Here's my Topps Sakic PSA 7, just for drewsef

EagleEyeKid · June 3, 2010 7:22AM

Well, I want to thank PSA for getting my order out to me in 1 day.
Here's my disappointment and the card still looks exactly the same as I sent it in. I can't see anything wrong with it.
Scans of the front, back, and top edge corners, and bottom edge corners. All 4 corners are sharp. Can you guys see anything I'm missing? A 7? The greatest 7 in the world.

digicat · June 3, 2010 7:24AM

Is the surface of the card perfectly flat? Are there any indentations of any kind on it?

I've had a few cards that looked perfect, but had slight indentations on the surface. They always came back as 7s.

EagleEyeKid · June 3, 2010 7:26AM

Really hard to see the surface through the holder, but gliding and rotating the holder under a light, I can't see any indentation. There may be a break in the surface. I hear "break in the surface" a lot. What exactly does that mean? It's smooth then stops? If someone can clarify.

mexpo75 · June 3, 2010 7:31AM

That is really terrible. I can see NO reason why that would not be a minimum of 9. Based on the last sub you posted, you obviously know what you are looking at. Sorry that happened. That really will make me think long and hard about submitting anything for a review.

richtree · June 3, 2010 7:32AM

are those print dots over the TOPPS TM on the back of the card ????

EagleEyeKid · June 3, 2010 7:34AM

Yup, those are print dots. None on front.

mexpo75 · June 3, 2010 7:45AM

Regardless, those print dots should not bring the grade down, IMO.

digicat · June 3, 2010 7:51AM

Hmm, from the zoomed-in scan, it looks as if the lower-right corner has a ding.

EagleEyeKid · June 3, 2010 7:57AM

The lower right corner is sharp. I think cos it's a slight bit
darker on that side of the scan which may give it the illusion which I also noticed after looking at the scan, but it's a sharp corner, no dings. I may have to resub....I dunno anymore.

thedutymon · June 3, 2010 8:19AM

Eagle,
That's a Re-Sub all day long...That is a Crack and Re-Sub!!!!

Neil

EagleEyeKid · June 3, 2010 8:29AM

Yea, I'm about to crack this puppy in a little bit along with a couple of PSA 9s. I'll look at it closer again. Who knows, I may of missed something.

drewsef · June 3, 2010 8:46AM

You guys are a trip. Get 99 out of 100 cards your happy with, 91 of which are 10's, back less than a month, received a day after being shipped, and the one card you don't agree with gets two threads that are worthy of saying WTF?

divecchia · June 3, 2010 8:56AM

It looks like it is definitely worth a resub...

Good luck...Donato

milbroco · June 3, 2010 8:57AM

To me it seems like there is a ding in the bottom right corner. However, my eyes are not what they used to be. Did you use a magnification loope?
Bob

MeteoriteGuy · June 3, 2010 8:58AM

<< You guys are a trip. Get 99 out of 100 cards your happy with, 91 of which are 10's, back less than a month, received a day after being shipped, and the one card you don't agree with gets two threads that are worthy of saying WTF?

>>

That is what I was thinking.

"Can you guys see anything I'm missing?"

The big pichure.

mike22y2k · June 3, 2010 9:44AM

wallst32 · June 3, 2010 9:47AM

You need to review the corners and edges under magnicifcation. 1989 Topps hockey paper stock is a lot like 1986 Topps football. To the naked eye, everything may appear perfect, but under magnification, you start seeing tons of chips and loss of the top surface. 1989 Topps hockey is much worse of course. There is a reason why that card is so tough to get in high grade.

RedHeart54 · June 3, 2010 9:48AM

They seem to be tough on that card. I also sent one in I thought was a lock 9. Came back an 8.

CoinRuckus · June 3, 2010 9:50AM

This is a prime example of why instant replay should be introduced

PistolPete7 · June 3, 2010 9:52AM

You can always break and resub.

mike22y2k · June 3, 2010 9:53AM

The card looks slanted in the Joe Sakic banner. I sent in 20 OPC and Topps a few years ago and received only (1) PSA 9 of each. The problem with all the cards I submitted were that they all had small indentations from the machine that cuts them on the surface. Never noticed them before I got back the submission back. This card is located in a bad place on the sheet. This is the money card of the set. Just my opinion.

CoinRuckus · June 3, 2010 9:59AM

<< You can always break and resub. >>

Get in touch with Gecko. He will give you $30 since you own a Wilt Chamberlain autographed card.

PistolPete7 · June 3, 2010 10:04AM

<< 

<< You can always break and resub. >>

Get in touch with Gecko. He will give you $30 since you own a Wilt Chamberlain autographed card. >>

I am not sure what this means, but thanks I think?

otwcards · June 3, 2010 10:07AM

From what I remember, it appears that there's an excessive amount of black ink in the image. The example posted appears much darker than the norm. Not uncommon, but definitely something that drops MINT grades to NM...

goye · June 3, 2010 10:16AM

On the backside pinkish area, to the left of the S in Sakic, and above the t in weight, 1/2 by 1/2 area? Same discoloration on the left side edge of pinkish area?

Or do I see scanner dust?

Edited to add: Is there a line going straight up from the W in weight through the pinkish and red area's? Like where the edge of the wax would be on the first fold?

otwcards · June 3, 2010 12:42PM

Went back and looked at my Sakics... There's way too much black on the front of the image that you posted. It's not a registration issue, but one that almost always results in at least a two grade drop.

SDSportsFan · June 3, 2010 1:08PM

Look at the top-left of the N in the Nordique logo on the bottom-right of the card. Looks like a stain or something.

Steve

Stingray · June 4, 2010 12:32AM

<< Look at the top-left of the N in the Nordique logo on the bottom-right of the card. Looks like a stain or something.

Steve >>

I think we have a winner, good eye!!!

Garabaldi · June 4, 2010 2:29AM

This is why for a small fee PSA should tell you why it is a 7. With the technology that we have these days how hard is it to type a few lines on the cert# page.

EagleEyeKid · June 4, 2010 2:58AM

Look at the top-left of the N in the Nordique logo on the bottom-right of the card. Looks like a stain or something.

Nice catch Steve. I missed it all together. Not only does it look like a stain of sorts, but on that same spot, the surface is like a small hill. Kind of like a reverse indentation is the only way I can describe it. Maybe mixed in with the 2 print dots on the back to get the total.

nam812 · June 4, 2010 3:17AM

<< .......Not only does it look like a stain of sorts, but on that same spot, the surface is like a small hill. Kind of like a reverse indentation is the only way I can describe it......... >>

I had the same exact thing on a 1975 Joe Torre and they gave it a PSA 9 with a PD qualifier.

drewsef · June 4, 2010 3:39AM

maybe changing the title of the thread is in order

drewsef · June 4, 2010 5:20AM

You're the greatest Bryan.

jojowest · June 4, 2010 5:35AM

Looks like an 8-8.5. You got ripped.

Stone193 · June 4, 2010 10:18AM

I have an OPC Sakic from a membership sub and yours looks as good as this one:

Unfortunately, it probably isn't worth resub'ing?

Definitely looks way better than a 7.

goye · June 4, 2010 11:09AM

Quite the gracious 9, you have there........go figure

goye

Here's my Topps Sakic PSA 7, just for drewsef

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