Ebay 1947 Bond Bread

[packs]

I think generally speaking people are always going to prefer a centered card to an off centered card. I'm not sure what the gripe is about a centered card having eye appeal in every case whether there are other flaws or not. It is a near universal truth in the hobby that a centered card is preferred.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by packs

I think generally speaking people are always going to prefer a centered card to an off centered card. I'm not sure what the gripe is about a centered card having eye appeal in every case whether there are other flaws or not. It is a near universal truth in the hobby that a centered card is preferred.

Of course and that has always been true, but it's a relatively recent phenomenon that it has become such a fetish and that centered cards command such a huge premium.

[BioCRN]

Originally Posted by packs

I think generally speaking people are always going to prefer a centered card to an off centered card. I'm not sure what the gripe is about a centered card having eye appeal in every case whether there are other flaws or not. It is a near universal truth in the hobby that a centered card is preferred.

As someone who ignores centering (as long as it's not terrible) and prefers a clean surface with nice color as a #1 priority, I've seen centering win out over creases and scuffs nearly all the time.

Being on the other side of one of the most popular aspects of the hobby really drives home how much people will pay for centering, especially when multiple examples are up for sale/auction at the same time.

It's not exactly news that centering is king, but I'm still kinda surprised how much surface damage people will ignore for centering. Some people won't even touch a card that's not mostly or totally centered. They don't even want to consider it unless it's extremely rare and even then they're looking to upgrade asap. There's a lot of them, too.

[BigfootIsReal]

Originally Posted by BioCRN

As someone who ignores centering (as long as it's not terrible) and prefers a clean surface with nice color as a #1 priority, I've seen centering win out over creases and scuffs nearly all the time.

Being on the other side of one of the most popular aspects of the hobby really drives home how much people will pay for centering, especially when multiple examples are up for sale/auction at the same time.

It's not exactly news that centering is king, but I'm still kinda surprised how much surface damage people will ignore for centering. Some people won't even touch a card that's not mostly or totally centered. They don't even want to consider it unless it's extremely rare and even then they're looking to upgrade asap. There's a lot of them, too.

Exactly! As long as a card is centered people disregard the fact it's been doctored to get it centered, they overlook that it has more creases than Nancy Pelosis' face or that there is dog crap smeared on the front. But hey, the card MIGHT smell, but it's centered.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BigfootIsReal

Exactly! As long as a card is centered people disregard the fact it's been doctored to get it centered, they overlook that it has more creases than Nancy Pelosis' face or that there is dog crap smeared on the front. But hey, the card MIGHT smell, but it's centered.

You could post a card with 40 40 borders and as long as it was slabbed no one would notice and people would ooh and aah over it.

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

You could post a card with 40 40 borders and as long as it was slabbed no one would notice and people would ooh and aah over it.

People like Brady Hill and Marshall Fogel? Those guys just can't get enough trimmed cards in their collections.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Snowman

People like Brady Hill and Marshall Fogel? Those guys just can't get enough trimmed cards in their collections.

There are certainly some very high profile guys who either don't care or seem oblivious to trimming.