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Manny Trillo
09-26-2016, 05:25 PM
I just bought a PSA gem mint Dave Winfield 1981 traded card and it's off mint possible center on the back. How is a 10 possible?http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160926/83ecfc33148c12aea57c400af3d49369.jpg
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Manny Trillo
09-26-2016, 05:27 PM
*off center
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look like the back falls into the 75/25 guidelines
Is the card an older graded one without the Hologram?
PSA does allow for slight off centering and maybe even more if it's on the back.
http://www.psacard.com/resources/gradingstandards/#cards
Bcwcardz
09-26-2016, 06:40 PM
look like the back falls into the 75/25 guidelines
For sure.
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Manny Trillo
09-26-2016, 06:51 PM
It does, but I don't understand how a gem mint card can be off center on the back. It shoud be a 9. It is the older grade no hologram.
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Manny Trillo
09-26-2016, 07:18 PM
Is the card an older graded one without the Hologram?
PSA does allow for slight off centering and maybe even more if it's on the back.
http://www.psacard.com/resources/gradingstandards/#cards
Thank you
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swarmee
09-26-2016, 07:23 PM
If you are going to buy graded cards, you need to learn the differences between grading companies.
pokerplyr80
09-26-2016, 08:28 PM
I've seen worse. I think one of the 75 Brett 10s is off by more than that. As someone else said yours is better than the 75/25 that's required.
Manny Trillo
09-27-2016, 10:00 AM
Ok. I understand the guidelines, it just makes no sense.
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jchcollins
09-27-2016, 04:52 PM
"Gem Mint" is a grade on a scale. It does not convey that a card is totally perfect, despite assumptions to the contrary.
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sickmantz
09-28-2016, 11:45 AM
"Gem Mint" is a grade on a scale. It does not convey that a card is totally perfect, despite assumptions to the contrary.
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+1. Also, if your standards require good centering on the back of the card, then buy cards with good centering on the back.
Incidentally, I'm pretty sure they allow 90/10 centering on the back for 9s.
jchcollins
09-28-2016, 12:01 PM
+1. Also, if your standards require good centering on the back of the card, then buy cards with good centering on the back.
Incidentally, I'm pretty sure they allow 90/10 centering on the back for 9s.
The same is true of "tilt" or slightly diamond cut cards. I've seen cards with noticeable tilt in PSA 10 slabs before too.
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