Do you think this 1986 Topps Rice deserves a PSA 9?
 

At first glance, this looks like an absolute blazer but look at "49ers". How much does this factory defect affect your opinion of this card?

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Grading is subjective, doesn’t really matter. It graded a 9, so it’s a 9. Weve all seen 10s that “deserve” an 8 or worse, but people have such an obsession with PSA slabs and buying the grade, the number is all the matters, even if the condition doesn’t agree.

[QUOTE=Grave252;19014738][B]Grading is subjective[/B], doesn’t really matter. It graded a 9, so it’s a 9. Weve all seen 10s that “deserve” an 8 or worse, but people have such an obsession with PSA slabs and buying the grade, the number is all the matters, even if the condition doesn’t agree.[/QUOTE]

That's kind of why I am asking for opinions LOL.

Combination of nice front and decent back centering on this card is really though. Given that and overall sharp corners, I think a 9 is perfectly fine.

[QUOTE=MarsAttacks;19014767]Combination of nice front and decent back centering on this card is really though. Given that and overall sharp corners, I think a 9 is perfectly fine.[/QUOTE]

Kind of my thinking too. I've never been a big haggler for a minor, factory defect on the surface. Always been much more about corners, edges and centering for me.

[QUOTE=ReggieBush22;19014785]Kind of my thinking too. I've never been a big haggler for a minor, factory defect on the surface. Always been much more about corners, edges and centering for me.[/QUOTE]

Yes. I value the importance of centering and corners greater than a print defect. 86 Topps has lots of print defects, so it’s not like it’s unusual. I recently got back 3 86 Rice that were PSA 8. Overall solid looking examples. No complaints given current grading standards. Yet I think this is example graded years ago is nicer overall.

It's a veritable goldmine.

it probably got a 9 because of the print defect

this is an old school PSA grade. i think in a more current PSA mode, it's a PSA 9 "PD" for "print defect" on it.

[QUOTE=jplarson;19014882]It's a veritable goldmine.[/QUOTE]

Well done.

I would not have personally given that card a 9. But check the serial #, that's borderline dot matrix font on that label. That had to be an early example.

[QUOTE=RustyDawg37;19015501]it probably got a 9 because of the print defect[/QUOTE]

Yeah, i think it's that nice too. I mean everything else looks pretty much PSA 10 material. It's a blazer in my eyes.

that card looks perfectly fine in a psa 9 holder.

I actually think it does.