# Can print defect dots still grade well? **URL:** \ **Category:** Question\ **Tags:** psa\ **Created:** [October 19, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/can-print-defect-dots-still-grade-well/58865 "2025-10-19T10:21:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![monocle](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/monocle/32/107317_2.png) [@monocle](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/monocle)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/can-print-defect-dots-still-grade-well/58865/1 "2025-10-19T10:21:43Z")
![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/9/f/9f57306d6e8baa51c2fc6a185aadce63c75d8ce1.jpeg) the card is super clean apart from this print defect on the P ---
**Author:** ![Sofia](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/sofia/32/215914_2.png) [@Sofia](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Sofia)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 10:31am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/can-print-defect-dots-still-grade-well/58865/2 "2025-10-19T10:31:34Z")
As I understand it this will still be counted against the surface grading category. Though I’ve heard CGC is kinder about these things compared to PSA or BGS. ---
**Author:** ![rtas](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/rtas/32/257427_2.png) [@rtas](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/rtas)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/can-print-defect-dots-still-grade-well/58865/3 "2025-10-19T12:34:54Z")
It will not, send it. ---
**Author:** ![monocle](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/monocle/32/107317_2.png) [@monocle](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/monocle)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/can-print-defect-dots-still-grade-well/58865/4 "2025-10-19T13:11:19Z")
It won’t grade well or it will still grade well? I’m thinking about selling it if it won’t ---
**Author:** ![monocle](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/monocle/32/107317_2.png) [@monocle](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/monocle)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/can-print-defect-dots-still-grade-well/58865/5 "2025-10-19T13:11:22Z")
Dang such a beautiful card too kinda sucks ---
**Author:** ![rtas](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/rtas/32/257427_2.png) [@rtas](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/rtas)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/can-print-defect-dots-still-grade-well/58865/6 "2025-10-19T13:18:17Z")
It should still grade well. ---
**Author:** ![Dyl](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/dyl/32/234623_2.png) [@Dyl](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Dyl)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/can-print-defect-dots-still-grade-well/58865/7 "2025-10-19T17:12:11Z")
A print dot will not appreciably affect the card grade. ---
**Author:** ![trevcatchem](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/trevcatchem/32/124898_2.png) [@trevcatchem](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/trevcatchem)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/can-print-defect-dots-still-grade-well/58865/8 "2025-10-19T17:23:55Z")
Submitted enough times you will eventually find a grader that will overlook it. ---
**Author:** ![packyman](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/packyman/32/193678_2.png) [@packyman](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/packyman)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/can-print-defect-dots-still-grade-well/58865/9 "2025-10-19T19:36:23Z")
I feel like they do slightly downgrade for hickeys or other errors. They gave me a 9 on this one that looked 10 worthy but has a big dot on the bottom. ![IMG_1624](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/d/e/de2616f1017e05fe5dc2d80de0ce7cf8ac3167aa.jpeg)