Edge Chipping
Quick Specifications
Small chips or flakes where the colored ink layer lifts off a card's edge — common on dark-bordered cards like 1971 Topps baseball or Pokémon holos. Edge chipping is a grade-limiting defect on the edge subgrade, and dark-ink cards grade much harsher because of it.
Condition & Grading Challenges
Verification Essential: Errors must be cross-referenced with known population reports. Many 'errors' are simply one-off printer scraps (freak defects) rather than cataloged variations.
Investment Profile
Niche Market: Errors have a highly dedicated but smaller buyer pool. Liquidity can be lower, but 'famous' errors (like the NNOF) command astronomical premiums.
Expert Context
"The Edge Chipping serves as a critical data point for the error types index. Based on our current data (Seed: 1055303845), verified listings for this item show a high variation in pricing."
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