Grading Opinion

ugaskidawg

What has been your experiences with tape residue and grading outcomes?



I'm looking at picking up a beautiful 1960 Topps card, apart from it having tape residue on two places on the front of the card (1/2in by 1/2in in both places). The corners are sharp, centering is 55/45 to 60/40, the colors are pretty vibrant, no major print flaws, very few black/white print specks, and back is clean.



I don't have a picture of it, but I would guess without the tape residue, it would grade out at a 7...maybe an 8. What would the tape marks do to it?



Thoughts?

UncleTwoPillow

Tape residue is a silent killer. Your proposed acquisition will earn nothing close to a Near Mint grade. Enjoy it as a raw example unless you feel compelled to store it in a holder.

ugaskidawg

Thanks for the info! Would it just knock it down a couple grades, or would it kill it completely and grade out as a 1 or 2?

PMKAY

Only sent in one with tape residue - without tape it would have been a 6 or a 5 - came back a 1

ugaskidawg

I decided against it and just bought one that had no residue, but will grade out at a solid 7 instead. Thanks for the info!