PSA submission question...

[insidethewrapper]

Looks like a 7 was generous. Why is the "I" and "c" in the word Mickey on the PSA label so far apart ? Is this normal ?

[novakjr]

Would never get a straight 7...Not a chance. It got the OC because the centering "at best" would warrant a 5. A 6.5 is definitely out of the question, because even if the card would be worthy of a 6, centering would usually get you the half-grade, and it's already been established that this centering is 5 at best.. Also, the original 7 might've been overly-generous, given the lower left-edge and corner.. I'd guess if cracked and re-submitted without qualifiers, the card would come back a 4, maybe 5.

[sfmays24]

I concur with novakjr ...based on the label font, this card was graded sometime ago and the standards may have been sub-par.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Looks like a 7 was generous. Why is the "I" and "c" in the word Mickey on the PSA label so far apart ? Is this normal ?

That's an older PSA flip. It's believed that standards were more lax then. (Of course, some strongly believe they are still very lax.) A thread from another site with the history of the PSA flip with images is here: Linky

[sycks22]

Like the card Bill.

[53Browns]

A 4 or 5? Really?? Thanks for the "brutal" honesty.

[Griffins]

I'd agree- 5 at best, possibly a 4. Keep it in the holder it's in, or you can have them reholder it in the same grade to get rid of the old flip.

[smtjoy]

Very nice card but as said above graded a while back and might be a bit generous on that.

[U240robert]

No way is that a 4 or a 5 at best. I have a PSA 6 Paige that was graded in the past year and has more corner wear than this.
This would be no worse than 6/6.5
4= alot of corner wear and possible creases.
Remember the grades are based on the set also.
So a '53 Topps set will grade differently than a '54 Topps set.