PSA submission question...

[Griffins]

I'd agree- 5 at best, possibly a 4. Keep it in the holder it's in, or you can have them reholder it in the same grade to get rid of the old flip.

[smtjoy]

Very nice card but as said above graded a while back and might be a bit generous on that.

[U240robert]

No way is that a 4 or a 5 at best. I have a PSA 6 Paige that was graded in the past year and has more corner wear than this.
This would be no worse than 6/6.5
4= alot of corner wear and possible creases.
Remember the grades are based on the set also.
So a '53 Topps set will grade differently than a '54 Topps set.

[53Browns]

Thank you U240robert for bringing some sanity into the thread!

~Bill

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by U240robert

No way is that a 4 or a 5 at best. I have a PSA 6 Paige that was graded in the past year and has more corner wear than this.
This would be no worse than 6/6.5
4= alot of corner wear and possible creases.
Remember the grades are based on the set also.
So a '53 Topps set will grade differently than a '54 Topps set.

This wasn't part of my original assessment. I based that solely on looking at the card. Now I'm not trying to be Captain Obvious, BUT....A 7 with a qualifier, would come out a 5 at best without one...Otherwise it wouldn't have gotten the qualifier...

BTW. a 6.5 would be completely out of the question...99% of the time, the half-grade is given to a card because it has exceptional centering for it's grade...

[sycks22]

Originally Posted by novakjr

This wasn't part of my original assessment. I based that solely on looking at the card. Now I'm not trying to be Captain Obvious, BUT....A 7 with a qualifier, would come out a 5 at best without one...Otherwise it wouldn't have gotten the qualifier...

BTW. a 6.5 would be completely out of the question...99% of the time, the half-grade is given to a card because it has exceptional centering for it's grade...

Not always the case. My PSA 3.5 Jackie is 35/65 best case.

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by sycks22

Not always the case. My PSA 3.5 Jackie is 35/65 best case.

That's why I said 99% of the time...There's always gonna be a few exceptions. Using one of them as an example, doesn't make me any less right...

Also, getting a half grade doesn't mean that a card is between two grades...It's basically a reverse qualifier... Where one point stands out as exceptional in terms of eye appeal for the grade. On occasion something else will be that much better, but it's usually centering.. And you're usually looking at that aspect being two grades above to get it, much like the qualifier.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by U240robert

a '53 Topps set will grade differently than a '54 Topps set.

That makes no sense

They make no mention of that at all on the grading standards page, and the whole point of TPG is to base the grade almost exclusively on the technical merits of the card. They do make some allowance for eye appeal, but claim that it's uncommon.

With that corner, I just can't see that as being any better than EX. And that's ignoring the centering.

Steve B