PSA submission question...

[53Browns]

Hey all, thanks in advance for any helpful feedback. I have recently purchased a 1953 Topps Mickey Mantle PSA 7 oc. (Thanks to fellow board member Pete Sycks). Anyway, I want to get rid of the oc qualifier. I wanted to send it back to PSA to try and get it re-graded as a PSA 7. Or even maybe a 6.5. Does anyone know if I can send just that one card back or is there a minimum. Does anyone have any experience with this or helpful hints?

[glchen]

There are no minimum's with PSA submissions (although some specials have require certain minimums). However, the lower left corner looks dodgy, so I don't think you'll do better than the current holder. If you crack the card out, you could easily get a much lower grade. And the card is off center for the grade.

[insidethewrapper]

Looks like a 7 was generous. Why is the "I" and "c" in the word Mickey on the PSA label so far apart ? Is this normal ?

[novakjr]

Would never get a straight 7...Not a chance. It got the OC because the centering "at best" would warrant a 5. A 6.5 is definitely out of the question, because even if the card would be worthy of a 6, centering would usually get you the half-grade, and it's already been established that this centering is 5 at best.. Also, the original 7 might've been overly-generous, given the lower left-edge and corner.. I'd guess if cracked and re-submitted without qualifiers, the card would come back a 4, maybe 5.

[sfmays24]

I concur with novakjr ...based on the label font, this card was graded sometime ago and the standards may have been sub-par.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Looks like a 7 was generous. Why is the "I" and "c" in the word Mickey on the PSA label so far apart ? Is this normal ?

That's an older PSA flip. It's believed that standards were more lax then. (Of course, some strongly believe they are still very lax.) A thread from another site with the history of the PSA flip with images is here: Linky

[sycks22]

Like the card Bill.

[53Browns]

A 4 or 5? Really?? Thanks for the "brutal" honesty.