@georgebailey2 said:
The grader you got is the same guy who left Aaron, Mays, Seaver, Schmidt, etc. off of his HOF ballot just because it was their first year of eligibility.

Seriously, on the Tony Esposito, what is the rational for it NOT being a 10? Is there some form of surface or back issue? Definitely cannot be edges, corners, centering, print marks or registration.

Top right corner touched?

I think that's one of the down sides of Fritsch vending. The boxes were probably moved around over the years resulting in some light corner touches. I noticed the same thing with the box ripped on Youtube. Having said that, some 8's wouldn't have been unwarranted.

That Carter should be an 8!

The 71 Hockey and 75 Baseball look great in the SGC holders!
From the scans it looks like the 75's were pretty accurately graded but 71's look undegraded almost across the board.
Regardless, great cards!

It looks like they're punishing 'diamond-cuts' and dropping by .5 or a full grade even if the worst it measures is still within spec for the higher grade. That's a shame.

@UFFDAH said:

To confirm all of these 75's came from a recently opened vending box. Is that correct?

Based on the hockey cards and 75s…SGC grading seems to be more in line with parent company, PSA.

great 75 topps cards. sgc sure was kind of tough on some cards. 75 is my favorite set of the seventies thanks for sharing.

The Rice seems like a 6 or 7 due to ink smearing , The carter shoudl have been an 8 seem like it was error.

The angle on the MVP cuts is a bit distracting, still it's something SGC prior to this spring would not have been so harsh on. Makes me think they have been given orders.

Man. Would their printer only print 7s that day or something? Those are crazy grades.

I think I want 75s in SGC holders now. 😄 Thanks for sharing. I love the look of that Brooks card.

Decades ago I had fritsch send a 1975 vending box to gai directly on my behalf. The box got a 7.5 grade. Guess that matches the card grades too.

"The hallmark of excellence, the test of greatness, is consistency."

Jim Tressel

The best thing about those 75s is the print clarity and color, especially the Schmidt. To me, that is far more important than perfect corners.