PSA Question 1960 Topps Football

[CowboysGuide]

Unacceptable if you ask me. I don't do a lot of graded card collecting, but backs of cards need to be considered in the total grade of the card, or shown by the seller if the back doesn't match the front (centering wise). Seeing the centering of the front, I would expect nothing worse on the back unless it was pointed out. The green is nice an bright, if that' any consolation.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by CowboysGuide

Unacceptable if you ask me. I don't do a lot of graded card collecting, but backs of cards need to be considered in the total grade of the card, or shown by the seller if the back doesn't match the front (centering wise). Seeing the centering of the front, I would expect nothing worse on the back unless it was pointed out. The green is nice an bright, if that' any consolation.

Thanks for the comment. Yeah, I think I would have been happy with 80/20 or even 90/10 centering on the back but this is like 99/1 at the most.

I'm not sure if I blame PSA, the seller or myself. The seller was a high volume dealer and doesn't show any back scans but it might have been obvious to make an exception for this card. I probably should have asked.

PSA, I guess I'm shocked they don't take the back into consideration at all. Maybe it's just me, as I've always had a pet peeve about centering. I think I'd rather have a centered 5 then an o/c 9, from an aesthetic standpoint anyways, even if it's on the back of the card.

The funny thing was I thought I was upgrading the PSA 5 of this card I already have. I think I might keep the 5 and get rid of this one eventually.

[HRBAKER]

I would think two things; 1.) the card is certainly overgraded and 2.) the seller made a conscious error of omission by not disclosing how badly the back was off center. He or she would not get any more of my business.