Why Doesn't PSA Do Away With Qualifiers?
Gemmy10
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In my opinion they are ridiculous. A Grade should take the qualifications into account.
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...1991 TOPPS Desert Shield Baseball Card Collector
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<< <i>In my opinion they are ridiculous. A Grade should take the qualifications into account. >>
You mean the way that SGC grades? What a wonderful idea!!
Think of it this way.
Say a card is an 8 in every way except it has a wax stain on the back.
Which grade would best describe that card : PSA 6 or PSA 8 (ST) ?
Say a card is an 8 in every way except it has a small pen mark on the back.
Which grade would best describe that card : PSA 1 or PSA 8 (MK) ?
As for the OC qualifier, a card that is graded a 9 (OC)
could have better centering that an unqualifed 7
because the centering standards for a 9 are higher than for a 7.
"How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
<< <i>I bet that if Dave Kingman took steroids he would of been the first 40-40 man and also hold all the HR records. All those towering fly balls outs he use to hit when he wasn't striking out would of been home runs. >>
He had a personality very similar to Barry Bonds.
Maybe Kingman was on steroids ...
"How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
"Say a card is an 8 in every way except it has a wax stain on the back."
http://www.psacard.com/grading/grading_standards.chtml
NM-MT 8: Near Mint-Mint.
A PSA NM-MT 8 is a super high-end card that appears Mint 9 at first glance, but upon closer inspection, the card can exhibit the following: a very slight wax stain on reverse, slightest fraying at one or two corners, a minor printing imperfection, and/or slightly off-white borders. Centering must be approximately 65/35 to 70/30 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.
This may sound like a stupid question but why would someone want to submit a card that has a stain, mark, off center etc.....??
...1991 TOPPS Desert Shield Baseball Card Collector
.....Since 1991 HOOAH!
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Gemmy - I'm talking about a good sized stain, not a slight one.
DS1991Topps - many vintage cards are still quite valuable even with defects.
"How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
Ok... Since I am still a new bee... I am going to get all of these stupid questions out of the way. I know where the gum stains come from.
What is a wax stain? How does a card get a wax stain? Why do some cards come out perfect and then you have some that looks like a blind person cut them?
...1991 TOPPS Desert Shield Baseball Card Collector
.....Since 1991 HOOAH!
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If this Lemon didn't have the OC qualifier, the grade I would give it, wouldn't do it justice IMO.
DS
The packs used to be sealed on the back with real wax paper, so there was the possibility that some of it could leak on the card adjacent to the heated seal.
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mike
Steroids would make King Kong a 40-40 man?!? Well I agree he probably would have had a few more 40 homer seasons (he had just one, but 5 other seasons of 35+) but I really don't think he would have ever gotten the 40 steals. His career high was 16 as a 23 year old and he never again was in double digits.
"Pete Rose would walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball." - Sparky Anderson
<< <i>Mike, by the way I would give the Lemon card a PSA 6 with no qualifiers. >>
Gemmy
That would be generous - I don't think I would go that high?
Mark
I was just wondering what footballfan was talking about? I'll bet he posted in the wrong thread?
your friend
mike
Gemmy10,
The more I learn about the Qualifiers... The more I wonder why they have them. If everyone knows that you lose 2 points for a qualifier... Then why have them at all. I learn from another form that a PSA 9(ST) is the same as a PSA 7... so why have them at all... if everyone already knows this information...
Why Doesn't PSA Do Away With them? Just my two cents!!!
...1991 TOPPS Desert Shield Baseball Card Collector
.....Since 1991 HOOAH!
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60T Rival AS - A gem card
Near perfect centering; fresh gloss with very light surface imperfections; 4 square corners with a touch on the lower right corner; beautiful registration coupled with billiant colors and "pack fresh" cardboard.
Looks better than the scan!
Mike, wow, I am jealous. Will you sell it to me?
<< <i>
Mike, wow, I am jealous. Will you sell it to me? >>
Only if you're good!
Stone
GG
Some people are OC freaks, but others are fanatical about corners.
For vintage cards i dont mind the MK qualifiers, sometimes i actually think it gives them a little history.
Not everyone collects for registry purposes, a qualified card can often be a bargain.
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