1980 Topps Rickey Henderson RC PSA 10 or BGS 9.5/10 card for review.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by CTDean

It is really hard to judge the Henderson from the photo. I use a loupe to check the corners of my cards and have pretty good success in selecting 10's. I have even better success eliminating the 8's and 9's before I blow the grading fee. You able to eliminate cards that look like a 10, but under the loupe have some issues. You can get a 30 x 21MM Jewelers Loupe on ebay for $6.50 to $6.75 with free shipping. The cost of one PSA sub.

I've been using a 10 x loupe from Bausch & Lomb. Looking at the 30 x 21MM on Ebay, and the same as listed on Amazon, a lot of posters are saying these provide nowhere near 30 x magnification. Which one are you using, and are you absolutely certain it's 30 x?

[Neal]

sweet card!
I have been looking for a "perfect" PSA 8 for a few weeks now to no avail .... print dots on the As flag bug me the most, and your card has none

PSA is the correct choice

[CTDean]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

I've been using a 10 x loupe from Bausch & Lomb. Looking at the 30 x 21MM on Ebay, and the same as listed on Amazon, a lot of posters are saying these provide nowhere near 30 x magnification. Which one are you using, and are you absolutely certain it's 30 x?

I'm not sure how close to 30 x the loupe really is, but I am satisfied with the magnification for checking jewelry, silver, art, and now cards. I also use an eye clops (toy) bionic eye that hooks to the TV and is 200 x. It takes two steady hands to use, so I couldn't get a good photo of what it really does.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by CTDean

I'm not sure how close to 30 x the loupe really is, but I am satisfied with the magnification for checking jewelry, silver, art, and now cards. I also use an eye clops (toy) bionic eye that hooks to the TV and is 200 x. It takes two steady hands to use, so I couldn't get a good photo of what it really does.

I do something similar. I scan the card at 1200DPI and then hook my laptop to the TV. Amazing difference between the 13" laptop and 50" TV screens.