How much does Printline bother you when buying a card?

[Dyl]

Here’s my list from most to least bothersome.

1. holo scratches
2. numerous holo print lines
3. edgewear
4. corner wear
5. weld lines
6. front centering
7. silvering
8. a single holo print line
9. back centering

Print lines are definitely bothersome to me if they occur in number (i.e., Neo Genesis with 5-20 print lines per card), but a single print line does not bug me at all.

There’s also a distinction between print lines on the surface of the holo (e.g., WoTC era) and print lines that occur due to the joining of the foil sheets (e.g., “weld lines” from the EX era). Weld lines do not bug me as much as numerous print lines.

Fair or Foul? Seller didnt disclose print line

I agree with others here. This is most likely a PSA 7. Hope for a PSA 8, expect a PSA 7, and pray that you don’t get a PSA 6. I make a huge distinction between print lines due to factory damage and print lines due to the joining of the foil sheets (i.e., “weld lines”). Weld lines are very common in the EX era and on the affected by them. Print lines are often disclosed by sellers but weld lines are rarely disclosed. Perhaps this is because weld lines are not actual damage, but a cha…