Preference: writing or paper loss?

[dabigyankeeman]

On the back, writing is ok to me as its usually not big or oppressive.

[NonSportDaniel]

While I'm no fan of paper loss, for me there is nothing worse than writing on a card. No greater sin. I know that others feel differently but that includes autographs. Writing is writing in my eyes.

[celoknob]

It seems to me paper loss is always worse. If you don’t like the writing you can just remove the offending paper and transfer the card into state of ‘paper loss’ instead of ‘writing’. You can’t do the reverse.

With that said I can often accept cards with either.

[steve B]

I agree with the balancing act.

For me it's a combination of what card, what damage and at what price.
If it's a really common card I have kept several with paperloss, water damage, writing, tears etc. They came in lots I bought and I didn't have an example, so I just file them away with the others. Probably foolish, as the effort to figure out if a new card is an upgrade is often more than the value of both cards.


If it's an otherwise expensive card, any damage is ok with me as long as the price reflects the damage.