Which of these cards would you rather have?
krobinson98
Posts: 8
If you were purchasing the below card, which one would you choose, or are both not in a condition you would not go after and would simply wait for a better centered/conditioned PSA 8. Though this is a modern card I am new to older/vintage cards and am curious what everybody looks for in a card such as this one. I'm looking at picking up a OPC PSA 8 version of this card in the near future. Thanks for any replies.
A:
B:
C: Neither, as I would wait for a better conditioned/centered PSA 8
A:
B:
C: Neither, as I would wait for a better conditioned/centered PSA 8
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Centering is fine with me. It's the rough edges and washed out/faded look that takes away the eye appeal for me.
The two scans are not similar - so it's like apples and oranges with respect to selecting.
I would have to see the two cards in person to be sure.
I don't like B so much and if A is that faded - I'd pass on that one also.
So, I'm leaning towards C.
The centering is perfect, and rough-cuts don't bother me at all (although B does have maybe a bit too much rough-cut), but both cards have other issues that to me anyway, make them low-end 8s.
Steve
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If I had to spend that PSA8 $$$ on a Gretzky....
Id buy 5 raw cards in EX for the same $$$!
Those 2 PSA8 cards you show and not NRMT-MT, they are EX. Rough cut or no rough cut, they have EX type eye appeal, not better.
Both have bad rough cut, the top one is a bad faded scan and has a rub mark upper right corner, the bottom card is overgraded, print spot and some bad roughcut w/chipping
This is what an "8" should look like
1979 O-Pee-Chee Gretzky PSA-8
PS took a quick look..... Ive seen a few PSA6-7 that look better than the 2 PSA8 cards you showed. and the 7's sell for 1/3 the price of an 8 sometimes.
Buy the card not the slab