Card(s) in a condition you would not collect

[jcmtiger]

I like clear sharp images on my Old Judge cards, backs don’t care except don’t like skinned backs. Thanks

[bnorth]

I am a condition snob. No matter the year or player my cards need to have 4 razor sharp corners. Also if it is not perfectly centered top to bottom and side to side I pass. But the real big thing is registration. If even the slightest bit off just looking at the card will give me a head ache.

This Pristine Gem Mint Hank Aaron is a perfect example of the cards I collect.

[nineunder71]

Same Here, kinda like these

Originally Posted by bnorth

I am a condition snob. No matter the year or player my cards need to have 4 razor sharp corners. Also if it is not perfectly centered top to bottom and side to side I pass. But the real big thing is registration. If even the slightest bit off just looking at the card will give me a head ache.

This Pristine Gem Mint Hank Aaron is a perfect example of the cards I collect.

[SteveS]

Originally Posted by bnorth

This Pristine Gem Mint Hank Aaron is a perfect example of the cards I collect.

This is entitled "Hank Aaron from Dock Ellis' Point of View."

[egri]

Originally Posted by SteveS

This is entitled "Hank Aaron from Dock Ellis' Point of View."

I was going to say, I thought acid was later in the 1960s/early 1970s.

[G1911]

I don’t collect cards with sharp corners, perfect centering, or without creases.

All damage is acceptable, if the price is commensurate, or the card is one where they are too rare to care about damage. To be a condition snob means one can only cards from a relatively small number of sets that have large surviving populations allowing a collector to be picky. I simply would not be able to own many of my cards at all if I wanted only high grade copies, no matter how much money I spend.

[Rhotchkiss]

Generally, I want a numerical grade and nothing on the front that would give rise to an old fashioned qualifier on a flip. That said, some cards are just so damn rare that I will take what I can get. At the same time, there are certain cards that only come in A, especially hand cut ones, like T206 Brown Old Mills, t215 Pirates and 1910 Orange Borders, so I am weary of those in numerical grades. So, it depends on the cards

[cardsagain74]

Badly diamond cut is way up there for me.

I'll never get why TPGs are so lenient about it (relative to how warped it makes the card look)

[jcmtiger]

Don’t like tape on the left side, but would probably cause more damage trying to remove the tape. Poor photo because framed under glass. But, it is Ty Cobb.

[JustinD]

As long as the image is visible I can enjoy a card and a damaged back is just fine. I once passed on a Aquilitas Mendez rookie for a tiny fraction of its price as the front image was just barely visible, I knew I would get little enjoyment from owning it. That proved to me my line in the sand, lol.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I am a condition snob. No matter the year or player my cards need to have 4 razor sharp corners. Also if it is not perfectly centered top to bottom and side to side I pass. But the real big thing is registration. If even the slightest bit off just looking at the card will give me a head ache.



This Pristine Gem Mint Hank Aaron is a perfect example of the cards I collect.

I hope you put together a coffee table book someday. Your collection brings me so much joy.

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[molenick]

I have to be honest, I think of myself as a "true collector" but I have been obsessed by condition before there were even grading services. So, unless we are talking about extreme rarities, I would not want any cards with these features, with the exception of "writing on back" which I don't care about for cabinets, cdvs, postcards and other photographic items I collect because I like the image on the front.

I am sure I do own some altered cards in graded holders and I hate the idea of that. I do my best to avoid them (I check certification numbers on sites that "out" altered cards) but I realize collecting graded cards has that possibility. I am not saying all my cards are super-high grades, I have plenty of mid-grade type cards that I bought because I thought they presented nicely and were a good deal. But I try to avoid all the issues you mentioned for cards in my collection (with the above mentioned exception).

[Vegas Cards]

Always been one of my favorite cards, even with the big crease down the middle.

[Yoda]

I can accept almost all of the defects listed for the right card except alterations of any kind.

[DHogan]

I'm not sure why I keep this one.

[molenick]

To be clear, I do keep some beaters for fun. But they were all either found on the street or behind a wall or otherwise discovered. I guess technically they are in my "collection" because I own them and love them as well. So I guess I am not as much a condition snob as I thought.

[Exhibitman]

For the right price I am good with most anything except writing or 'art work' on the card, especially if it is rare or high value

[ZenPop]

Beauty!!

Originally Posted by Vegas Cards

Always been one of my favorite cards, even with the big crease down the middle.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by molenick

I have to be honest, I think of myself as a "true collector" but I have been obsessed by condition before there were even grading services.

Me too, but my obsession has more to do with the technical nuances of grading, over and above having to have cards in any certain condition. I might buy vintage 5's or 3's from different graders to compare and contrast from different slab generations / eras. I think the history of grading itself is fascinating, and consider grading almost a sub-hobby of mine.