A Qualified Peeve

[glynparson]

cards where i thought PSA was insane, every time i have cracked them out i have eventually found the st. I am pretty sure it is there you are just missing it. Sometimes the wax on the front is hard to see except in the proper lighting.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by digdugdig

Sorry, but it always irks me when I see "mint" and "OC" in the same vicinity.

I don't understand how this can irk anyone. The word mint was derived from meaning a coin that looks the way it came from the Mint. So basically stating it looks the way it did when it came from the factory. So a card that is OC was made that way at the factory.

I have never understood how factory made flaws have been used to down grade how much the item looks compared to the day it came from the factory. I understand people don't like OC cards, but that to me is not a condition that has anything to do with whether it is "mint" or not. I do understand that this has been part of the criteria for a very long time, but I have no idea when it started and why.

I will admit I am one of the few that likes qualifiers for condition issues caused in production (I don't like MK or ST). I believe the perfect grading company would give a production grade and post factory grade.