Paul started grading his raw cards a few years ago. From my experience (and I've bought many raw cards from him), he tends to slightly overgrade some - but it's not much - like half a grade to a full grade. I bought several from him at the TriStar show in Houston last year that were graded as 7s and I would say probably 60% - 70% crossed, the others came in a half grade to full grade lower. If you're wanting an equal crossover, it's better to buy a grade better than what you're hoping for, just in case.
As far as the card in question, I agree with the others about the bottom right corner. I believe that card would grade an SGC 7 to 7.5 (knowing SGC is your grader of choice).
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