Off Center/Miscut Valuation

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Texas Ted

Centering can be a huge issue for some collectors, but others don't mind centering issues if the price is right. As buyers or sellers and assuming centering is not that big of a deal, what kind of discount % to high book value would be appropriate. In other words, if you buy or sell NM (raw) cards for high book, how much would you discount that same NM card if centering was poor?

I usually try to buy or sell NM cards (commons) for 60-70% of high book value. I would say if the centering is poor, then I would buy or sell at 30-40% of high book value.