Worst grade ever?

MiniDuff

No words for this Ryan rookie... rounded corners, surface wear, o/c...wow
Ryan Rookie Overgrade

Dakillo

I have a mini Ryan I'd like to put in front of that grader :-)

cards651

That's one I'm sure PSA would like to have back. I have a so-called PSA 7 1968 #32 Topps Hockey Dean Prentice. It's a tougher common and I really don't recall what I paid, probably $15 to $25 range. However, there's a nice big crease on the back rendering it more like a 3 or 4. I feel dumb throwing out something that I paid good money for but don't have the heart to stick someone else with it either and I really don't want to sell it for $5 so someone can turn around and sell it for $20 again. Perhaps like Black Friday or Cyber Monday, PSA could start an annual event where collectors destroy their most overgraded PSA cards, sort of a culling of the herd. Whaddya say Joe? Think of the marketing possibilities. - Kevin

jeffcbay

There's a good reason why that card was scanned on a white background and the edges of the slab are cropped off. Dollars to donuts this card is in a tampered-with slab.

MiniDuff

I'd think that far more likely, than that being a legit grade. It is a recent flip too, so this might not be the first time the original has been through either.

SDavid

Bret wouldn't intentionally hide/sell a tampered slab.

Here's where it sold the first time:

link

WCSports did a good job of hiding the surface issues in his scan, but the centering and edge wear are the same so I'm sure it's the same card.

MiniDuff

Nice find. Props to the current seller for offering a far more clear scan. That said, wow...

fiveniner

IMO grading seems to be all over the place in the last couple years.Weak consistency.

JustinsShoebox

<< <i>IMO grading seems to be all over the place in the last couple years.Weak consistency. >>



I have to agree. Along with the inconsistancies in grading, I've received more mislabels than normal.