We are not professional graders. However, we do not want you to buy a card without having an idea of the condition it is in. On our older cards we make every effort to list it's appropriate condition by the grade guide listed below. The grade guide listed below are the guidelines from PSA.
WE DO OUR BEST & EXAMINE EACH CARD BUT WE ARE NOT PROFESSIONAL GRADERS.
You are receiving the actual card in the scan.
SUGGESTED CARD GRADE: VG
Near Mint-Mint (NM-MT)
- Can have a very slight wax stain on reverse
- Can have the slightest fraying at one or two corners
- Can have a minor printing imperfection
- May have slightly off-white borders
- Centering must be approximately 65/35 to 70/30 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse
Near Mint (NM)
- May have slight surface wear
- May be slight fraying on some corners
- Picture focus may be slightly out-of-register
- Minor printing blemish is acceptable
- Slight wax staining is acceptable on the back of the card only
- Most of the original gloss is retained
- Centering must be approximately 70/30 to 75/25 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the back
Excellent-Mint (EX-MT)
- May have visible surface wear or a printing defect
- Very light scratch may be detected
- Corners may have slightly graduated fraying
- Picture focus may be slightly out-of-register
- May show some loss of original gloss
May have minor wax stain on reverse
May exhibit very slight notching on edges
May also show some off-whiteness on borders
Centering must be 80/20 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse
Excellent (EX)
- May have minor rounding of the corners
- May have surface wear or printing defects
- May be minor chipping on edges
- May have loss of original gloss
- Focus of picture may be slightly out-of-register
- Several light scratches may be visible upon close inspection
- Card may show some off-whiteness of borders
- Centering must be 85/15 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the back
Very Good (VG)
- May reveal some rounding of the corners, though not extreme
- Some surface wear may be apparent
- Possible light scuffing or light scratches
- Focus may be somewhat off-register and edges may exhibit noticeable wear
- Much, but not all, of the card's original gloss will be lost
- Borders may be somewhat yellowed and/or discolored
- A crease may be visible
- Printing defects are possible
- Slight stain may show on obverse and wax staining on reverse may be more prominent
- May also have pen marks on the back of the card
Good
May show accelerated rounding and surface wear
May have scratching, scuffing, light staining, or chipping of enamel on obverse
Original gloss may be completely absent
Card may show considerable discoloration
May also have a small amount of writing on the front or back of the card
Fair
Corners will show extreme wear
Surface of the card will show advanced stages of wear, including scuffing, scratching, pitting, chipping and staining
Borders may have become brown and dirty
Card may have one or more heavy creases
Poor
Corners will show extreme wear
Surface of the card will show advanced stages of wear, including scuffing, scratching, pitting, chipping and staining
Borders may have become brown and dirty
Card may have one or more heavy creases
May exhibit major creasing that nearly breaks through all the layers of cardboard
May contain extreme discoloration or dirtiness
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