Leaf Pride of the Pinstripe print issues?

[swanssy]

Just received my 2 boxes of this from @allincards . Are these stains on the border and on the back normal for this set? They appear to be stained or marked on the inside of the encapsulation.

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[200lbhockeyplayer]

It's "moisture" from the BGS sleeve responding to the gloss coating of the card, not an actual stain.

 

[Leaf]

200lb is correct

 

[swanssy]

I can see what you mean around the edges, but on the Tim Lollar, this mark in the middle of the card to the left of the text seems different than the others.

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

I can see what you mean around the edges, but on the Tim Lollar, this mark in the middle of the card to the left of the text seems different than the others.

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The Lollar is different for sure as that's an ink smudge probably from grabbing a wet sheet prior to adding the coating. Considering ink is obviously "wet" it's still uncommon to see these light smears, but it's not from BGS or Leaf nor a matter of being stained or marked...just a print imperfection. Shouldn't affect the overall value in the slightest and fortunately it's on the back.

 

[swanssy]

The Lollar is different for sure as that's an ink smudge probably from grabbing a wet sheet prior to adding the coating. Considering ink is obviously "wet" it's still uncommon to see these light smears, but it's not from BGS or Leaf nor a matter of being stained or marked...just a print imperfection. Shouldn't affect the overall value in the slightest and fortunately it's on the back.

On a Tim Lollar you're probably right it doesn't affect the value that much, but if this were a Mattingly or Mantle I think it's a whole different story. Any defect that makes the card look less attractive is going to hurt the value IMO.