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Love of the GameLove of the Game Posts: 250 ✭✭
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Hi all:

I'm getting ready to send in a big submission of 38 Goudeys, and I noticed something.

One of the cards I'm submitting has great color, soft corners, nice centering - based on what I've seen from the set, I think it would grade a 5. Except for one thing: the card itself has sort of a WAVE in it. No wrinkles, no creases, but the card is not completely flat. When you take the card out of the card saver, it is noticeable to the naked eye - but once it's in a holder of some sort, it appears flat.

Again, the wave hasn't created even the lightest wrinkle.

So what do you think PSA does with a card like this?

-Al

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  • jrdolanjrdolan Posts: 2,549 ✭✭
    Do you mean there's a slight arch when it's placed on a table? You see this with vending cards and other tightly packed factory sets sometimes. I don't think PSA will downgrade for that, as long as it's not like a rollercoaster wave ... up-down-up-down.
  • SoutherncardsSoutherncards Posts: 1,384 ✭✭


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    So what do you think PSA does with a card like this?

    -Al >>




    More than likely they'll give it a 9

  • Love of the GameLove of the Game Posts: 250 ✭✭
    No, unfortunately it's not an arch - it's more of an "S" shape. Feint, but "S" shaped. Almost as if it was warped.

    Initially, it worried me into thinking that maybe someone may have used some sort of liquid chemical to whiten the card, which caused the card to warp. 38 Goudeys have bad toning problems, with many of the high-grade cards actually almost BROWN. This one is pretty white. But I've got a few others that are equally white, and looking closely at the card, I dismissed the thought. There's no way this card could have been bleached so completely without bleaching the color on the card.

    But indeed, the card appears warped. It's an up-down-up. Again, it's feint (or is it "faint"?).

    I'm curious what you guys think. I pulled the submission together tonight - a little more than 30 different cards, in every conceivable condition (except mint, of course), mostly because I want them slabbed and put in a Roop binder. So I'm going to send it in, just to see.

    -Al
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭

    If all you expect is a 5, it shouldn't be a problem.
    I've gotten 8's on cards with slight warps that I debated sending in.

    The only time I won't submit them is if there is obvious water damage ...



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  • Love of the GameLove of the Game Posts: 250 ✭✭
    It's tough enough finding 38 Goudeys in a 2, much less an 8. image

    Really, the DiMag and Foxx cards are easy to find, the Fellers a little less so. Try and find a nice Frank Pytlak (the warped card).

    -Al
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