Card(s) in a condition you would not collect

[jchcollins]

I'm mostly a postwar guy, and I'd say the majority of my PC HOF singles are "midgrade" which is kind of broad for me - most being from the 3 range to the 6 range. Centered cards are great, but I'm not a centering freak. 70/30 one way is usually not going to bother me. This is how the cards were made - and no disrespect to the centering folks, but TPG's have basically sold us a bill of goods on what card centering was or was not "supposed to be" back in the day. There is a ton of cognitive bias present in professional grading 30 years into it. I digress...

I don't mind writing / issues on card backs if it can save me a ton of money. For example I have a '58 Mantle / Aaron that looks EX or better on the front, but was graded a PSA 2 due to some light album residue on the back. It looks a ton better than the example of this card I had as a kid that was riddled with print snow on the front, and might have graded a 3 or 4.