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otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭
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Or is this card completely miscut (currently on eBay)? The top third looks like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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    ldfergldferg Posts: 6,769 ✭✭✭
    i can definitely see what you're saying. ouch!! decently centered, the miscut kills it.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
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    BarfvaderBarfvader Posts: 2,859 ✭✭✭✭
    I don't know if this helps but just trying to build my post count. image

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    Jeff

    Miscut Museum

    My Mess

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    hockeyguyhockeyguy Posts: 312
    I've been wanting to say this for a while, but shouldnt the CUT of the card, be the 5th subgrade ?
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    hockeyguyhockeyguy Posts: 312


    << <i>I don't know if this helps but just trying to build my post count. image

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    OMG
    I thought I was the only one to draw lines in paintshop, to check the cut of the card

    too funny
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    nam812nam812 Posts: 10,608 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey Barf, watch it. I'm the etch a sketch guy around here. Just ask Scott.
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    hockeyguyhockeyguy Posts: 312
    in fairness, the case itself is tilted in the picture, so it adds alot of angle
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    rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    i saw that nick, you drew a pic of a card box, i can draw a stickmanimage
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    TheHunTheHun Posts: 1,690


    << <i>in fairness, the case itself is tilted in the picture, so it adds alot of angle >>



    true. draw the same line around the holder in that pic and the holder is about "6"

    cheers
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    otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Hey Barf, watch it. I'm the etch a sketch guy around here. >>



    Yeah, what he said...
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    bdunndchibdunndchi Posts: 650
    Wow. Definitely looks cut weird to me.
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    MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭
    That's funny, I think I sold this card raw.

    I saved my eBay descript. and photos of the front and back of card.

    Anyway, I paid $80 for it at a local card shop (Lobo's) and flipped it real fast on eBay for a quick profit.

    Here is what I wrote on the card, "I purchased this recently at a local card shop and was blinded by its nice edges and corners. The upper left corner has a little nick in it, but the others and especially the edges look really nice to me. The card does have a diamond tilt and I have provided a large scan below that accent this. Anyway, here it is."

    I asked about this card on this board if someone wants to search for the thread.

    It could be doctored (I will admit not being a grader) but it does look more like a diamond tilt to me. Both sides have a good angle, corners are not mint. I am surprized it got that grade though. When I bought the card it was in a top load which pretty much hit the tilt, so I felt I presented the card fair in resale, since I did not hide it.

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    I decided I didn't like the tilt so I parted with it.....although I have yet to replace it.



    Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards.
    Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
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    dizzledizzle Posts: 1,051 ✭✭
    The SGC card does look better with the slab straight...

    I don't think this is the "raw" card posted above either..

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    StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭


    << <i>in fairness, the case itself is tilted in the picture, so it adds alot of angle >>



    Agreed.
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    CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    That's what we in the sportscard business call "crooked".
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    BarfvaderBarfvader Posts: 2,859 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Hey Barf, watch it. I'm the etch a sketch guy around here. Just ask Scott. >>



    Hey now I did say I was just trying to build my post count. image

    <-------- Finally nearing 1,000

    Jeff

    Miscut Museum

    My Mess

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    MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭
    If it is not the same card, it shows that this type of tilt is common on the Bradshaw. Check the white border around Bradshaw, the corners of it with the edge of the card. Also, both cards have the same worse corner, the upper right.

    Whenever I finish the more modern football rc's, I will work more on getting more of the 70s.


    Edit to add: You are correct, top to bottom shows it clearly. I just instantly thought of this card because of the tilt and the corner. Hope I didn't offend anyone in sharing the other images.
    Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards.
    Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
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    dizzledizzle Posts: 1,051 ✭✭


    << <i>If it is not the same card, it shows that this type of tilt is common on the Bradshaw. Check the white border around Bradshaw, the corners of it with the edge of the card. Also, both cards have the same worse corner, the upper right.

    Whenever I finish the more modern football rc's, I will work more on getting more of the 70s. >>



    The first give away it's not the same card is the top to bottom centering.... the "Terry Bradshaw" on the raw card is much closer to the top edge than the graded one.. There's many more differences as well..
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