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Posted By: Scot Reader

Ted,

I would have expected to receive a PSA 4 on that one. PSA in my experience does not put an O/C qualifier on cards that are lower than PSA 6. However, for PSA 5 and lower cards, some graders knock down the card one grade for being O/C while others ignore centering altogether. I think it is an inconsistency within the PSA grading system that they have not resolved. This card seems to have been graded by a grader who does not account for centering for PSA 5 and lower cards.

Edited to add that it is my view that PSA has actually become a nominally TOUGHER grader (not easier as some would suggest) in recent years. Of course this is a gross generalization and exceptions are rampant. But your Evers is in one of the older (at least pre-2004) PSA holders.

Scot