Wrinkles on Vintage cards...

NowPanic

I was wondering if tiny surface wrinkles on cards were factory defects or something else.
More specifically vintage MINT cards were the only flaw is a wrinkle.
It seems to me it would be hard to "wrinkle" a card by handling it. I think it would just crease & show other signs of wear.
Any ideas?

storm888

"...I was wondering if tiny surface wrinkles on cards were factory defects or something else..."

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They generally come out the pack that way.

"MINT" does not mean "pack fresh."

"MINT" means how the card would look if it was made/preserved without defects.

A micro-wrinkle turns 10s into 5s.

NowPanic

I know. Personally I love PSA 5's that look MINT or better despite the wrinkle.
It makes the card extremely affordable!

cwazzy

I personally love me a good wrinkle. They can make for the best "value" in vintage cards. PSA 4s and 5s that look like they are NMMT or better are hard to beat on a budget.

Elemenopeo

<< <i>I personally love me a good wrinkle. They can make for the best "value" in vintage cards. PSA 4s and 5s that look like they are NMMT or better are hard to beat on a budget. >>


Must... resist.. urge... to post... same scans... for umpteenth time. UGH!

Stingray

<< <i>I know. Personally I love PSA 5's that look MINT or better despite the wrinkle.
It makes the card extremely affordable! >>



I have a SGC 50 (4) 1954 Kaline that has a surface wrinkle on it. Only way to see it is to tilt the card in direct light. There is a mark on the surface too, but it looks like a 6 or 7 to me, corners are nice on it.

2dueces

The scan doesn't show the corners but all are sharp. Th submitter must have missed a surface wrinkle on both cards. I personally would take a full set of PSA 5's with wrinkles that can't be seen unless turned in the right light. I have examined both these cards and cannot find the flaws, but they must be there because PSA said so. Great looking cards on a budget.