If the scan in the listing says ACTUAL IMAGE, you will receive the card pictured. For cards issued after 1983, we will often use representative images and you will not receive the exact card pictured.
Shipping Policy
- You only pay shipping on the first item. If you order multiple items on the same order, you will only be charged once for shipping.
- We do not combine shipping on multiple orders. To avoid multiple shipping charges we recommend using eBay's "Add to Cart" feature to check out multiple items in one transaction, or please request and allow for us to send an invoice to reflect the combined shipping charges.
- Canadian customers - We send all of our Canadian/International packages with tracking and cannot make any exceptions to this policy.
Negotiating Prices
- All prices are final and we do not negotiate. This policy is to ensure that everyone knows that they are getting our best possible price. So please do not ask us to negotiate on price.
Return Policy
- Dean's Cards has a 100% Money Back Satisfaction Guarantee on all purchases, as long as the product is returned within 30 days of receiving the product.
Card Grading
- Each card is first reviewed by a member of our team, in order to detect any flaws that may not be visible on a scan, such as wrinkles, creases, print spots, or light stains.
- The vast majority of our vintage cards are professionally graded by the Dean's Cards Grading Software and include a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
- Our grading is on par with PSA standards when it comes to corners, centering and flaws - and tends to grade a bit tougher than PSA, on cards with a tilted image or rough edges.
- This grading software was developed to provide far better grading and consistency than can be achieved using the human eye.
Determining the card's grade
The sharpness of the corners and the degree to which a card was cut off-center determines the maximum possible grade that the card can receive. The card's grade is further reduced by any flaws or blemishes that it may have. Each card is evaluated on the following characteristics and assigned a score.
- Corners - Each corner of a card is individually analyzed, and then assigned a score on how square, sharp, and flawless it appears.
- Centering - The borders are measured, at multiple points along the edge, to determine the horizontal and vertical centering and tilt.
- Defects - The card is examined for imperfections, such as: size, print flaws, dings, stains, creases, or other wear which could lower its grade.
- Bonus for Perfect Centering - A vintage card, with near perfect centering, is given a one-half grade bonus. So when you buy one of our cards with a half-grade (e.g. 3.5 or 6.5) it will appear perfectly centered, both vertically and horizontally.
Grading Criteria
- Worst Corner - A card can grade only as high as the worst corner will allow.
- Average Corner
- Tilt - The difference in width of a card border near the top, compared to the bottom.
- OCT - The sum of how far a card is Off-Center, plus its Tilt.
- Minimum Centering Requirements
- Eye Appeal - The combination of a card's centering, corners and tilt.
- Well-Centered - Cards that appear perfectly centered receive a bonus of one-half grade.
- Flaws, defects and other imperfections - can lower a card's grade.
- Card Backs - the above criteria is also considered, for the back of the cards, but does not inflict as severe of a penalty to its grade.
Packaging
- Once scanned, the cards are placed in "soft" sleeves, which have an open top for easy removal. The Dean's Cards label is placed on the top back of the card sleeve.
- Every card you buy features a QR Code that you can scan to see your ACTUAL CARD and its grading statistics.
Please note that when images are enlarged there may be instances of vertical lines running through the scans. This was caused by a "dust speck" on the scanner and can be verified by the vertical lines running into the black margins on the top and bottom of the image.
About Dean and Dean's Cards
- Dean's Cards Makes Card Collecting - Fast, Easy And Fun.
- Dean's Cards was founded in 2002 and has become the leading online seller of vintage sports cards and non-sports cards.
- Our inventory has grown to more than a million vintage cards and we have a staff of 15-20 employees and a 8500 sq. ft. office space in Cincinnati, Ohio.