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Ugliest PSA 9 ever?

phreakydancinphreakydancin Posts: 1,691 ✭✭
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I don't want to get into whether this card is in fact a true PSA 9, because I think it fits the criteria, but I really wish PSA had a "no tilt" clause in their definition of a Mint card...

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  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    wow, i need to go back thru all my stuff and send in for all the rhomboid PSA 9's i can get!
  • pandrewspandrews Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭
    ugly, but not the ugliest.. that honor goes to this card:

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  • montanafanmontanafan Posts: 632
    yeah that's pretty ragged and crooked... not very nice even if it hits the requirements for a 9.. i guess they didn't have grounds to knock it down any further...

    edited to add: now that lew alcindor card, that's another story... that thing gives hope to every crappy-edged card i own.
  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭
    Did anyone save a picture of the famous '78 Carew?
  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    I dunno - I've seen some Kelloggs cards graded PSA 9 that subsequently developed a dozen or so cracks. Those are freaking ugly.
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  • bri2327bri2327 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭
    Wont the Kelloggs get cracks whenever they are in the cold ? I was told by someone a while back to never buy one in the winter because it would crack in shipping just from the weather.
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  • FavreFan1971FavreFan1971 Posts: 3,103 ✭✭✭
    I had a PSA 8 Riggins Rookie from 1972 Topps. I cracked the case out and knicked the side with the screw driver. I was sick to my stomach. I sent it in anyway and it came back a 9 with the huge chip. The centering was 50 50 and corners were rock solid. I am guessing they saw that and didn't even bother with the sides. I don't have a scan because I traded it to a friend who buys the holder not the card. I am sad though, the last riggins PSA9 sold for $380 last week.
  • fsjeterfsjeter Posts: 1,390
    I don't know. I have a PSA 9 1975 Topps #629 Joe Hoerner in my registry that has a nice little ballpoint pen mark across the front of the card extending from his left arm (above the baseball). Still haven't figured out how they missed that one. image

    Scott
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  • WeekendHackerWeekendHacker Posts: 1,445 ✭✭
    I can tell by the font on the Alcindor card that it was graded quite a long time ago. Any chance they've stiffened their grading policy? There is no way that would grade a 9 in today’s market!!
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,281 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I can tell by the font on the Alcindor card that it was graded quite a long time ago. Any chance they've stiffened their grading policy? There is no way that would grade a 9 in today’s market!! >>



    Most think that TODAYS grading is MUCH more loose than it was in the beginning.

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  • fsjeterfsjeter Posts: 1,390
    I just noticed that Morgan was an O-Pee-Chee. It's my understanding that PSA is a little more lenient if the charactersitic is common throughout the issue. I don't own many 1970's O-Pee-Chee cards but the edging is definately a common trait, I'm not sure about the tilt though. Are most '78 O-Pee-chee's tilted? image

    Scott
    Registry Sets:
    T-205 Gold PSA 4 & up
    1967 Topps BB PSA 8 & up
    1975 Topps BB PSA 9 & up
    1959 Topps FB PSA 8 & up
    1976 Topps FB PSA 9 & up
    1981 Topps FB PSA 10
    1976-77 Topps BK PSA 9 & up
    1988-89 Fleer BK PSA 10
    3,000 Hit Club RC PSA 5 & Up

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  • EB31EB31 Posts: 250
    Not sure how those edges get a 9...but ya never know with some of the graders these days.
  • fsjeterfsjeter Posts: 1,390


    << <i>Not sure how those edges get a 9...but ya never know with some of the graders these days. >>



    Are you referring to the Morgan or the Alcindor? image

    Scott
    Registry Sets:
    T-205 Gold PSA 4 & up
    1967 Topps BB PSA 8 & up
    1975 Topps BB PSA 9 & up
    1959 Topps FB PSA 8 & up
    1976 Topps FB PSA 9 & up
    1981 Topps FB PSA 10
    1976-77 Topps BK PSA 9 & up
    1988-89 Fleer BK PSA 10
    3,000 Hit Club RC PSA 5 & Up

    My Sets
  • phreakydancinphreakydancin Posts: 1,691 ✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Not sure how those edges get a 9...but ya never know with some of the graders these days. >>



    Are you referring to the Morgan or the Alcindor? image

    Scott >>

    The Morgan is an OPC rough cut, which is perfectly acceptable. The chipping on the Alcindor, however... image
  • ArchStantonArchStanton Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭
    When this thread started, I knew I had to unearth these two cards. Both seem to be a bit off.


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