Is this a minor wax stain?

detroitfan2

According to the PSA grading standards, a PSA 6 card may have "minor" was staining on the reverse.

Please look at this card:

53 Bowman Stan the Man

First of all, it's a SWEET card (from the front). And I applaud the seller for showing a scan of the back. I guess I would be disappointed if I purchased this card as a PSA 6 and received it with such a large wax stain on the back.

Do we know that this card was brought to a 6 due to the wax stain (i.e without out it, the card would be a 7 or 8)?

Is it possible that without the wax stain it's still a 6 (due to the other criteria for 6's)?

Is there such a thing as a PSA 6 ST?



Thanks!

Fuzz

The eye appeal on the front of that card is top notch. It would display very, very well.
1) Without a close up of the card, we don't know squat. I agree the seller did a nice job by including the back scan and the card looks great. But without a much larger scan, there are not only no guarentees, but not many informed opinions.
2) Yes it could still be a 6 without the stain. A small paper wrinkle comes to mind as a candidate for a downgrade that could not be seen without a much better look.
3) You bet. They could easily slap an "ST" on a 6. I believe there have even been posts on this board of a PSA 1 MK. The only grade without a qualifier possible I guess would be a 10.
Nice looking card though at a good price so far.
Fuzz

calleocho

thats a really sweet card!

my guess is that it could be a PSA 8 ST and the seller asked for no Qualifiers.

even if its just a straight 6, i think the eye appeal of the front outweights a stain in the back...i would rather have this card in 6 than a 7 with crappy centering

DirtyHarry

Ditto Calleocho.....looks like tape staining versus wax to me. Not that there would be a difference.