Paper loss on Front = PSA 6

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by Pup6913

Lets see those PSA high grade paper loss examples that should be low grade

fyp.

[CMIZ5290]

are you sure that's not the scan? maybe, tiny pieces of paper that had not been wiped off the holder? no way PSA missed that if it's paper loss.....

[SetBuilder]

I have a raw T206 Hulswitt card that looks like a PSA 8. Super sharp corners, no stains, excellent color and centering, etc. The only negative is a tiny speck of paper loss about 0.5mm in diameter (the tip of a pencil) on the front of the card, near the back of his head.

I'm sending it to PSA next month. I'm curious as to what grade it will get. Hopefully a 4 or 5?

[CMIZ5290]

Manny...my guess would be a psa 4. It's tough to get a psa 5 with obvious paper loss

[ullmandds]

IMPOSSIBLE...PSA would never miss paper loss...NEVER!!!!!

[Matthew H]

A tiny spec of paper loss downgrading an otherwise NM card to P-F is ridiculous IMO.

[E93]

Originally Posted by Matthew H

A tiny spec of paper loss downgrading an otherwise NM card to P-F is ridiculous IMO.

+1 JimB

That is a gorgeous card!

[tiger8mush]

Originally Posted by Matthew H

A tiny spec of paper loss downgrading an otherwise NM card to P-F is ridiculous IMO.

I guess I'm in the minority ... IMO the point of TPG should be to grade the card technically. Sometimes those in the hobby confuse the technical grade of a card with its beauty. If you grade a card a "5" how will a person know it has paperloss, even a spec?

The beauty of a card is subjective. The technical aspect is (well, should be) objective.

Hobbyists often error, IMO, by putting a value on a card based on its grade. Buy the card, not the grade! Let the TPG tell you it has paperloss, or a crease, or an ink mark, or that its trimmed. That stuff is valueable when buying online.

Rob