let me know your thoughts I was hoping for a 9 as I have 9s with more whitening and scratching. i have never sent in a card with a like a line like that going thru it like that. this is my first time seeing that and I’m not really sure how Psa views it maybe some of you guys have more experience in regards to this. I am not talking about the scratch/print line I am talking about what almost looks to be an indent line, you can see it the most in the fourth and fifth pic.
I’m sitting here looking at a 6 with about the same types of defects.
I think it’s an 8 to me.
I got a hitmonchan with the exact same defect in 8 so there’s some consistency at least.
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I have to agree with @jcincy101 , looks like an 8 to me as well from the pictures you have supplied.
Having said that if you could noticeably feel the indent (when the card was not graded) then you should be very happy with the 8 grade.
Tough call. I would personally give it a low 8, but that’s because I don’t think the indent is that big of a deal. It looks like a factory defect, which is pretty forgivable in my opinion. The biggest concern to me is the edge wear on the back of the card.
Sent in a 1st ed blastoise with a line like that a little while back, ended up as a 9.
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You got very lucky.
Op, I have mixed thoughts on your cards. It looks like a 8, but that line looks like quite the indent… which should probably be insta PSA 6 from what I’ve been hearing here.
I actually have a ‘Mint’ Blastoise, I legit thought it was a 10 contender until I noticed it had a very slight dent on the back middle of the card. I should probably show you guys this weekend. It’s only Unlimited and I paid $20 something so it’s not a big deal either way as I’m using it as part of a holo set rather than bother sending it in to PSA.
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When we look at the pictures are we supposed to look at the print lines or those little white specks?
That looks like more than the usual minor print line/scratch. I know some of you guys say it’s a factory defect, but I’d probably give the card 8 even if it didn’t have that… I guess it depends how deep it is.
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That looks like an 8 to me.
Is that another dent by the “Mewtwo” word?
It could get an 8 but I sure wouldn’t be happy if I bought it as an 8 and it had that problem,
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That just looks like the uneven/cloud-like coloring on the card to me.
As for what the card’s grade is, that’s clearly factory considering it goes perfectly horizontal across the card. As it’s not damage and just part of the card’s integrity (while still taking it into account) I think 8 is fair.
I’m not saying that indentation is not factory, but that can very likely have been caused outside the factory.
The fact that it’s so exactly horizontal across the card makes me doubt it’s not factory. Obviously it’s possible but when that thing isn’t in the slot on the printing machine there’s a one in a million chance of something lining up and pressing evenly like that.
Maybe someone left a box on top of it?
Pretty impressive coincidental angling then.
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I thought indents like this were automatic 6s? If that is not the case i have plenty of cards with far smaller indents I can now consider sending as before i thought all was lost in terms of grading them!
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