Pinholes vs. indentations

[chalupacollects]

Originally Posted by Jobu

My Johnson has a small hole in it.

Could slow the flow a bit...

[Throttlesteer]

Here's the card I'm talking about. You be the judge

[brianp-beme]

In my little collecting world, a pinhole in a card means you have the opportunity to see through the card, something that a card without a pinhole cannot provide.

Brian

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Throttlesteer

Here's the card I'm talking about. You be the judge

Hard to tell w/o it in hand, but it looks like a pinhole that was worked on to me. Either way, I'm really surprised that got a 4. I could see them splitting the difference at a 2, but a 4 is pushing it, IMO.

[soxinseven]

I had a Carolina Brights backed card with a pinhole at the top where the back appeared sealed in like that. SGC graded it a 1 and someone has since crossed it to PSA which graded it a 1 also. They likely missed it on this one but shouldn't have. The number on the flip could make it hard to buy it at what the true value should be, good luck.

[Leon]

+1....

Originally Posted by conor912

Hard to tell w/o it in hand, but it looks like a pinhole that was worked on to me. Either way, I'm really surprised that got a 4. I could see them splitting the difference at a 2, but a 4 is pushing it, IMO.

[Kenny Cole]

An indentation can probably be "conserved." Not sure about a pinhole.

[conor912]

There is also a difference between pin holes and tack holes. I've seen some pinholes so tiny they are almost impossible to detect, then there are tack holes when you can virtutally see through it like a peep hole. While generally not a fan of holes of any kind, a small pin hole doesn't bother me all that much on some of my T3 commons if they are inconspicuous. I have one with a big tack hole where someone at some point unapologetically filled the hole with wood putty. It reminded me of something my grandfather would have done, so I got it. 🙂

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Kenny Cole

An indentation can probably be "conserved." Not sure about a pinhole.

I would hope not but my guess is yes on both accounts (indentations and pinholes) to being conserved/restored . Both push the boundary too far for me.