PSA Grading: Back of card scuffs from pulling?

Hi, first post here, but I searched the forum and the rest of the internet and haven’t found an answer to my question. I’m currently determining which cards to send out for grading. I’ve got a pretty good feel for how I should weigh centering/edges/corners/scratches/roller marks, etc, but I’m wondering about the scuffs that are almost always on the back top edge of the card that occur as a result of pulling the card from the pack. They’re usually (but not always) light enough that they’re not visible without angled light. Does PSA knock down grades for this? Out of 75+ potential gradable cards I’m having a hard time finding many that don’t have this on them. Thanks for any advice!

I’m adding pics of an example card; this card has too much damage to grade but it’s a good example of what I’m talking about. Most of the other cards the scuffs are waaaaaay less obvious but the camera had a hard time picking them up.

yeah they knock off points for those, a perfect card but with those vertical scuffs / drag marks will be a 9 or 8 depending on how bad they are

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Just as an aside, I pulled a gen1 (grade 9) card from its PSA sleeve the other day (for the binder collection)… didn’t go as well as previous efforts that’s for sure :face_without_mouth: