. Look no further than the 2 Jordan RC that sold for 738k. One was clearly off centered but it sold for the same price as the centered one.
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03-15-2021, 08:09 AM
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