Out of Focus/Register mint 9s?
Rowdyturner
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I just received a mint 9 1977 Bradshaw card to add to my Basic set and it is way out of focus to the point where he nearly has 3 eyes. This is the second mint 9 Bradshaw I’ve purchased off eBay with this defect (the other I replaced with a PSA 10). I was wondering what your thoughts are on this being allowed in a mint 9 since it IMHO it detracts considerably from the eye appeal. I know this is considered a print defect, but of all the defects this has to be the worst. From now on I'll ask about the focus of graded card before I hit the bid button. I know they must take into account the equipment of the times and stuff, but this is too bad.
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You rarely see PSA give cards 'OF' qualifiers anymore. They use to quite a lot pre 2000 grading. Not sure why they don't now.
One thing, it could be the grader not having the knowledge to know what a focused card from a particular issue might look like. There's lot's of out of register '58 Football cards that should get the qualifier buy never seem to. A few good examples from this set are the Leo Nomellini, Ollie Matson, and Night Train Lane cards. All are double vision cards typically.
Rich