Kobe 1997 Star Power Supreme on Ebay

shondamon · 05-30-2022, 05:09 PM

This star power supreme looks pretty sharp but how did this grade a 9 when the shooting star on top is pretty much all peeled off on this card. The shooting star should look exactly like the one on the bottom, but is nonexistent here.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/12533200076...mis&media=COPY

This is the pic on PSA cert database:

Literally looks like someone intentionally peeled off the tail of the shooting star to make it look more presentable

regularp · 05-30-2022, 06:13 PM

BGS and PSA seem to not care about the surfaces about these. I made a thread on it a while back:

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showth...+power+supreme

This is a PSA 10:

duron · 05-30-2022, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by regularp

BGS and PSA seem to not care about the surfaces about these. I made a thread on it a while back:

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showth...+power+supreme

I just think the majority of graders are undertrained with regards to many 90s inserts with more nuanced/involved designs.

shondamon · 05-30-2022, 06:54 PM

Gives me even more reason to buy cards, not slabs lol. Grading is a sham!!!

cms11 · 05-31-2022, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by shondamon

Gives me even more reason to buy cards, not slabs lol. Grading is a sham!!!

I'm more and more in this boat after coming to the BO forum.

Arianny_Fan · 06-01-2022, 10:49 AM

Always viewed grading as the biggest money grab when I got back into collecting. It's so obvious. How do many others not see it? Makes you wonder.

Nomad · 06-01-2022, 09:05 PM

If we stopped caring about grading and altered cards, cards wouldn't be graded or altered. Kind of like an infinite loop. But pop control... okay.

05-30-2022, 05:09 PM	#1
shondamon Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: STL Posts: 381 akskek	Kobe 1997 Star Power Supreme on Ebay This star power supreme looks pretty sharp but how did this grade a 9 when the shooting star on top is pretty much all peeled off on this card. The shooting star should look exactly like the one on the bottom, but is nonexistent here. https://www.ebay.com/itm/12533200076...mis&media=COPY This is the pic on PSA cert database: Literally looks like someone intentionally peeled off the tail of the shooting star to make it look more presentable __________________ sale/trade album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/190460906@N08/albums/72157716246696887 Last edited by shondamon; 05-30-2022 at 05:12 PM.

05-30-2022, 06:54 PM	#4
shondamon Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: STL Posts: 381 akskek	Gives me even more reason to buy cards, not slabs lol. Grading is a sham!!! __________________ sale/trade album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/190460906@N08/albums/72157716246696887

06-01-2022, 10:49 AM	#6
Arianny_Fan Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On a rock in the middle of the sea. Posts: 3,577 basketballfiend	Always viewed grading as the biggest money grab when I got back into collecting. It's so obvious. How do many others not see it? Makes you wonder. __________________ IG: @basketballfiendcards @ariannycelestecards Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/139631202@N06/albums

05-30-2022, 06:13 PM	#2
regularp Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,173	BGS and PSA seem to not care about the surfaces about these. I made a thread on it a while back: https://www.blowoutforums.com/showth...+power+supreme This is a PSA 10:

06-01-2022, 09:05 PM	#7
Nomad Banned Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Fomenting FOMO on the down low. Posts: 8,094	If we stopped caring about grading and altered cards, cards wouldn't be graded or altered. Kind of like an infinite loop. But pop control... okay.