Eye Appeal -vs- Technical Grade

[wonkaticket]

I deal with this all the time I’m really silly and picky. All the time I wrestle with the thought do I keep the higher grade & bump the overall grade points on the whole set avg. etc. Or do I do the collector in me and keep the more visually appealing example and down a grade.

In the end I think it’s what you are comfortable with. If you are all about the competition between other collectors with the Reg’s or you are really focused on resale, then you may want to keep the higher grades.

For me it’s always been about uniformity the cards have to have a look and feel and fit the following in this order. These are my rules and mine only you may have your own list that’s what makes the hobby great.

1. Color, Register, Depth
2. Corners
3. Overall Cleanliness
4. Centering
5. Matching or Uniformity (How does it fit with my other cards does it stick out or blend)

If the card meets these 5 above in spades then the grade in many ways become of no consequence to me.

I always look at it like this. I enjoy looking at the cards, I like these holder but you see one flip you’ve seen them all. I don’t spend hours poring over flips I do this over cards.

Some examples from my T206 set and the current which one do I keep game happening right now keep the 4’s or 5’s opinions welcome but not necessarily followed. LOL




Some of my keepers in my T206 set for sharing sake and uniformity examples…





That’s my take love to hear more about how people wrestle with this.

Cheers,

John