Let's play the "Grade Me" game. Card is back! Scan added

Just wanted to get opinions of the Grade of this Simmons. I think it can pull an 8.5. What do you guys think?

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Do you think it's trimmed? I'll be pissed if it's trimmed.
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Edited to add: Only if the red line under his catcher's mitt isnt a pen mark.
The centering looks good all around, only a slight tilt in the pic. For the issue, top two corners are ok, only the bottom left looks a little touched up. Hardly any border chipping at all.
It's a nice card, depends on what that vertical line is.
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71 Simmons
I would say this would be an 8, if not 8PD. I am not sure how the print defect will affect you, but if 8.5 is supposed to be the 'perfect 8' then I would say this would fall short.
Then again if you look at the 71 Foster RC in another thread that got an 8.5, you have to wonder.
Good luck
<< <i>PSA 8 every day of the week no matter which dunski at PSA is grading it, and possibly a 9 if the right grader is holding it.
Edited to add: Only if the red line under his catcher's mitt isnt a pen mark. >>
I'll second this to a T...
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<< <i>Looks like an 8,Only prob is that red mark people have mentioned.
Good luck >>
I think that is where the trimmer marked the card's centerline to ensure he was accurate.
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71s are a dice roll, i dont find red mark offensive, so i say psa 9!
J
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Here's the 8 that I own. I think I paid $22 for it on ebay. It's a very nice card, but I really want one in a 9 holder. GD set registry!
Sorry about the blurry scan. My scanner just can't handle any depth.
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34 Goudey, 75 Topps Mini, Hall of Fame Complete Set, 1985 Topps Tiffany, Hall of Fame Players Complete Set
The mark does not look like a normal pen mark under loupe, but it could be some sort of marker.
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the true beauty of grading system is that it eliminates doubt, especially w/ .5 system.
for instance:
RIP GURU
If you have a CLEAN Post-It, you can place the
sticky part on the red-mark. Leave it for a few
minutes. If a faint trace of the mark does NOT
show on the removed PI, the mark is likely not
a pen. (It looks like a Pentell or a uniball marker.)
A fresh PI will not leave any residue on the card.
I do it on expensive stamps, often.
The red mark made me worry, but I guess the grader didn't think much of it.
With this card I'm now #1 on the Ted Simmons Master Set!
Now if I could only find a 71 OPC psa 9,,,,,,,
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Steve
I know you're keeping it, but just in case, the last PSA 9 sold for $159 a little over a year ago.
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I had to search my feedback to find it Seller: zorbaca ( 2203
I do remember being super ticked that it arrived 'Postage due', and only in a card saver for protection.
I was so f in mad.
Feedback I left for him
"Arrived Postage Due! Are you serious? 30+ for card only cardsaver for protection"
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