The Grading Pyramid

[bbcard1]

rdixon, you are right on. I actually am working on a t206 set that is best charactarized as 1s. There are 1s that look good and 1s that look bad...and they are worth a different amount of money, in my opinion.

[christopher.herman]

Having dealt and traded with Paul, I can tell you that he has a sharp eye when it comes to a card's aesthetic merits. His insight and explanation here is valuable to both the rookie and veteran collector. Well done, Paul.

[frankbmd]

My Grading Contest may have inspired this thread, as the point is to demonstrate the lack of correlation between the esthetics and the grade.
I too am happy to find lower graded examples that look good, because they generally cost less. I buy BVG cards as well, because their grading is tough and because there is often price break between comparably graded (PSA,SGC) and BVG cards.

I may be sorry when it comes to selling my collection as PSA and SGC are the major players in the graded vintage card market. I have never cracked a slab or submitted a crossover, so that is not my motivation. I just want the best cards for the money.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

My Grading Contest may have inspired this thread, as the point is to demonstrate the lack of correlation between the esthetics and the grade.

[2dueces]

I absolutely love low grade cards with great eye appeal. All I can say to all TPGers, keep grading them low for us arm pit collectors.

[2dueces]

Not prewar but beauties non the less.

[atx840]

I don't get the grade on this one?