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Originally Posted by Tere1071
I think much of the impression that a card is less desirable if it's off-center has to do with the image and layout. My modest collection is probably around 70% off-center one way or another. For me, the individual card wears off-centering better than on other cards.
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Thanks Phil. Yes, I would agree that cards with different design elements going on at one border can disguise centering issues better. The '63 Topps full bleed colors at the bottom and their "placard" effect do this; so do '53 Topps and the partial full-bleed element that is going on in that set. I once had a '53 Warren Spahn that was a PSA 5 (MC) and though the border was very thin at the top, the overall effect was just not such that it really caused difficulty on the eyes because the difference in the bottom design hid it. Centering is much more noticeable IMO on vanilla border issues like 1957 Topps, 1969 Topps, etc. etc.