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PSA 9oc to SGC 6


I cracked this out of a PSA 9oc slab and submitted to SGC with a bunch of other 68's. I was hoping for an 8, or 7 at the very least. I know SGC has a reputation for prioritizing centering, but a 6 is crazy to me.

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  • mintonlyplsmintonlypls Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A 6 seems reasonable to me considering the top centering.

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  • pdoidoipdoidoi Posts: 656 ✭✭✭✭

    @Mookie1986 said:

    I cracked this out of a PSA 9oc slab and submitted to SGC with a bunch of other 68's. I was hoping for an 8, or 7 at the very least. I know SGC has a reputation for prioritizing centering, but a 6 is crazy to me.

    Ouch, that's a nice looking card.

  • mcastaldimcastaldi Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭
    edited August 9, 2024 4:54PM

    Nice looking card, but to my eye the centering is off enough to be borderline miscut. Even for a 7 you can be no worse than 70/30 - and it looks to be well outside that. I think a 9OC was your best possible outcome for that card.

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  • olb31olb31 Posts: 3,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    sorry about that.

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  • RufussCkingstonRufussCkingston Posts: 1,641 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Don't stop now, send it to BGS with subgrades!

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    9 is typically a fairly easy way to attain that grade from PSA when it comes with the qualifier and is generally considered to equate to a 2 grade downgrade with a straight grade. I agree with the sentiment that a PSA 9OC is preferable to a straight 6, especially in an SGC holder.



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  • I guess I was relying on my personal preference too much, and not the technical aspect. I much prefer cards off center top to bottom over left to right.

  • gameusedhoopgameusedhoop Posts: 3,585 ✭✭✭✭

    9OC is a nearly perfect card and they are just confirming what everyone can already see that it is OC. A 6 is really ambiguous, is it just OC, or are there other issues with the card? 9OC is one of my favorite vintage grades especially is the OC is top to bottom, not L-R.

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,112 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Still like the Mays overall. Nice corners,color. Rather have l/r centering.

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  • JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,789 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Should be a 7.

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  • smallstockssmallstocks Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭✭

    @mintonlypls said:
    I agree that if off-centered…it presents worse side-to-side than top-to-bottom.

    Am I missing something? Side to side looks very good to me.


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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @smallstocks said:

    @mintonlypls said:
    I agree that if off-centered…it presents worse side-to-side than top-to-bottom.

    Am I missing something? Side to side looks very good to me.

    T/B



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  • smallstockssmallstocks Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭✭

    I get that, but Monte said he thinks side to side looks worse the t/b.


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  • mintonlyplsmintonlypls Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 10, 2024 8:18PM

    That’s what I’m saying. I gave an example with my Clemente RC. If the off centering were 70/30 the other way, it would look worse. JMHO

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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @smallstocks said:
    I get that, but Monte said he thinks side to side looks worse the t/b.

    No, he said OC L/R looks worse to him than OC T/B.



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  • smallstockssmallstocks Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭✭

    @mintonlypls said:
    That’s what I’m saying. I gave an example with my Clemente RC. If the off centering were 70/30 the other way, it would look worse. JMHO

    Ah! Now I get it!


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