Wayne Gretzky rookie

Austin8

I am looking at a Wayne Gretzky O-Pee-Chee rookie card on Ebay. The seller confirms a small "ink" spot on the back of the card. He thinks it might be print defect, but it looks more like an ink spot to me. If it is ink, how will it affect the grade if I send it to be graded. Otherwise, the card is probably exmt-nm condition

handyman

Ink minus 3 grades . It’s like a crease but worse to me.

daltex

@Austin8 said:
I am looking at a Wayne Gretzky O-Pee-Chee rookie card on Ebay. The seller confirms a small "ink" spot on the back of the card. He thinks it might be print defect, but it looks more like an ink spot to me. If it is ink, how will it affect the grade if I send it to be graded. Otherwise, the card is probably exmt-nm condition

This is one of those cards I'd never buy raw, especially without looking at it in person first.

blurryface

a picture is worth a thousands words...

Austin8

Thanks for your replies. They help

miwlvrn

@handyman said:
Ink minus 3 grades . It’s like a crease but worse to me.

Minus 2, not 3, though that is based on registry rating. The card will still get the grade it deserves based on other merits but it will also carry the (MK) qualifier. For the sake of discussion, if this means that arbitrarily it is a 7 without the mark, it will still be a 7 but will be 7 (MK) instead of 7 NQ. However, though a 7 (MK) rates the same as a 5 NQ on the registry, a 5 NQ is worth more in $.

GreenSneakers

79 OPC Gretzky
86 Fleer Jordan
52 Topps Mantle

Do not buy these cards raw. Ever.

craig44

agree with above. do not buy that card raw.