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[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

I just got a record price for a 1958 Koufax PSA 4 simply because it was centered. I was shocked it brought that much. But everyone knows that of all 4 criteria, centering is boss.

Apparently not everyone knows.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

Apparently not everyone knows.

Not everyone knows what?

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Not everyone knows what?

That centered cards go for a premium. It seems to confuse members every time. Some assume the sale was fake, or the auction shilled. Many turn out to be legitimate transactions from collectors who stepped up to obtain a nice looking card. Some even make a post defending their purchase.

[Republicaninmass]

The only thing that CANT be doctored, is centering. I guess you can make it look better, but centered cards are ripe for doctors

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

The only thing that CANT be doctored, is centering. I guess you can make it look better, but centered cards are ripe for doctors

Centering is doctored ALL THE TIME. How many hundreds of the cards exposed on BO recently have one border trimmed, to emulate the other side? The doctors are hacking off large portions of the thicker border, simply to even them up.

PSA can't (or won't) catch it, even though the altered cards are undersized. Check out the Johnny Adams Jr. thread on Blowout for many examples of this process...

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showth...333320&page=10

[JackW]

Yes, I didn't really understand that post.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Centering is doctored ALL THE TIME. How many hundreds of the cards exposed on BO recently have one border trimmed, to emulate the other side? The doctors are hacking off large portions of the thicker border, simply to even them up.

PSA can't (or won't) catch it, even though the altered cards are undersized. Check out the Johnny Adams Jr. thread on Blowout for many examples of this process...

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showth...333320&page=10

Easier to START with a centered card was my point

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[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

Easier to START with a centered card was my point

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Perhaps a tad easier I suppose, but these guys have absolutely no trouble getting their hack jobs authenticated and numerically graded by PSA.