Grading perforated tickets ?

tennesseebanker

What does PSA look for when grading perforated tickets ?

Since these tickets heave the ridges left after separation around the edges ?

akuracy503

From my limited experience and knowledge of ticket grading they seem to focus on natural edges left from the perforated seperation, things such as smoothing out or trimming those natural edges will dictate their assessment.

I'm assuming this is why a lot of tickets are graded "authentic" due to the trimming of those edges?

The more natural the better is my guess.
and of course they are now labeled "Stubs" vs full ticket.

tennesseebanker

Thanks, that is helpful. So, if the corner isn't sharp like a card,but shows where the card was torn away from the others PSA wont downgrade it ?

akuracy503

My guess is that tickets are looked at the same way as cards when grading, clean corners with the addition of a clean perforation detachment.
paper loss, anything from a speckle to major stock loss is a common factor with tickets.

The nice thing about tickets....they are more about the historic and sentimental value.
There just aren't enough vintage tickets in circulation to be too concerned about having a nm full ticket vs a ticket stub that qualifies as just authentic.
The condition is more about eye appeal for me.

I can say though its challenging to collect tickets in any specific criteria, I've found patience is a must and consistently scouring all the major auction events and eBay.