Eye Appeal

[brianp-beme]

I have the feeling the 'eye appeal' moniker has been around for a long time, probably since the early days of graded cards.

And by the way, the eye appeal on those two Koufax cards is iconic.

Brian (actually...nice cards. Just felt the need to combine the overused duo)

[ClementeFanOh]

Re: the 2 1957 Koufaxes

Sometimes when I comment, I believe I have covered all the bases. Then
there's a curveball, so I feel compelled to try again. The ineptitude of
certain grading companies is a different issue from eye appeal to a specific
collector. Both of those Koufaxes look good to me. The fact that there is a
SEVEN point difference in their grades is a reflection on the grader, not on
the concept of "eye appeal". I think the initial topic was innocent, and there
is just no doubt that, when 2 cards are put next to one another, one can
grab the attention of the viewer more than the other. "Eye appeal" is just a
shorthand version of a longer explanation for why one looks best- assuming
it's used honestly, of course Trent King

[ALBB]

another term/saying that has changed -

used to be ..you said " Wow, thats a bad look " ...

now its " Oh, its not good optics "

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by ClementeFanOh

Re: the 2 1957 Koufaxes

Sometimes when I comment, I believe I have covered all the bases. Then
there's a curveball, so I feel compelled to try again. The ineptitude of
certain grading companies is a different issue from eye appeal to a specific
collector. Both of those Koufaxes look good to me. The fact that there is a
SEVEN point difference in their grades is a reflection on the grader, not on
the concept of "eye appeal". I think the initial topic was innocent, and there
is just no doubt that, when 2 cards are put next to one another, one can
grab the attention of the viewer more than the other. "Eye appeal" is just a
shorthand version of a longer explanation for why one looks best- assuming
it's used honestly, of course Trent King

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