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65 Topps Namath PSA 8 on Memory Lane

kennylowkennylow Posts: 277
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Is this too oc for a PSA 8?
http://www.memorylaneinc.com/site/bid/bidplace.asp?itemid=1684

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  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
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    Centering must be approximately 65/35 to 70/30 or better on the front

    I didn't do the measurements - if seems awfully close, at best. Certainly not an 8 that I would want to spend serious money on.
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  • tennesseebankertennesseebanker Posts: 5,433 ✭✭✭
    Whats the deal with the Namath that says it is a butterfly tattoo variation ? Ive never heard of that one..
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  • FabfrankFabfrank Posts: 2,312
    The "Butterfly" variation is a print mark on the back of Namaths hand.

    I have a PSA 6 that looks EXACTLY like this card. I've always believed it should have been an 8OC, but the submitter requested No Qualifiers. If that's an 8, than I need to send mine in for review.
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  • jskirwinjskirwin Posts: 700 ✭✭✭
    I blew up the picture in Photoshop then used JR Screen ruler:

    Left border: 18
    Right border:25
    Total: 43

    LB=18/43=41%
    RB=25/43=59%

    That work out right?
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭

    Funny, using the JR Screen Ruler I get approx 35 / 65 left to right centering.
    Not an 8 that I would care to own, but an 8 nonetheless.

    The JR Screen Ruler is a free download that is very handy for measuring a card's centering.
    Here's one site you can download it from, but there are others if this link doesn't work.

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  • jskirwinjskirwin Posts: 700 ✭✭✭
    When I blew the image up in Photoshop I noticed it had serious bleed due to the quality of the image. It was hard to tell where the borders ended and where they began.
  • SouthsiderSouthsider Posts: 1,049 ✭✭✭
    The problem is that due to the nature of the tallboy dimensions and thin borders, any shift to either side looks more dramatic than it would on a normal sized card. To me, that makes a nicely centered copy worth a premium in nearly any grade.
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