Let's play the bump game... contestants have your answers ready

artistlost

I am planning on sending these in for reviews and wondered what you guys think... any 8.5's or dare I say 9's?























Thanks

mathew

jimrad

Sorry Mathew but I doubt it on those except maybe the Kurri.
Remember that centering is key on getting a bump.

Statman

You might get a bump on one or two - I agree on the Kuri and maybe the Coffey, but for the most part it looks like they are graded pretty fairly.

Garabaldi

I would say the Coffey and then maybe the Kurri.

54topps

Hi Mathew,
I'd say maybe a bump on the Stastny, Kurri, and Coffey. The others could be 8.5's but that would just be the luck of the grader you get.

Mickey71

From my experience- centering is not the key. Corners Corners and did I say CORNERS.

artistlost

I should clarify. I am not looking at these cards for a full grade bump. Just maybe a bump to 8.5

thanks for the insight and please keep it coming.

mathew

gameusedhoop

Stastny, Kurri, and Coffey

Although it is hard to guess not seeing the backs. Some OPC corners look much worse when flipped over.

jimrad

here is what it says ----
Half-Point Grades: Cards that exhibit high-end qualities within each particular grade, between PSA Good 2 and PSA Mint 9, may achieve a half-point increase. While PSA graders will evaluate all of the attributes possessed by a card in order to determine if the card may be eligible, there will be a clear focus on centering.

Generally speaking, a card must exhibit centering that is 5-10% better, at minimum, than the lowest % allowed within a particular grade. It is important to note that there may be cases where the overall strength of the card, such as the quality of the corners and print, will give the card the edge it needs despite the fact that it may exhibit only marginal centering for the grade. This is especially true for cards that find themselves within the bottom half of the PSA 1-10 scale.

Finally, keep in mind that qualifiers will not apply to grades that achieve the half-point increase since, by definition; these cards have to exhibit high-end qualities within the grade in order to warrant consideration. For example, there will not be cards graded PSA NM-MT-Plus 8.5 OC or PSA EX-MT-Plus 6.5 PD since the half-point is reserved for high-end cards within each grade.

bking

<< <i>I should clarify. I am not looking at these cards for a full grade bump. Just maybe a bump to 8.5

thanks for the insight and please keep it coming.

mathew >>



I'd say the two in the old flips (with the grade stuff all on 1 line) stand a chance at a .5, but the others look fairly graded to me.

Mickey71

Jimrad,
I know what was written regarding the .5 criteria; I just don't see it being that way. All of my review subs were graded heavily upon corners. I sent in well centered stuff. The stuff that was nearly perfectly centered did not have any advantage in the subs I sent in.

Morgoth

Agreed Mickey, my first and only 8.5 review was at the National and the grader came out and told me that centering is not a priority. They are looking for cards with no damage first and great eye appeal second. Good corners, clean edges and original gloss count more than centering.