What makes a PSA 10 ?

I figured I would start this top because I have a ton of PSA 9 cards that I think should be 10.
Firstly, I think we all look for anything obvious on the card -- creases, dents, marks etc.
Secondly, we look at the card centering.
Thirdly, the 4 corners are crip (not dinged)
Lastly, overall shine, luster and presentation of the card.
I have many cards that are flawless in this regard but constantly get 9's.
Manny's Pinnacle Rookie never seems to get a 10 but my 9's look perfect ?
Anyone have insight here ? (figured it may be a good discussion)
thanks
Firstly, I think we all look for anything obvious on the card -- creases, dents, marks etc.
Secondly, we look at the card centering.
Thirdly, the 4 corners are crip (not dinged)
Lastly, overall shine, luster and presentation of the card.
I have many cards that are flawless in this regard but constantly get 9's.
Manny's Pinnacle Rookie never seems to get a 10 but my 9's look perfect ?
Anyone have insight here ? (figured it may be a good discussion)
thanks
Buying:
Topps White Out (silver) letters Alex Gordon
80 Topps Greg Pryor “No Name"
90 ProSet Dexter Manley error
90 Topps Jeff King Yellow back
1958 Topps Pancho Herrera (no“a”)
81 Topps Art Howe (black smear above hat)
91 D A. Hawkins BC-12 “Pitcher”
Topps White Out (silver) letters Alex Gordon
80 Topps Greg Pryor “No Name"
90 ProSet Dexter Manley error
90 Topps Jeff King Yellow back
1958 Topps Pancho Herrera (no“a”)
81 Topps Art Howe (black smear above hat)
91 D A. Hawkins BC-12 “Pitcher”
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<< <i>Secondly, we look at the card centering. >>
That's first for me. If it doesnt have that, I dont have to go forward.
After 10,000 submissions....Luck of the draw. Like Bill said I have thousands of 9's that should be in 10 holders.
Neil
Shane
Steve
I'll take a nice 8 any day at a fraction of the cost.
I'll second that
SKY
Edited to add that if you are looking for resubbing candidates from 9 to 10, look not only at the photo's registration, but also the registration on the border of the picture and text - make sure they line up perfectly. Otherwise, it will still be a 9.
i'd be happy with an 8, or a raw card that looks like one for 1/10th of the price
However, to answer your question, I don't agree that a PSA 10 can have a printers mark on it. I've seen PSA 10's
with a print dot and that takes away from the eye appeal IMO.
at least beckett tells you why.
I think all psa 9's should come with reason for not being a 10 ...
What do you thinK ?
Topps White Out (silver) letters Alex Gordon
80 Topps Greg Pryor “No Name"
90 ProSet Dexter Manley error
90 Topps Jeff King Yellow back
1958 Topps Pancho Herrera (no“a”)
81 Topps Art Howe (black smear above hat)
91 D A. Hawkins BC-12 “Pitcher”
however my last two subs were my best ever, over 50% 10's on subs with 150+ cards. all were either finest or chromes which can have scratches. almost all i only had one card. so how about that. i didnt even look at any of them that carefully, just sent them all in even the doubles.
Collecting:
Brett Favre Master Set
Favre Ticket Stubs
Favre TD Reciever Autos
Football HOF Player/etc. Auto Set
Football HOF Rc's
<< <i>I guess I get mad when I put in 10 potential 10's and get back 10 - 9's...
at least beckett tells you why.
I think all psa 9's should come with reason for not being a 10 ...
What do you thinK ? >>
Totally agree, they should give more reasoning
Sometimes our card got rejected, like card got trimmed or altered, but they didn't tell you where/why
I always think a little two line comment from them would be good
Does workload affect grading trends...
If it were a Friday before a 3 day holiday weekend does the grader tend to be happier thus more lenient...
We're all humans...food for thought...
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I've owned a few with perfect centering front and back, no chipping along the edges that were 9s. The last 10 I saw for sale didn't have close to 50/50 centering on the front. Maybe with this particular card there's a rare few with superior registration. Who knows...