Under graded? The overused term.

[steve B]

I was looking at a card on ebay that is PSA 3 and trimmed. To the sellers credit he states very clearly that it is trimmed and if resubmitted will not get a number grade.

I have cards I think are a grade or two under. I'd probably resubmit them if I was selling.

But if I was a dealr and selling hundreds of cards saying somethin is under graded just might attract speculators who'd buy to resubmit. And out of hundreds, I don't think there would be many that I'd take the time to resubmit.

The "high end 3" thing is hilarious. I can only think of a handful of sets where a 3 would be a really nice example, and they wouldn't need the hype.

Steve B

[kcohen]

This assertion is made with certain BST offerings. You know who you are and it's really tedious.

Ken Cohen

[Big Ben]

I also laugh at sellers on ebay who state that a card is under graded while at the same time providing a blurry scan?

[marcdelpercio]

I have stated that I thought cards were either undergraded or overgraded if I felt that was the case. To me, it is an encouragement to get a potential buyer or trade partner to consider the actual card, not just what the holder says.

I sell and trade both raw and graded cards and try to give as accurate a description of condition as possible on both. Despite the many (often legitimate) complaints about TPG services, I find that they are generally right on target the vast majority of the time. On occasions when I feel that they are not, however, I make a note of that in my description.