DHoey07 Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 I’ll start by saying that I’ve never looked this close at my cards in the past and I’m starting to notice little things. I have a 1989 topps traded Aikman that I thought was perfect. Crisp corners, pristine edges, good centering, etc. but upon further inspection, it has an ink stain on the bottom border of the card. A small pink, red spot that I’m sure came from the pack that way. How far will it drop the overall grade of the card in your opinion? thanks, Danny MountainG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Melnick Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 According to PSA none at all. Look at this 10 I saw yesterday on PWCC auction. OFF CENTER AND INK STAIN ON FRONT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHoey07 Posted April 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 I hear ya. With the max grade allowed only 1 point above the lowest subgrade, will the ink stain cause the surface to be a 6? 7? 8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmtdcollector Posted May 12, 2021 Report Share Posted May 12, 2021 Each grading company may have their different standards. Thats my issue with PSA though I still send to them. Ive seen PSA 10's that are off centered especially with the earlier cards. It felt like they padded their starts before the boom so more people will send, and now they suddenly become very strict and rumours say controlling the population of tens. People will still send to them because of profits but as far as quality standards I trust BGS more and now starting to like CSG, thus sending my 6th batch this week. MountainG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Harris Posted May 28, 2021 Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 Not just ink stains but on the 80's stuff you will see weird abnormalities in the card stock itself, like dark patches. These are all the reasons why true 10's even in the junk era should hold a big premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micky 8 Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 On 4/23/2021 at 11:31 PM, DHoey07 said: I’ll start by saying that I’ve never looked this close at my cards in the past and I’m starting to notice little things. I have a 1989 topps traded Aikman that I thought was perfect. Crisp corners, pristine edges, good centering, etc. but upon further inspection, it has an ink stain on the bottom border of the card. A small pink, red spot that I’m sure came from the pack that way. How far will it drop the overall grade of the card in your opinion? thanks, Danny i got alot of ink stains in late 80s jordans and Montana rookies im hoping it doesnt effect the grade to much goodluck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHoey07 Posted November 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2021 I think it will go to PSA as I feel CSG's AI will hit it hard. Zola05 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
