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Are there any tricks to measuring the centering of a card?

jswietonjswieton Posts: 2,870 ✭✭✭
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I was wondering if someone could give me a template or some type of guidelines on how to measure the centering of a card. I seem to be off a little when I try to figure if something is 60-40 or 70 30. I am not the best at math and I wonder if there is some trick to it that makes it easy and quick. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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  • SoFLPhillyFanSoFLPhillyFan Posts: 3,931 ✭✭
    Download this. Scan your cards and use it to measure -

    jruler

    Of course the formula to measure centering is, and I'm no mathematician -

    One border / total border width = % centering for that side

    Example -

    27 pixels / 50 pixels = 54%

    If I'm wrong then it's no wonder I can't grade my own cards. image
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here's how I (and most people) figure out centering by pixel count, and I made this diagram to illustrate.

    image
  • DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,488 ✭✭✭
    I had college professors who couldn't illustrate things that well.
    Nick,
    do you use JRuler?
    "The Sipe market is ridiculous right now"
    CDsNuts, 1/9/15
  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
    Nick, when I hold my cards up to the monitor, they fit right inside the middle, rectangular window. Does that mean all my cards are trimmed?
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,602 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I had college professors who couldn't illustrate things that well.
    Nick,
    do you use JRuler? >>



    No, I never have.
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,602 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Nick, when I hold my cards up to the monitor, they fit right inside the middle, rectangular window. Does that mean all my cards are trimmed? >>



    Yes Mike, sorry. Send them all to me for proper disposal. image
  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
    will do Nick, thanks for the heads up
  • MBMiller25MBMiller25 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭
    More great information guys, Thanks Alot for sharing this, I have never measured my centering on anything I have purchased, always used the eyeball approach.
  • otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Here's how I (and most people) figure out centering by pixel count, and I made this diagram to illustrate.

    image >>



    Where's the dasm Etch-a-Sketch?!?!?!!?

    Just a thought, regardless of the technical measurement of a card's centering, keep in mind that the visual appeal of the card will carry more weight than if the card is bordering the centering threshold. A card that "looks" more OC than it is will usually be graded more harshly than a card that is more OC but looks better centered.

    Also, keep in mind that tilt and diamond cuts come in to play and may change the centering of the card at differing points along the borders.
  • otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭
    Ahhhhhh, noticed the Esquire!
    image
    And any dedicated Esquire fan knows that Philly is the best place to see the man outside of Milan and AP. Darkness on!!!
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