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Grading - “hairs” on the edges

Geoff76Geoff76 Posts: 163 ✭✭✭
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I’m thinking about submitting this 1975 Steve Carlton for grading at a later date, but I’m wondering if it’s worthwhile due to the “hairs” on the edges (or any other issues I’m missing). I wasn’t sure how much it would hurt the grade. If it has no shot at an 8, I won’t bother. Thanks

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  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,347 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 19, 2021 2:48PM

    I think they are a plus and I think its an 8 or better

  • blurryfaceblurryface Posts: 5,136 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 19, 2021 7:42PM

    unlike my salads, i prefer those short & curlies on my cards.

  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,101 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like a nice card to me. Upper left corner probably keeps it out of a 9 holder but it should 8. The "hairs" are common and are referred to as a 'rough cut'. The one on yours is very minor. Sometimes it can look like Don Johnson's beard (Miami Vice, not CU forum Don :) ) They won't downgrade the card.

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  • 19591959 Posts: 626 ✭✭✭

    Very slight tilt. looks like an 8 . mabe 8.5

  • Geoff76Geoff76 Posts: 163 ✭✭✭

    @1959 said:
    Very slight tilt. looks like an 8 . mabe 8.5

    Agree. The tilt seems to be common in 1975. Slight tilt (albeit a tad less to my eye) on a 75 Schmidt I currently have in grading. Fingers crossed...

  • 82FootballWaxMemorys82FootballWaxMemorys Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 19, 2021 5:06PM

    I've seen many and own a few cards that have tilts vary degrees of "worse" than yours in 9 slabs,

    It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)

  • OAKESY25OAKESY25 Posts: 4,726 ✭✭✭

    I think they are a plus and I think its an 8 or better

    concur

  • baz518baz518 Posts: 1,237 ✭✭✭✭

    The tilt was the first thing I noticed and that worries me. But imo a beautiful card... for that card, absolutely stunning print/focus/registration!

  • dan89dan89 Posts: 490 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hairs=Good

  • JBrulesJBrules Posts: 2,124 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like an 8 to me. Nice looking card.

  • billwaltonsbeardbillwaltonsbeard Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭✭

    it WAS the 70s, after all

    My cards on COMC
  • jay0791jay0791 Posts: 3,528 ✭✭✭✭

    Love em hairs.
    Nice card
    Shot at 8 for sure

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  • Chargers49ersLakersChargers49ersLakers Posts: 127 ✭✭✭✭

    practise on a junk card. just lightly run your finger across the edge with grain and agianst grain, sometimes even edge of fingernail. if one doesn't like the look.

  • MantleMarisFordBerraMantleMarisFordBerra Posts: 1,701 ✭✭✭

    Noooo do not do this. Send in as is.

    @Chargers49ersLakers said:
    practise on a junk card. just lightly run your finger across the edge with grain and agianst grain, sometimes even edge of fingernail. if one doesn't like the look.

  • tmgrnzx9rtmgrnzx9r Posts: 546 ✭✭✭

    I think Mrpeanut39 calls them a “hanging Chad”

  • Chargers49ersLakersChargers49ersLakers Posts: 127 ✭✭✭✭
    edited April 21, 2021 9:28AM

    i did it all the time, even resubmitt after getting a grade with hairs, and then resubmitt without. i get same grade, sometimes higher. just to see what happens. it was consistently the same grade, and a few times higher. now when i do it, i get the grade i expect, no qualifiers or rejected as trimmed. so why not do it?

  • Chargers49ersLakersChargers49ersLakers Posts: 127 ✭✭✭✭
    edited April 21, 2021 9:33AM

    i also iron down the corners with my hot iron set on 2.5 or 3. between two clean pieces of copy paper. and if you think thats wrong to do, you are incorrect. just ask mr orlando. read it years ago in "Taking My Hacks"

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