So COMC only mentions condition of the card if they notice a flaw? Because I have seen other cards that are labeled MT?
COMC has been kicking around since about 2007, and they've changed how they do things over the years. But some items were processed under an old system which may or may not still be valid.
At the present time, if you submit a card to COMC, they will put it into a condition bucket. The default bucket has no notation. A lower bucket is EX-NM. A lower bucket than that is Good to VG-EX. Then there are buckets that have variations on Poor and Fair.
At one time, COMC would submit cards to BGS for grading, for a fee. You could indicate that you want a card sent to BGS. You could also pay $2 and request a "condition review", where they would take it out of inventory, scan it at a much higher resolution, and give COMC's opinion about the card's grade. From there, you might have it sent to BGS, or you might just keep it in the bucket.
If a card bucket says "Mint" or some such thing, it is one of these cards. I don't know if they still do raw card reviews. They no longer submit items for grading.
Unless the card is being sold by Dean's Cards. Dean's is a third-party vendor which COMC picked up years ago when they didn't think their regular customers could supply enough vintage cards. Dean's is allowed to add their cards to the COMC catalog and ship from their warehouse if an item sells. If you're looking at a vintage card and there are several grades which are in all capital letters (and usually if the price is really high) then it's probably Dean's.
Last edited by checkoutmydeals; 01-07-2021 at 05:42 PM.
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