Any luck crossing over OC cards to....?

GetSiriusNow

Hey guys and gals,
Have any of you had any luck crossing over PSA OC cards to more valuable grades in SGC, BVG,GAI,etc? As much as I love PSA it seems that an OC qualifier just kills the value of card no matter how slightly OC it is. An expensive mint 9 card with OC qualifier usually goes for slightly more than a PSA 7 with no qualifier. I have thought about crossing over OC cards to one of the other companies who wouldn't label it with the dreaded OC. Anybody have experience with these crossovers and have they been positive or negative.

jmbkb4

Slightly/Marginally OC cards can be cracked and resubmitted asking for "no qualifiers, PLEASE" on the submission form. I've bypassed this step by asking for NO qualifiers on every submission form. Keep in mind that I submit virtually exclusively 1993 Refractors, where the OC copies I submit are usually 70/30 or so, easily qualifying for an unqualified 8. All of my 9(OC)'s have --> 8 NQ.

Good luck, you're right -- the OC qualifiers absolutely kills the value of the card.

GetSiriusNow

I am surprised that it could be as simple as just asking?

jmbkb4

It's not that I'm saying, "Hey, PLEASE give my 80/20 card that is otherwise perfect a PSA 9 grade?"

Rather, my understanding is that if you ask for NQ and it is granted, the card will not receive the OC designation if it is deemed to deserve a qualifier and will then receive the grade that its centering deserves. Maybe an 8 but also maybe a 6.

GetSiriusNow

Good information to know. Thanks. It really seems that OC is a fatal disease sometimes.

TheCARDKid

Not all OC's are equal. This Gordie Howe for example has great eye appeal IMO...

9 OC '57 Topps Howe

For cards like this that are marginally off center, I bet they'd sell alot better if the OC designation was on the back of the holder. There's something about the OC designation that interrupts the whole experience of a card like this.

If you have an otherwise 8 or 9 NQ set, the 9 OC sticks out like a sore thumb. Even if the centering is attractive.

Would you buy more marginally OC cards if the designation was on the back?

GetSiriusNow

I wish PSA would eliminate the OC all together and incorporate the centering into the overall grade. Even having the OC on the back would be better.

WinPitcher

Even having the OC on the back would be better.



? not sure what you mean by that.

Even if they did do away with the OC qualifier the card still will APPEAR OC and that would lower the market value anyway.


also that could be a bad thing too.

example....you have a card that is valuable. If centered would be an 8. Because it is OC the card now grades a 6. As a buyer I would see the OC but would think does the card also have soft corners? The qualifiers are a good thing in many instances. A great value today i feel are certain cards that grade 9OC especially if the amount of OC does not take away from the over all apeal of the card.


JMHO

Steve

GetSiriusNow

As I think theCARDkid is suggesting, maybe having the OC qualifier label on the back of the card or smaller in size so it is not screaming at you would be better. Sometimes when quickly viewing cards for sale the OC stands out and is easily dismissed by some people as undesirable even if it barely meets the OC conditions set by PSA.

ldferg

i'm a proponet of no OC qualifier. this should be taken in consideration on the overall grade itself (if a 9 OC is a 7 or 8, then make it a 7 or 8). any card that is OC'd enough to warrant a qualifier should be noticeable enough to the buyer. why note it on the slab?