Does PSA grade down for rough edges on OPC?

A761506

I bought a single pack of 1978 OPC cards at the National for $9 and pulled these 3 cards. The Bench looks gorgeous, a little diamond, but rough OPC style edges... do they take off for that? If they don't, would this card qualify for a 9 based on the centering the way it is? It's a shame the other cards were miscut so badly. Are they worth submitting for qualified grades? None of the backs are miscut any worse than the fronts.

WinPitcher

rough cuts in and of themselves are ok, however the diamond cut and OC preclude these cards from being 8, 9,10 imo

wallst32

From my experience, rough cuts aren't downgraded (as long as they aren't too bad). But keep in mind the rough cuts make it very difficult for the corners to be well formed, and sharp, and you will lose the points there, so take a very close look at that area.

If you just want them slabbed, go for it. But they aren't even worth the price of grading in my opinion.

mudflap02

Bench is an 8, others are 8 (MC). I sent a load of 78 OPC in for grading, and you won't get your grading fees back when you sell. If you are slabbing them for yourself, then go for it, otherwise, in the raw is the way to go.

jrdolan

You pulled those three from one pack?? Talk about striking it rich. I'm sorry about the two miscuts and the severe rough-cut on George, but Johnny looks nice and the diamond isn't all that bad. I agree with 'flap on the grades, though the combination MC and severe RC on Brett might prevent 8 even with a qualifer (they only do 1 qualifier before knocking down the grade even more). For reference, here's a 1978 O-Pee-Chee Bench PSA 9.

RG58

Despite the mild diamond cut on the Bench, if you think the corners are "mint", then I would submit it in hopes of receiveing a 9

I have a few baseball 1979 opc psa 9 cards that have mild rough cuts. PSA seems to allow it as long as the centering is good and the corners are strong.

Centering is the big issue by far on the OPC cards and the Bench seems as well centered as they usually can get- I would submit it if you think the corners are 9 quality.

I picked up some centered 1979 OPC commons, minor stars at the National for about .50 a pop that I will be submitting later this year for hopes of a 9. They were real nice cards and the dealer said they were taken directly from vending, not wax. My experience with the 1979 OPC is that cards from wax are usually BAD with horrible centering, stains, and rough cutting. Each pack will generate about 2 decently centered cards but odds are those 2 cards will have at least 1 bad corner. However, cards from vending fare better and you may be able to extrapolate this to the 1978 OPC set- if you are interested in the set I would recommend opening vending (but much harder to find)

By the way, the Brett and Ryan card are essentially worthless. Good Luck