1954 Mantle Photo Pack PSA Grade Guess

[ruth-gehrig]

Still not sure why they used a 1951 photo for a 1954 product but i love the image!!

Bought graded and will give these details. No pinholes, creases, wrinkles or paper loss that I can see and I've been looking it over really well. The dot on Mantles hat is NOT a pinhole! At first I thought it was. Taking pictures is tough as it basically looks like a mirror at all angles lol

What do you think PSA gave it??

[NiceDocter]

Fantastic image. Based on the rear lower left corner issues and the rust stain bottom right rear I would guess a 1.5. Still a great item and a very nice rookie photo!

[GasHouseGang]

I was going to say PSA 2.

[raulus]

I've graded a lot of similar issues, and PSA routinely grades them very hard. They're just so big, with so much real estate, that there's almost always something going on, similar to what you have here with the fun on the back.

Even with really pristine copies, you're usually looking at a 5. Anything above that is basically impossible.

Given the condition issues here, even though they're really not that big of a deal, on a good day, you might get really lucky with a 3. It would have to be the grader of love, and he would have to be feeling really frisky. So not likely.

On a bad day, it's probably a 1. Maaaaaybe 1.5 if the grader is feeling somewhat generous.

[jethrod3]

I agree with raulus. I've had a few graded from the set at different TPGs and most of the time the only major flaws are on the back and not as extensive as the Mantle shown. Never got anything more than a 4.

I'd say 2.5 on this one.

[ruth-gehrig]

Thanks guys for the replies!

So i guess the grader was having a bad day as it got a PSA 1. Feel like it's a bit harsh and initially was suspecting some paper loss somewhere to justify such a low grade but just not seeing it. I do agree the ones I've see graded are not that high of a grade despite their overall really nice appearance. I didn't really care what it graded it's a collection keeper and got it for what I believe was fair for the presentation. Win Win