Grading Standards - New vs. Old

[EvilKing00]

i guess condition on a raw or even a greade card is in the eye of the beholder, IMO thats a good at best prob a week good / aka psa 2 / sgc 20

[Leon]

I would maybe call that old hobby grading from cards I have bought from Frisch and other old timers. Personally, if I were selling that card I would call it gd-gd+, maybe vg- ....

[HRBAKER]

GD/VG but it is "Virtually Defect Free"
Always important to read the entire description

[jcmtiger]

Probably vg

Joe

[steve B]

I'd have trouble calling it any better than G because of the creases. But it's not a bad looking card.

Steve B

[Matthew H]

I personally don't see a need to grade cards, whether it be raw or in a slab. Everyone had a scanner now... Does anyone still buy cards sight unseen anymore?

[travrosty]

i agree, no need to grade cards, you can see the condition, doesnt matter if you call it good or pristine, it is what you see. and you can offer and pay for it accordingly. grading is a scam.

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by Matthew H

I personally don't see a need to grade cards, whether it be raw or in a slab. Everyone had a scanner now... Does anyone still buy cards sight unseen anymore?

When I was putting together my Sixties collection, I would routinely buy commons with out scans from top shelf guys (with a return policy in place). That's about as far as I would take it.