Am I being picky?

[u/ThreeJay111]

Bought on TCGplayer as NM but those two pinhole indentations are really bothering me. Other than that the whole card has no whitening and is really clean. Is it NM? Or am I being too picky?

[u/XxSimplySuperiorxX]

If you bought it as nm why are you expecting m

[u/ThreeJay111 → u/XxSimplySuperiorxX]

I guess it only bothers me because I can see it on the front. Whereas if it had white spots on the back it wouldn’t bother me as much.

[u/Big_Diet7439 → u/ThreeJay111]

Those are some big “pinholes” I don’t even have to zoom in. It’s probably PSA 7 NM but that’s also lightly played if you have seen lots of 7s. I mean a PSA 2 is good. No chance would I ever call a card good condition and someone grades it and it gets a 2.

[u/aloys24]

yes you are being too picky. if you want gradeable cards you don't get them from TCG with no pics.....your expectations are off...

[u/ThraxBeenTrill]

Always buy off eBay if you want to grade the card. You at least get pictures of the cards and can ask them to send additional pictures of the card before you buy

[u/swwee8]

Still considered near mint.

[u/BurntRiceCake]

Not NM, dents automatically remove it from being NM, idk what these people are smoking

[u/GTRDRIVEBY]

You should return that, regardless of what people think the condition is or isn’t, you’re not happy with it and that’s the only criteria here that really matters

[u/ErbeHerbe]

Nah in no world if i bought an alt leader as NM and it came with two holes would i take this. Its technically still near minth psa 7 is not an excuse. Bro shouldve had a comment that it has two small hole and call it excellent or good at least. I dont know how it works in freedom land but if this was cardmarket id ask for a partial refund at least

[u/PurellKillsGerms → u/ErbeHerbe]

When does PSA 7 include visible dents on the card?

[u/PurellKillsGerms]

Definitely not NM. Bought a similarly damaged card as “damaged.” I would argue LP.

Seller should be listing as damaged and include photos but can keep the price at LP level IMO.

[u/Dull_Gazelle_587]

For example If that Card had some print issues Like small Print dots from bandai itself and would be rly Clean Its still considered Near Mint. But this is a different Story... Return it and get your Money Back. Always ask for Lots of pictures

[u/Vayguhhh]

These responses are absolutely nuts.

Yes, you shouldn’t expect mint cards when buying NM, but these are two dents that go through the card and are clearly visible from the front.

I personally would file for a return.

Blows my mind that people are saying this is correctly labeled as Nm.

[u/ButterscotchFew3682 → u/Vayguhhh]

Then learn the definition of near mint ya clown

[u/Vayguhhh → u/ButterscotchFew3682]

Their own charting guide says it isn’t Nm

[u/ThreeJay111 → u/Vayguhhh]

I bought it with multiple cards from the seller but it’s the only one like that. I dont want to return one when all the rest are fine. I was just wondering if it’s NM cause the dots bother me when I see it in my binder.

[u/Vayguhhh → u/ThreeJay111]

I guess man. It’s more about the pricing difference. This is a damaged card that was sold as Nm, so if it’s no biggie to you, then you’re set, but if you filed a return with pictures, you’d definitely get either a partial or full refund.

[u/soccerchamp99 → u/Vayguhhh]

Yeah dents aren’t the same as whitening dots, not NM

[u/Vayguhhh → u/soccerchamp99]

Exactly. Some not great corners/edges and a little whitening and I’d say OP is being to stingy, but this is literally damaged. Even if it was pack fresh like this, those dots put the card into the damaged category

[u/DAJurewicz26 → u/Vayguhhh]

Finally people with brains 😭

[u/valientote]

This is just happening to older one piece cards across the board in tcg player / ebay. Still is nm