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Randy Johnson
Donruss • #89 • 1989
RC
Serial WAX730824
Graded September 6, 2026
Featured
Randy Johnson
Card Name
Randy Johnson
Set
Donruss
Card Number
89
Year
1989
Manufacturer
Donruss
Sport / Category
Baseball
Team
Montreal Expos
Rarity / Variant
Base
Special Features
Card Description
“Randy Johnson was a highly regarded pitching prospect after a strong season at Indianapolis. The back includes his 1988 Expos statistics and career highlights.”
— From card back
Front
Centering Measurements
Good. Front design anchors appear balanced laterally, while the unequal top and bottom graphic fields are intentional rather than a centering defect. Traditional top/bottom border measurement does not apply.
Back
Centering Measurements
This card’s artwork runs to the edge with no even printed border, so there is no border ratio to measure. Centering is not counted against the grade on a design like this. Good. Back centering does not apply as a conventional border ratio because the statistics panel, biography, and yellow field are deliberately arranged asymmetrically. The card design appears properly positioned within the cut.
Front Side
Corner Close-ups (Front)
Corners
9/10The top-left corner meets the blue-purple header with a crisp apex and no confirmed fiber exposure, rounding, or lift visible at the available image resolution.
At the upper-right edge of the magenta header, the corner remains sharply defined with the printed color reaching the tip and no structural distortion detected.
The lower-left corner beside the purple footer appears square and flat, with no visible white fiber or compression against the colored frame.
The bottom-right corner adjoining the magenta-purple footer retains a clean point and shows no confirmed rounding, chipping, or corner lift.
Location: front bottom-left corner
Bottom-left corner tip appears slightly rounded rather than crisply sharp.
View magnified evidence photoAnalysis: All four front corners retain sharp geometry and appear flat. Available image resolution shows no confirmed whitening, rounding, bends, or lifted corners. Magnified zoom inspection subsequently found: faint softening visible only under magnification (bottom-left corner) — this score reflects those findings.
Edges
10/10The top edge runs cleanly across the blue-to-magenta header with a straight factory cut and no confirmed white flecks or fuzzing.
Along the purple bottom strip, the edge remains even from corner to corner with no visible chipping, whitening, or rough fibers.
The left edge beside the black photo border appears straight and intact, with the dark printed perimeter continuing cleanly to the cut.
The right edge alongside the white photo frame and magenta header shows a smooth outline without confirmed coating loss or edge damage.
Analysis: All four front edges appear straight with clean factory-cut profiles. No confirmed whitening, chipping, roughness, or fuzzing is visible.
Surface
10/10The front has a standard printed finish with the Randy Johnson portrait, blue-purple header, black framing, and red uniform appearing intact. Region-by-region inspection shows no confirmed scratches, scuffs, stains, indentations, or print-line anomalies.
Analysis: The front surface remains visually clean across the header, portrait, uniform, logo, and lower graphic areas. No handling-related surface defect is confirmed from the submitted image.
Back Side
Corner Close-ups (Back)
Corners
10/10The physical top-left corner of the yellow back presents a clean, angular cut with no visible fiber exposure or softening.
The upper-right back corner beside the yellow field is intact and pointed, without a visible ding, fold, or material loss.
The lower-left back corner at the edge of the yellow panel remains crisp and flat, with no confirmed whitening at the apex.
The physical bottom-right back corner shows a defined point and clean yellow coverage, with no observable rounding or lift.
Analysis: The four back corners appear sharp, flat, and free of confirmed handling wear. No corner whitening, bends, or compression marks are visible in the submitted photo.
Edges
10/10The physical top edge of the yellow back is straight and uniformly colored, with no isolated white exposure or jagged cut visible.
The lower back edge beneath the biography panel remains even and clean, without visible chipping or fiber separation.
The physical left back edge bordering the yellow field has a continuous smooth outline and no confirmed edge wear.
The right back edge beside the narrow dark graphic strip appears intact from end to end, with no visible whitening or roughness.
Analysis: The back perimeter presents clean, straight edges with no confirmed chipping, whitening, fuzzing, or material loss. The yellow printed field reaches the cut consistently.
Surface
10/10The yellow back surface and white statistics panel appear uniform, with the printed biography and statistical text intact and no confirmed scratches, dents, stains, or surface disruptions.
Analysis: The back surface shows consistent yellow coverage and intact black printing across the statistics and biography sections. No physical surface defect is confirmed at the available image resolution.
Confidence Level: High
Grade Uncertainty: ±1
Grade B — Good
Minor issues with lighting or focus. Reliable grading with minimal uncertainty in fine details.
Raw Card — No Protective Case
Card photographed without protective covering. All features and defects fully visible for optimal assessment accuracy.
Grading confidence based on image clarity, protective case impact, defect detection certainty, and grade uncertainty.
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