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BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926 ✭
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As I have said a couple of times I am just getting back into baseball cards. I have seen you guys use the term "No Qualifiers" what does this mean?
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  • djspanndjspann Posts: 541 ✭
    PSA will sometimes give a card a "qualifier" if the card generally meets all of the requirements for a particular grade, but one aspect of the card is worse than usually typical of that grade.

    For example, if a card is otherwise a NM card, but is off center more than the NM requirement of 70/30 on the front, PSA can choose to grade the card as a 7 (OC), indicating that the card is a NM 7, but is off center more than a typical NM card. There are many other qualifiers. See the information at the following link:
    Grading standards and qualifiers

    A qualifier usually drops the price of a card. A PSA 7 (OC) will usually sell for the same price as a straight PSA 5.

    If the card is given a straight number grade from PSA with no qualifiers, it is said to have "No Qualifiers".


    Doug
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    On the PSA front page, click on the grading standards button.
    You can read all about grades, condition and "qualifiers."

    A "qualifier" gives more info about a card; like OC = off-center.

    A card that has not been graded with "qualifiers," is said to
    be "no qualifiers" or NQ. NQ = good........ WQ = less good.

    storm
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