Heritage Auctions - Boston Garters

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Respectfully, I've got to disagree with you Hank. The whole idea of grading (in my mind) is that a grade is assigned to a whole card that survived in a certain type of condition. Following your logic, a skinned card should grade high because the front looks great while the rear side is completely missing. What if the front had paper loss and the backs were immaculate?

To my thinking, your examples reinforce my point, Jim. If the Heritage cards are 1.5s, where's the room below them for skinned backs or extreme paper loss to the fronts? No matter how horrible condition a card is in, you have only a half grade to move down from those in the auction, which everybody agrees are super-duper wowza. I just don't see the logic in that. But you guys have beaten me down, I'm going to accept what is and leave it at that.

[Exhibitman]

Screw the flips; I want the WaJo!

[GasHouseGang]

I had never seen the backs of these cards before. Here's one of the cards in the auction and you can see the back damage that resulted in the low technical grade.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

I had never seen the backs of these cards before. Here's one of the cards in the auction and you can see the back damage that resulted in the low technical grade.

Not much damage at all, presents very well.

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Not much damage at all, presents very well.

I agree. They are beautiful cards.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

To my thinking, your examples reinforce my point, Jim. If the Heritage cards are 1.5s, where's the room below them for skinned backs or extreme paper loss to the fronts? No matter how horrible condition a card is in, you have only a half grade to move down from those in the auction, which everybody agrees are super-duper wowza. I just don't see the logic in that. But you guys have beaten me down, I'm going to accept what is and leave it at that.

I would imagine that with increased paper loss, we’d be looking at 1’s or A’s.