Need Some Help With "To Grade Or Not To Grade" Question

[bobbyw8469]

Say what you want about PSA, but the "qualifier" is maybe the dumbest invention in third-party grading. All of my T206s are PSA 10 (CR)

I think qualifiers are great. If you have a card that looks like a 8 or 9 that is either off centered or has a pen mark on the reverse and that is all that is wrong with it, I rather have a grade like that instead of a '6'. The card looks like a smoker if not for one issue.

[T206Collector]

The entire purpose of TPG is to identify the hard-to-see flaws in an otherwise immaculate piece of cardboard. If a real blazer gets a 4, you know there is a hairline crease. What you are really advocating for is a PSA 9 (CR). It makes no sense to have qualifiers for some flaws but not others. And why would you need a qualifer for centering or miscut? A miscut card is the most obvious flaw imaginable.

[TanksAndSpartans]

Even with the good centering, I think 4.5 to 5 given the corners. Then, you'd have to think although it's not guaranteed there would be a markdown for the unknown colorization issue in top border (do I see same issue although slight on bottom as well?). I would lean towards selling as is - I don't think an ungraded card in this condition would raise a red flag with collectors and you might get a "hope premium" - once it comes back with a low grade, it removes any doubt......

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by DezHood

Even with the good centering, I think 4.5 to 5 given the corners. Then, you'd have to think although it's not guaranteed there would be a markdown for the unknown colorization issue in top border (do I see same issue although slight on bottom as well?). I would lean towards selling as is - I don't think an ungraded card in this condition would raise a red flag with collectors and you might get a "hope premium" - once it comes back with a low grade, it removes any doubt......

+1. My bet is a 5 MK--if it is a stain, however, my question would be would it soak out when done by someone who knows what they're doing?

Best of luck on it,

Larry