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Qualifier grade equivalents

I searched for this topic and found nothing.

What is the rule of thumb for qualifier value? Is a PSA 8 (OC) the equivalent in value to a PSA 7.5 or 7....?

Can the same be applied to the ST qualifier (and others)?

Does the particular card matter? In my case it is a 1961 Fleer Bill Russell PSA 8 OC and Elgin Baylor PSA 8 ST.

Thank you..

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  • 19591959 Posts: 629 ✭✭✭

    A o/c knocks it down 2 grades 7 (price range) . If you request no qualifiers a 9 oc becomes a 7. 8oc a 6. etc. dont know too much about ST or PD

  • KyserKyser Posts: 213 ✭✭✭

    "Does the particular card matter?" If a set is known for stains "Fleer basketball stickers" or if a player from the set is commonly found off center due to sheet placement. I think buyers are more accepting of OC/ST.

  • daltexdaltex Posts: 3,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It all depends on the card. Lately that Russell, for example, has been trading somewhere between a 3 and a 4. @1959 has an answer that corresponds to the value in registry sets, though I believe at some point it switches to a one grade deduction.

    https://psacard.com/auctionprices/basketball-cards/1961-fleer/bill-russell/values/299471

  • Jayman1982Jayman1982 Posts: 467 ✭✭✭

    Wouldn't it depend on the actual centering measurement of the 8 (OC) card? ie. if it was 75/25 then it would be worth a PSA 7, if it was 80/20 then a 6, and so forth...

  • LarkinCollectorLarkinCollector Posts: 8,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Jayman1982 said:
    Wouldn't it depend on the actual centering measurement of the 8 (OC) card? ie. if it was 75/25 then it would be worth a PSA 7, if it was 80/20 then a 6, and so forth...

    A straight grade would be assigned if it could get within one grade of the qualifier on OCs, so centering would have to be worse than minimums for a 7 on an 8(OC).

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