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Originally Posted by JMH710
I have a question for you COMC gurus. I'm buying through eBay so I get my cards in a reasonable time frame. Looking at two of the same card, one says Grade: Raw and the other says Grade: EX to NM.
Is one of these going to be in much better shape than the other, or do I just look at the pictures and hope for the best? They're sub-$4 promo cards so we're not talking big money, but I still don't want to accidentally buy a more ragged one because I don't know better. Thanks.
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I always look at the pictures, and honestly ex-nm should have some wear, but when I’ve ordered multiple copies of the same card and one is “raw” and one has an ex-nm designation, most of the time, but not all of the time, I cant tell which is which.
Sometimes they have a flaw like back chipping or a corner ding that I didn’t notice in the pictures. Now vg-ex always seems to have a light crease or other manufacturing defect that didn’t show up in the photos. If it got a condition remark someone at some point noticed something negative about the condition of the card. This is all for modern stuff, for older cards you just have to go with the photos and hope for the best.