There is a Japanese listing I am looking at where direct communication with the buyer is probably not going to happen. But I’m curious what people think about this appearing/disappearing mark on the card face.
It looks like a common “cluster scratch” to me, wherein you need lighting directly on it to detect it. Doesn’t look like a stain or dirt to me.
edit: very common on old backs, where there are little scratch clusters on the surface in some parts. Like a spec of dirt inside sleeve rubs in a very specific place. I have tons of examples on cards in the closet if you’re curious.
@papafrankgod@A.P.Speeze It’s a bummer because the rest of the card really looks perfect, but I can’t spend this kind of money on any sort of gamble. I will probably pass.
I think passing is your best bet here. I would guess a very small indentation or a cluster of scratches as others have said. Either way, it sounds like damage that you are not interested in.
I think it’s a divot. They can be tough to spot if there is no direct light on there, and in the pictures where the light is directly on it you see it. Where with not a lot of lighting it’s hard to spot against the background.
Also, not sure if you know about this already but if you do want to try communicating with a Japanese seller, DeepL is a very good translation app that does way better than Google Translate and actually makes communication very possible!
