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I guess that’s the best explanation. It is a mid grade card. I agree completely. Deal of a lifetime? Not quite, nor did I indicate that it was. I just don’t understand why there is such inconsistency in qualifiers. If a card is OC then it should be labeled as OC there shouldn’t be wiggle room within a given grade. Nor should there be the ability to request no qualifier. If an 8 OC is actually a 5 or 6 call it that. If a buyer wants a centered 5 with a couple of soft corners great, if he wants an OC 5 with gloss and sharp corners that’s fine too. This inconsistency is why I have never paid to have a cards graded. I wonder how many high dollar cards are still out there without TPG because of such issues? Nonetheless, thanks for all of your responses.
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12-29-2020, 03:33 AM
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This ongoing thread will undoubtedly appeal to you...
https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=265200
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12-29-2020, 04:29 AM
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Thanks that’s a great thread. I should have completed a search prior to posting.
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12-30-2020, 07:17 AM
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The biggest reason is the higher the grade, the less the tolerance for centering problems. A 9 is supposed to no worse than 60/40, but if the card is only a 5 otherwise, centering can be as bad as 85/15. Centering is on a sliding scale, which often confuses / frustrates those new to grading.
The other thing to point out as others already have of course, is that they often eyeball centering and can be wildly inconsistent. Back in the early days of TPG's in the 1990's and early 2000's, centering as the number one main important paranoia-driven criteria of grading was not really a thing yet. Centering has become much more important in determining overall grades for PSA and SGC even just within the last 10 years. SGC just this year it seems has really gone overboard. I've seen cards they would have easily called NM a decade ago get knocked down to 5's just because of centering. A lot of it is really borderline silly...
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12-30-2020, 08:23 AM
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