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

ReggieBush22 · 08-25-2023, 08:56 PM

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?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/35498012848...mis&media=COPY

Grave252 · 08-25-2023, 09:03 PM

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.

ReggieBush22 · 08-25-2023, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Grave252

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.

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

MarsAttacks · 08-25-2023, 09:20 PM

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.

ReggieBush22 · 08-25-2023, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by MarsAttacks

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.

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.

MarsAttacks · 08-25-2023, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ReggieBush22

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.

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.

jplarson · 08-25-2023, 10:54 PM

It's a veritable goldmine.

RustyDawg37 · 08-26-2023, 03:25 PM

it probably got a 9 because of the print defect

oplum29 · 08-26-2023, 03:38 PM

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.

49erRCCollector · 08-26-2023, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jplarson

It's a veritable goldmine.

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.

ReggieBush22 · 08-26-2023, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by RustyDawg37

it probably got a 9 because of the print defect

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.

daveyc1 · 08-26-2023, 06:26 PM

that card looks perfectly fine in a psa 9 holder.

JWBlue · 08-27-2023, 01:01 AM

I actually think it does.

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08-25-2023, 08:56 PM	#1
ReggieBush22 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,604 lionpride	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? https://www.ebay.com/itm/35498012848...mis&media=COPY

08-26-2023, 03:25 PM	#8
RustyDawg37 Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,048 rusty371	it probably got a 9 because of the print defect __________________ Football Set Needs Below: Turkey Red, Magic, Mayo, Gridiron Kings, Refractors, Topps Gold https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i7C-OoiAGOh9ZYdJsyC4uq7OfRuZNlOD3kf5d1MDqJg/edit?usp=sharing IG: rustyshobbies

08-26-2023, 03:38 PM	#9
oplum29 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 10,405	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. __________________ "got em, got em, need em, got em, got em, need em, got em" - Little Monsters

08-25-2023, 09:03 PM	#2
Grave252 Member Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 561	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.

08-25-2023, 09:20 PM	#4
MarsAttacks Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 316	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.

08-25-2023, 10:54 PM	#7
jplarson Banned Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 15,578	It's a veritable goldmine.

08-26-2023, 06:26 PM	#12
daveyc1 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: maine Posts: 2,022	that card looks perfectly fine in a psa 9 holder.

08-27-2023, 01:01 AM	#13
JWBlue Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 9,650	I actually think it does.