Loading marks

Kussco · January 19, 2019 12:12PM

Hi everyone. Looking for advice on how a loading mark is graded. If the loading mark doesn’t go through to the surface and is just noticeable on the back of the card does or to what extent does that affect the grade of the card?

Kussco · January 19, 2019 3:48PM

This is for tops rack packs

Stingray · January 19, 2019 4:03PM

Since PSA does not grade racks, it won’t matter!!

Kussco · January 19, 2019 5:35PM

@Stingray said:
Since PSA does not grade racks, it won’t matter!!

But when you open the rack pack, and send the card to PSA that has a loading mark on the back, how do they handle that if the front is unblemished?

HighGradeLegends · January 20, 2019 5:32PM

welcome to the forums

Stone193 · January 20, 2019 10:12PM

Hi and welcome!

Have ya got a scan? Would like to see.

LarkinCollector · January 21, 2019 10:33AM

PSA 6 max, depending on severity, in my experience. In general, not worth submitting.

SDSportsFan · January 21, 2019 12:35PM

What is a "loading mark"?

I've never heard of or seen the term before.

Steve

LarkinCollector · January 21, 2019 12:51PM

@SDSportsFan said:
What is a "loading mark"?

I've never heard of or seen the term before.

Steve

See the bottom edge of the top card in the cello, first post in this thread: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/996277/to-rip-or-not-to-rip-that-is-the-question-1976-topps-baseball

ahopkins · January 21, 2019 12:54PM

I've seen these on cards in racks from like late '70s to early '80s. I'm not sure what the technical term is for it. Loading mark or loading notch? Something along those lines. It's usually on one of the top cards IIRC.

ahopkins · January 21, 2019 12:58PM

Here's one I just found. Check out the little mark under Orioles on the Martinez card. It's on the bottom edge of the card.

SDSportsFan · January 21, 2019 12:59PM

@LarkinCollector said:

@SDSportsFan said:
What is a "loading mark"?

I've never heard of or seen the term before.

Steve

See the bottom edge of the top card in the cello, first post in this thread: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/996277/to-rip-or-not-to-rip-that-is-the-question-1976-topps-baseball

Ah, thank you!

I remember seeing many of those, and always getting ticked off about them.

Steve

dan89 · January 21, 2019 1:29PM

Loading mark is part of determining if it is authentic and unopened. One factor, clearly not all.

grote15 · January 21, 2019 2:48PM

Loader marks are commonly found on bottom edges of cards on top of a rack pack or on top edges of cards on bottom of a rack and were caused when the first or last card in the cell caught in the machine at the Topps factory. It affects only the top or bottom card in the rack. You also see loader marks occasionally on the side edge of the top card in a cello pack.

Kussco · March 1, 2019 5:25PM

So how would this Rose grade if the mark didn’t go though tontge front?

LarkinCollector · March 1, 2019 5:30PM

@Kussco said:
So how would this Rose grade if the mark didn’t go though tontge front?

6 max

waxman2745 · March 1, 2019 5:35PM

@Kussco said:
So how would this Rose grade if the mark didn’t go though tontge front?

Awesome rack. 1971 racks are very popular these days. The value of an unopened rack is almost always far greater than the sum of the raw cards inside the pack.

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