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PSA Ratings on Unglued Stickers

Hey guys,
So I fairly recently got back into the hobby, and I'm looking to get my hands on some early Pele stickers. However, some of these stickers were glued in albums in the past, and then unglued to sell on eBay (for example, https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1967-Sticker-Verlag-PELE-Sticker-Vintage-Brazil-Soccer-Card-RARE/193775589873?hash=item2d1decd9f1:g:P1UAAOSwzztfxri8).
I'm curious as how PSA would rate such a sticker. Would they grade it as Authentic since it's missing a lot of info on the back, or would they still be able to grade it PSA 1?
Thanks!

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  • blurryfaceblurryface Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 6, 2020 8:39AM

    some say psa 2 at best. most likely psa 1 at best being pele.

  • DBesse27DBesse27 Posts: 3,078 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Should top out at a 1

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  • DEFPOTECDEFPOTEC Posts: 100 ✭✭✭

    @Gugubee557 said:
    Hey guys,
    So I fairly recently got back into the hobby, and I'm looking to get my hands on some early Pele stickers. However, some of these stickers were glued in albums in the past, and then unglued to sell on eBay (for example, https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1967-Sticker-Verlag-PELE-Sticker-Vintage-Brazil-Soccer-Card-RARE/193775589873?hash=item2d1decd9f1:g:P1UAAOSwzztfxri8).
    I'm curious as how PSA would rate such a sticker. Would they grade it as Authentic since it's missing a lot of info on the back, or would they still be able to grade it PSA 1?
    Thanks!

    I’ve been flirting with some early soccer stickers, too. Others are right...ones with back damage from album removal generally top out at PSA 1. Some still command one heck of a price tag, though. Pele’s 1958 Alifabolaget, for example, goes for $15,000 in PSA 1. The most recent raw sale (with back damage) was nearly $12,000, if I recall correctly.

    Good luck and enjoy!

  • miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,264 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I sub a lot of soccer cards, a lot of cards removed from albums, and a lot of soccer cards removed from albums ;)

    Here is the grading criteria for cards removed from albums:

    Authentic = cards that are "skinned" from their back;

    Either a Poor 1 or Authentic if there is paper loss on back, depending on the degree of loss;

    Fair 1.5 if there is album page residue on the back but no paper loss; and,

    Good 2 if there is glue/adhesive staining, but no paper loss and no paper residue still stuck from the album page

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