Centering on PSA Graded Cards

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Posted By: <b>Jay</b><p>This is a legitimate question and is not meant to start a PSA bashing thread. The link below is to a football lot currently on ebay. PSA states in their rules that a PSA 6 has no worse than 80-20 front centering. How is that measured and was this card misgraded? Is the 80-20 an average of left right and top bottom centering or is it the worst centered area?<br /><br /> <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1948-Leaf-97-Jay-Rhodemyre-PSA-6_W0QQitemZ330112455699QQihZ014QQcategoryZ16293QQr dZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1948-Leaf-97-Jay-Rhodemyre-PSA-6_W0QQitemZ330112455699QQihZ014QQcategoryZ16293QQr dZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a>

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Posted By: <b>Joe Tocco</b><p>Centering is measured at the worst point, which in this card is L-R at the top of the picture. I zoomed in and measured the pixels, and there are 6 on the left and 24 on the right, making this exactly 20/80. IMHO this should not have getten a 6 even though the centering technically qualifies it, because the eye appeal is horrible.<br /><br />Joe

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Posted By: <b>Ed</b><p>I have asked a centering question before with regard to T206. I suppose my general question at this point is: is there latitude granted to the strict constrictions based on the particular issue of card in question? <br />

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Posted By: <b>Larry</b><p>ummm.....that card is 70/30 top-bottom and 95/5 right-left<br /><br />From PSA:<br />"if the card exhibits extremely strong characteristics in other areas (color, corners, etc.), an exception may be made to allow an otherwise slightly off-center card to fall within an unqualified grade (no OC qualifier). This is a rare occurrence but it does happen." <br />

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Posted By: <b>Joe Tocco</b><p>How is that 95/5? Did you measure it or are you just guessing? 95/5 would mean there is 19 times as much border on the right as there is on the left.<br /><br />Joe

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Posted By: <b>JK</b><p>I agree, if you actually take the time to enlarge the picture and measure each border, the centering comes out 80/20.

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Posted By: <b>James Gallo</b><p>So how the hell did this card not get an OC qualifier?<br /><br />This is one thing that I don't see PSA do with any type of consistency.<br /><br />I think the card is over graded and is more likely a 5. If sent to SGC I think it would get a SGC 50/4.<br /><br />James G<br><br>Looking for 1915 Cracker Jacks and 1909-11 American Caramel E90-1.

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Posted By: <b>Joe Tocco</b><p>It didn't get an OC qualifier because it is 80/20, which fits in the definition of an unqualified 6.<br /><br />Joe

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Posted By: <b>Glenn</b><p>Yep, 80-20. Still looks like a 5 from that picture, but the centering is okay for a 6.