Wildly Inconsistent PSA Grades

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by turtleguy64

... eliminated the stain,resubmitted ,then received a 6.That got me po'ed.Broke it out again,resubmitted ...This is NOT right. ...

You're correct. The card deserves an Authentic grade.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

You're correct. The card deserves an Authentic grade.

Why authentic? What it if were a wax stain?

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Why authentic? What it if were a wax stain?

It's okay to remove wax stains?

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

It's okay to remove wax stains?

Are you serious? Why wouldn't it be?

[4815162342]

Are you serious?

http://www.psacard.com/Services/PSAGradingStandards/

"N-7 Evidence of Cleaning - When a whitener is used to whiten borders or a solution is used to remove wax, candy, gum or tobacco stains."

http://www.sgccard.com/grading_scale.htm

"Bleached: Generic term for the chemical process of cleaning or removing stains or dirt."

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

Are you serious?

http://www.psacard.com/Services/PSAGradingStandards/

"N-7 Evidence of Cleaning - When a whitener is used to whiten borders or a solution is used to remove wax, candy, gum or tobacco stains."

http://www.sgccard.com/grading_scale.htm

"Bleached: Generic term for the chemical process of cleaning or removing stains or dirt."

Most wax stains can easily be removed with a cloth - most people prefer nylons. I have removed plenty of wax stains from cards in my 27 years of collecting and I have never used any type of solution or chemical to do so.

[KCRfan1]

People who play the lottery usually lose. Have you talked with Mrvintage? He seems to have the same problem as you do. Crack resubmit, crack resubmit, crack resubmit.......except he is unhappy with 9's. Are you happy with your grade now, or can we look forward to another post about cracking and resubmitting because the grade was " wrong "?

[jhs5120]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Most wax stains can easily be removed with a cloth - most people prefer nylons. I have removed plenty of wax stains from cards in my 27 years of collecting and I have never used any type of solution or chemical to do so.

It's still altering a card. Not to say I don't condone it, I have removed wax stains like this in the past.

To the OP, it seems like PSA got your card right 3 out of 3 times. You feel that it was NM-MT, PSA agreed with you the first time and gave you an 8 ST. You removed the stain and it got a 6. Perhaps a grader saw remnants of the stain (most likely scenario) and rightfully knocked the card down a bit. You still thought it was NM-MT and the third grader agreed (either he didn't see the stain or he saw it and felt that it wasn't enough to knock the card down a grade). This is just three separate opinions on the same card. All of the opinions were technically right.

[turtleguy64]

I don't see a single thing wrong with removing a surface wax stain on the front with a silk stocking which is the preferred method.The reverse wax stain removal is a completely different story.