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How does PSA account for 'snow' on a card?

spacktrackspacktrack Posts: 1,084 ✭✭
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Snow is never mentioned specifically in the PSA grading standards. Is it considered a print defect? Are they lenient on card issues where snow is a consistent problem--like 61 or 62 Topps baseball?

Also, 68/32 L/R centering and 50/50 T/B fits within PSA 8 standards, correct?

spacktrack

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  • KosmoKosmo Posts: 77
    i think it depends on if the grader feels any "snow" on a card affects the overall eye appeal.
    Kosmo
  • WabittwaxWabittwax Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭
    My experience is that snow will land you a "PD" almost every single time. They consider it worse that 1 giant print defect.
  • julenjulen Posts: 3
    Snow on cards has long been a problem for not only graders, but Topps and baseball players alike.

    For example:
    Otis Nixon and Darrel Porter cards have tremendous "Snowy" problems, so bad that in some cards they are invisible in the blanket of whiteness. Likewise, nobody could ever forget Otis Nixon and Steve Howe cards. I personally don't collect the 1986 Topps set, but I believe several cards in the set have "Snowy" issues (ie, Joaquin Andujar, Dale Berra, Enos Cabell, Keith Hernandez, Jeff Leonard, Dave Parker, Lonnie Smith, Al Holland, Lee Lacy, Lary Sorensen and Claudell Washington cards). The 1980 Ferguson Jenkins card has some "Snowy" issues as well. Conversely the 1969 Topps Lou Brock is a gem if you can find w/o that damn "Snowy" print defect.

    WTF, my nose is bleeding AGAIN????

    Julen
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  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Any significant snow on a card is viewed harshly, don't bother submitting them!

    ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240

  • RG58RG58 Posts: 119 ✭
    Disagree with above posts-

    snow on vintage may not get it into a "9" holder but I have 1950s topps issues that are in 7 and 8 holders that have snow on them, especially the 1958 issue!
  • 1960toppsguy1960toppsguy Posts: 1,127 ✭✭
    I think it would depend on rather or not it sat on the card for to long, after a certain period of time snow melts and turns to water, thus the card becomes warped.
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