PSA Grading of Strip cards

[Leon]

I sort of shake my head at highly graded, true strip cards. To each their own. It's all good.

Here are a few raw ones. They would probably grade AUT because they are Authentic. Even ones with pointy corners, still AUT to me....but again, to each their own.
That all said, of course, nicely cut ones without creases look better than ragged ones. Here are a few ragged ones. The cards are about the same size but one scan is a lot larger than the other. I like ones with the Decalco print ads on them too....it's the little things...

[Vintagedeputy]

I can’t speak to what PSA is doing these days, but I can show you recent examples from SGC.

[RayBShotz]

Interesting. That tear actually bites into the frame of the image so authentic seems right in that case.
RayB

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by RayBShotz

Interesting. That tear actually bites into the frame of the image so authentic seems right in that case.
RayB

That was my first submission of strip cards to SGC so I used those two cards as a test to see how they would view cards in similar condition.

[Fred]

Just my opinion:

If "strip" cards were issued in strips, then that would imply that individual cards were cut after the strips were issued. Doesn't that fall under "altered" and should result in an "A" flip?

Same with cards that have a coupon clipped off. Those are "altered" and should be flipped as "A". What happens then is that all Zeenuts (for example) with the coupon clipped would be "A" graded. That's a very wide aesthetic window of condition, however that's when common sense and actual eye appeal comes into play. If it's a total beater, then that would be very obvious when compared to an "A" card with great eye appeal. Isn't that the way things used to be before all the plastic slabs came about?

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Fred

Just my opinion:

If "strip" cards were issued in strips, then that would imply that individual cards were cut after the strips were issued. Doesn't that fall under "altered" and should result in an "A" flip?

Same with cards that have a coupon clipped off. Those are "altered" and should be flipped as "A". What happens then is that all Zeenuts (for example) with the coupon clipped would be "A" graded. That's a very wide aesthetic window of condition, however that's when common sense and actual eye appeal comes into play. If it's a total beater, then that would be very obvious when compared to an "A" card with great eye appeal. Isn't that the way things used to be before all the plastic slabs came about?

yes...I agree. All strip cards should be graded A.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

yes...I agree. All strip cards should be graded A.

I also agree, but perhaps there should be a "A+" grade for good lookin', nicely cut full-size cards. The type of grades that boosts the GPA for students looking to get into more prestigious universities.


Brian (I may be mixing up two completely different subjects)