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As I continue to trade, everybody views card condition differently. How would you rank the following: [from most important to least important]

1. soft corners 1,2,3, all 4

2. creases

3. writing / glue / tape / pinholes

4. centering

5. bend or curve due to card storage

6. trimmed

7. and anything else I may have forgotten.

are you referreing to vintage or modern?

in vintage, I am usually ok with any condition, even creases.

in some cases I am upgrading a few of the worst cards to better

but....my main point with vintage card condition is....CAN YOU LIST WHAT CONDITION YOU WANT ON YOUR PROFILE....many of my extras are in lower condition like g and vg....if I know you want EX or better, I can move on unless I have a few that may be in that condtion.

also...

here is a link to a condition guide with pictures that may be helpful to some..although I think the picture of the EX card has corners too bad to be EX, I wouild call this card vgex..

http://www.markwing.com/baseball/conditionguide.php

tthanks, mark

I agree largely with CAD's ranking order, but my last two would be reversed 4, then 5. But since they're the least important, does it really matter? As Mark's comment points out, my opinion only applies to vintage, as any defect on a modern card would make it undesirable to me. I want near perfect. 

Modern -- limited to Topps Base and Topps Gypsy Queen for me -- have to be in near mint shape. Period 

Vintage, which is most of my buying and the limited trading I do, in order from worst to me to least important to me:

Trimmed - I won't buy. Period. 

writing / glue / tape / pinholes (adding paper loss here) - pretty bad, for super vintage (like pre-1930, I'll consider writing on the back or a pinhole, or paper loss if I don't lose stats), but I usually won't take these

creases - really try to avoid actual creases, but accept them for pre-1930 or so. Wrinkles are ok. 

soft corners 1,2,3, all 4 -- I try to avoid them, but it's not prohibitive, even in mid-60s cards. 

centering -- don't care that much, but I try to avoid miscut. As long as the picture's there, centering isn't a big deal.

bend or curve due to card storage -- could not care less; it's going into a binder or holder, where it will appear straight. 

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Pre-90s Im pretty easy going on all things to make a set. Post 90's minty all the way.

Is it a total wreck? If the answer is no I'm good.

I have stated on here before with vintage I will take what I can get. Sometimes you just can't afford those old Mickey Mantles unless you get the one that has some paper loss or writing. If I had to say ones I will pass on newer stuff it is writing or trimmed.

Cant say that I am one of those who actually believes there are cheap mint pre 80 cards out there much and I am not going to pick away at every detailled flaw. Centering does not bother me near as much as corners. If corners are good and no creases or blemishes due to gum or oil or any other aliean substances I am okay with a card. I do not enjoy marked checklists. Any damage to modern day cards will not be in my collection.