Oops, didn't get the grade you expected.. why?
digicat
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I see a lot of folks being suprised about the grades they get. They expected a 10, got a 9. They expected a 9, got an 8, or worse. When you go back over the card, do you see what you missed, or are you still baffled?
I recently picked up a 10x loupe and went back over the cards I submitted and see why they got the grades they got (and wonder why some didn't grade lower in some instances).
I recently picked up a 10x loupe and went back over the cards I submitted and see why they got the grades they got (and wonder why some didn't grade lower in some instances).
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WE WAS ROBBED!!!!
Julen
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Every now and then I'll get a submission back from beckett that's graded extremely harsh, but it's not really because I missed anything. When I've cracked those cards out and resubmitted them (to either psa or bgs) they've bumped up about 80% of the time...maybe more.
I haven't submitted as many cards to psa in the last year or so, but other dealers I've spoken to who submit to psa semi-regularly have shared similar experiences. So part of it is just knowing how to play the game as much as it is carefully examining the cards.
I think the most commonly misjudged flaw with modern cards (aside from the tiny surface scratch) is corners that have a very slight lift or bend to them. I've seen a lot of modern 8's with this flaw where the submitter was presumably thinking 9 or 10. If the lift is slight enough, the corner will look perfect from a close-up magnified view...it will only show up if held in certain angles under a lamp or a regular light.
Steve
I'm thinking you voted for "surface wrinkle" then, heh?
Matt
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Julen
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