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PSA 1 versus Authentic-- Help Please
Mefer
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Greetings--
I am looking to possibly pick up a raw card for a set I am working on. My goal is to have the card grade at least a PSA 1 (relatively low standard). The card in question though has a pinhole that is not very noticeable on the front but more so on the back. From an eye appeal perspective, it detracts next to nothing on the front (more important to the grades I believe) but looks a bit more nasty on the back. Here is the PSA 1 standard:
PR 1: Poor
A PSA Poor 1 will exhibit many of the same qualities of a PSA Fair 1.5 but the defects may have advanced to such a serious stage that the eye-appeal of the card has nearly vanished in its entirety. A Poor card may be missing one or two small pieces, exhibit major creasing that nearly breaks through all the layers of cardboard or it may contain extreme discoloration or dirtiness throughout that may make it difficult to identify the issue or content of the card on either the front or back. A card of this nature may also show noticeable warping or another type of destructive defect.
Reading the above, it does note that a PSA 1 card can be missing one or two small pieces and this particular card does appear to fit that description. I guess what I really don't have a grasp on is what really drops a card down to just authentic. My sense is that the card has to be missing a large amount of cardboard, or trimmed, in order to drop down that far.
I would appreciate any thoughts from the group to further learn the distinction between the two levels. Thanks.
Matt
I am looking to possibly pick up a raw card for a set I am working on. My goal is to have the card grade at least a PSA 1 (relatively low standard). The card in question though has a pinhole that is not very noticeable on the front but more so on the back. From an eye appeal perspective, it detracts next to nothing on the front (more important to the grades I believe) but looks a bit more nasty on the back. Here is the PSA 1 standard:
PR 1: Poor
A PSA Poor 1 will exhibit many of the same qualities of a PSA Fair 1.5 but the defects may have advanced to such a serious stage that the eye-appeal of the card has nearly vanished in its entirety. A Poor card may be missing one or two small pieces, exhibit major creasing that nearly breaks through all the layers of cardboard or it may contain extreme discoloration or dirtiness throughout that may make it difficult to identify the issue or content of the card on either the front or back. A card of this nature may also show noticeable warping or another type of destructive defect.
Reading the above, it does note that a PSA 1 card can be missing one or two small pieces and this particular card does appear to fit that description. I guess what I really don't have a grasp on is what really drops a card down to just authentic. My sense is that the card has to be missing a large amount of cardboard, or trimmed, in order to drop down that far.
I would appreciate any thoughts from the group to further learn the distinction between the two levels. Thanks.
Matt
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IMO Id take a pinholed card over a heavily creased or surface scuffed card any day.
Cant tell you if it should get an "A" or not unless we can see the card.
Without the pinhole, what grade would it be? G, VG, EX, NRMT, etc.
-Howard