What is really is a

slatsme

surface wrinkle...you know the one that brings that mint looking card down to a 5. Is it something that looks like a spider vein - for lack of a better description..

Thanks for any input

VintageJeff

basically looks like a crease but is only on one side.

Stone193

And I would add...

IMO, a crease is done in handling while a surface wrinkle is part of the production process of the card.

Basically, one could pull a card fresh from a pack in 1952 and get a "wrinkle."

mike

MorrellMan

I agree with Mike - a wrinkle often occurs in production.

Of course, now, that also depends on what your definition of "is" is....

Stone193

<< <i>I agree with Mike - a wrinkle often occurs in production.

Of course, now, that also depends on what your definition of "is" is.... >>

jad22

fix it, there are ways around the spider

storm888

The spider and (sometimes) the wrinkle CAN be fixed, but......

The probelm is: He can be hard to find; sometimes even with a loupe
and a bright light. So, you send the thing in, and you do not find
the spider until AFTER he has gotten you a "5," and has been
sealed in plastic.

I have a stack of them. They were 9s/10s, when I sent them in.
Now, they are 5s.

storm

jmbkb4

<< <i>I agree with Mike - a wrinkle often occurs in production.

Of course, now, that also depends on what your definition of "is" is.... >>


I am having deja vu............

NewJerseyMeatHook

I've received plenty of these since I do not inspect my submissions with the Hubble Telescope.

Stone193

<< <i>I've received plenty of these since I do not inspect my submissions with the Hubble Telescope. >>


NJ

I've gone with the Scanning Electron Microscope - here's what a wrinkle looks like under heavy magnification:



The Grader of Death will never get ME again!
mike

MorrellMan

<< <i>I've gone with the Scanning Electron Microscope - here's what a wrinkle looks like under heavy magnification:



The Grader of Death will never get ME again!
mike >>






That one will no doubt get the ST qualifier (small tumor)