1978 Topps Rookie Shortstops #707

I looked at this card for a full minute and still nothing leaps out that lowers the eye appeal. If I need to look at a card longer or grab a microscope, that tells me what I need to know about a card.

Card looks really nice to me. Some specks throughout keep from a higher score.

Centering lands comfortably in the A range, giving the composition an assured balance. Color and registration are confident, yet three production quirks interrupt the eye appeal: blotching along the yellow border to the left of Mickey, a spray of tiny print flecks to the right of Paul, and a small print dot above the S in “shortstops.” Those ticks keep it shy of elite territory, but the presence remains strong and the symmetry is undeniably pleasing. Final call is a solid B overall with A centering and commendable eye appeal for the issue. A steal for a PSA 3.

Im assuming the slight wrinkle on the back is why it's a 3...? This is a great looking card. Im sure the buyer/ collector was more than thrilled to pick up this NM example in a 3 slab/ pricing. That's a win all day in my book.

Really pretty example. Shows much better than the technique grade assigned.

Simply a nice clean sharp looking card with nice Eye Appeal

The centering is great. No notorious "smudge" either, that is on so many of them. Looks like a wrinkle on back is why the third party grade is what it is. The Eye Appeal, however, is very strong.