How Much More Will You Pay For Great Centering?

jchcollins · #1 01-31-2021, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

So would you rather have that card as a 5.5 or 7(OC)? Or does it matter?

This is one of those technical gray areas due to published standards. My Seaver did not get a 5.5 due to centering; at least it shouldn't have. (It's due to corner wear). At not quite 70/30 s-s, it's technically good enough to get up to a straight 8 with that centering if nothing else is wrong with the card.

The standard to have an OC qualifier for a 7 would be worse than 75/25. So, an otherwise mint card like that if qualifiers were left off would ostensibly top out at a straight 6 - since the standard for a 6 is 80/20 or better. Make sense?

If given the choice, I'd rather have the straight grade with no qualifier. But no, in terms of eye appeal of the card - it doesn't really matter.

Fuddjcal · #2 02-01-2021, 11:00 AM

I've always been a corners guy, but this one seems pretty special in retrospect

View Poll Results: How much more will you pay for great centering, same grade and look otherwise?
No More	48	16.27%
10%-20%	124	42.03%
30% - 40%	74	25.08%
50% - 60%	29	9.83%
70%-80%	6	2.03%
90%-100%	2	0.68%
More than 100%	12	4.07%
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