Today I was just browsing ebay and found a listing for a PSA 8 Neo Genesis Lugia with only a minute left going fairly cheap. So I panicked, had a quick look at the card, thought it looked fine and put in a bid. I won which I was pretty happy with. The images showed tons of vertical scratches that looked like typical PSA slab scratches to me, but then I properly read the description and saw that it specifically said it was in a “new and unscratched” case. So I messaged the seller and they confirmed the scratches were on the card. Now I fully expect a PSA 8 to have holo scratches, but my 8’s have never had anywhere near this many. It looks like there may even be a small dent on the back but I’m honestly just more interested if this would normally get an 8 even if everything else was perfect.
I have I just been really lucky with my 8’s in the past or is this the exception? 
Always hard to tell from a picture, maybe it’s not as bad in real life but given how harsh they grade some cards I’m surprised it got an 8. I have 9s with light scratches and a 7 with two deeper scratches though. Hopefully you got it for a price that reflected those pictures and go through with the transaction
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@shinycards Thanks for your input. I think it was a good price for an 8 but I’m really not sure it deserved that 8. It really takes away a lot of the eye appeal to me. I hate to be that guy and have never cancelled an order on a PSA card before but I am considering it. Just going to wait for a couple more opinions before I make a decision though.
Congrats. I purchased a Lugia in the same grade a while back that had similar scratches. I got it back when they were under 1k though so maybe my situation is different. I’m weird and prefer some holo scratching to bad edge wear.
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The new psa 8’s are solid. I would argue that they are on par with older 9 certs from a few of my newer grades. Depending on how old the Cert is I would say it’s more than likely on the case.
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@mimighster , those scratches look very uniform. They might be factory scratches/print lines. I’ve seen similar scratches on Neo Genesis holos (Yanma and T17 have scratches like that sometimes, but they’re usually horizontal). If PSA viewed the scratches as factory damage, I could understand them giving it an 8. Otherwise, it should definitely bring it down to a 7.
In addition, it’s definitely not right to cancel the purchase. If you end up not wanting the card, just sell it.
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@breakingpokemon Thanks, I feel those scratches are lighter and a lot less abundant though. I’d be fine if it looked like that. There’s even a ball of scratches at the bottom middle which can be seen at any angle. Just looks like a white smudge.
@zorloth There may be some factory scratches but there’s definitely some that aren’t. This image shows a ball of scratches at the bottom better. Can be seen from every angle it seems:
I guess I won’t cancel but I wouldn’t feel comfortable selling it on as an 8 either.
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