I think the point is that this card is properly graded, and doesn't deserve the O/C qualifier. It's slightly off center, but not off center for the grade. Not all 8's are perfectly centered. You'd need to upgrade to a 9 or possibly even a 10 for that b/c even 9's can be slightly off center.
In regards to the qualifiers, some collectors don't like qualifiers on their slabs, which is why they prefer 6's to 8OC. (SGC and Beckett don't have qualifiers at all on their flips.) I think it's reasonable for TPG's to allow this. PSA only does this (2 point downgrade but no qualifier) for certain qualifiers like OC. For example, if the qualifier were MC (miscut) or MK (mark), even if you requested no qualifiers on the submission form, you would still get these qualifiers on the flip.
On a personal level, I prefer 8OC to 6 because sharp corners to me has more of a "pack fresh" appeal that I like. I know many collectors disagree with me because they prefer better centering for slightly softer corners. In my experience 8OC sell at a slightly higher price also although if the card is very off center almost to a point of miscut, then it's a different story.
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