PSA grades a Kobe Bryant card a PSA 10 even though it has a big surface mark on the front

[pwaldo]

In the early 2000s these sellers on eBay would stamp a card with some logo and 1 of 1. This Diamond Edition and the Special Olympics (had nothing to do with the Special Olympics) are probably the two most famous stamped ones. Most sold for a couple of bucks which was really good for a common card but some with diehard player collectors would go for a ton since they didn't realize the cards were just stamped by somebody in their basement.

So either PSA didn't see the huge stamp on the front and gave the card a PSA 10 in error or they thought the stamping was legit and just left it off the PSA label. Either way a very bad look for the company IMO.

[70sbestcardboard]

and that is what you get when PSA hires "graders" who have more experience flippin burgers than knowing what a sports card is.