QotD: You get put in charge of the PSA Department of .5s and you have a quota. What condition would qualify any cards to have a .5 in their final grade?

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QotD: You get put in charge of the PSA Department of .5s and you have a quota. What condition would qualify any cards to have a .5 in their final grade?

Helpful Considerations: Imperfect gloss 8.5? Card ripped but hanging on by a sliver 1.5? 200+ card order needs pop control 7.5?

When you breathe on a card and it gets a little bit of condensation on the surface from the humidity, Id make that drop it half a grade into the realm of the final grade having a .5, but only if it doesnt clear or evaporate within 1 second. Quota will be met immediately and I can relax the rest of the time.

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If I don’t like a person or card artwork I’m giving the card a .5

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Any Black star venusaur and T17 automatically get .5 decrease just for being submitted

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I would decide there is none, dismiss the whole department and lay off myself

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I would check their last 5 posts on e4

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I would consult the pop control quotas for the quarter

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When I see a base set 2 holo, it’s an automatic .5 from me.

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All the cards I want get 7.5. Resub tax is two pubes and case frosting. Problem customers get Fedexed or they get the clamp. :oyster: :clamp:

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The only card I ever graded for myself.
I agree with others, its a fake grade and should be taken off the option list for grades.

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