Will major auction houses submit high end graded cards for review before auction ?

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by Snowman

The centering on that 7 Mantle is incredible. If you were to auction it off, it would break a new record for a PSA 7 without question. There's no scenario whatsoever that it doesn't surpass $500k at auction in my opinion (assuming it goes to a major auction house that is). PSA's half-grades mean almost nothing. At least with SGC, they are fairly consistent with them. If the card has great centering, color and registration, you'll usually get the +0.5 half-grade bump. At PSA though, they just roll a pair of loaded dice and if it lands on snake eyes, you win. That 7 should absolutely be in a 7.5 holder (or a 6.5 if you think that's too high). It should never be in a 6, 7, or 8. Eye-appeal matters, and supposedly that's what PSA claims they give out half-grades for. This one has it in spades.

Interesting. Where did you see that claim by PSA?

I mean I guess it makes sense for them to say: "This is a really nice 7. It would be an 8 except for this technical flaw so . .
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[G1911]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

Interesting. Where did you see that claim by PSA?

I mean I guess it makes sense for them to say: "This is a really nice 7. It would be an 8 except for this technical flaw so . .
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From the original announcement:

“In order for a card to be considered for the half-point increase, it must exhibit qualities that separate it from the average card within the particular grade. In general, the centering may be the most important factor in achieving the half-point increase with eye appeal being so crucial in the grader evaluation. Since centering is so important and clearly visible to most collectors, the strength or weakness of the centering will have a significant impact on the final outcome.”

https://www.psacard.com/articles/art...ing-your-cards