Vintage Grading - "Excellent"

jchcollins · #1 01-14-2017, 12:22 PM

From a book published in 1987. "Mint until you examine it closely" I would think is a bit of a stretch for EX today, but this was from a time before EX-MT. Anywho...interesting:

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Exhibitman · #2 01-14-2017, 01:03 PM

Candidly, it is all BS; totally subjective. This card has a tiny wrinkle near the top:

This card has the same wrinkle and got a 5:

These are clean:

jchcollins · #3 01-14-2017, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Candidly, it also matters who sends it in. This card has a tiny wrinkle near the top, not even a crease:

If I send it in, it gets a 4 or a 5. I had a dealer with extensive PSA connections send it in.

Nice card either way. That's what I hate about grading though. I think PSA is more of a popularity contest anymore and vehicle for certain high-end cards to sell for even more money. SGC seems better geared to the true collector.

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