PWCC eye appeal rating

[kimo75]

This has always seemed comical to me. To state that something is in the “top 5%” you have to have seen all of the examples. This is why I get my cards graded to sell. There is always a newbie that will overpay because someone has labeled it an 8 or better.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by kimo75

This has always seemed comical to me. To state that something is in the “top 5%” you have to have seen all of the examples. This is why I get my cards graded to sell. There is always a newbie that will overpay because someone has labeled it an 8 or better.

"Best we've ever handled."

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by kimo75

This has always seemed comical to me. To state that something is in the “top 5%” you have to have seen all of the examples.

Exactly, this is ludicrous. As if PWCC had some database of all slabs, and were actually doing the math on their subjective opinions to categorize a top percentage.

When I fixate on a card I'm getting ready to buy, I will sometimes go to YouTube to see if there are videos which can show nuances, etc. There used to be a number of PWCC short videos, with Brentsy himself singing the praises of some 5 or 6 figure vintage card in a PSA or SGC 9. So take the 1963 Topps Mantle, for example. Over the years, there must have been at least 3 or 4 videos of Brent raving on about different examples of that particular card as "the best we've ever seen." Yeah, each and every one of them. Sadly, a lot of these videos have recently been taken down. Guess I don't blame Fanatics for that...