Newbie query: Not Holdered-Miscut???

liffeystynx

Just got my 1970s Set Registry Special goodies back. Some nice surprises, but one very nasty one. A 1970 Topps Baseball card well-centered all around, came back not in a lovely PSA holder but in its Card Saver, labelled 'Miscut'. Now I understood 'Miscut' to mean a card so far off-center that part of the adjoining card on the sheet is visible and consequently some feature of your card is missing. I further thought that if a card displayed these symptoms but was otherwise OK, PSA gave it a qualifier the same as OC, ST, MK or whatever. But this card is entire with no intrusive neighbours

What has my poor card done to deserve this? On close examination, I think it may be infinitesimally wider than other cards in the set.
Is this the crime? And if so is it a very common occurrence?

waitilltheytrytosell

It is probably cut in an odd manner. You mentioned it was wider. Stand the card up on each side on a flat surface. My guess is that the left or right side is bowed out, and rocks back and forth when set on that side.

FB

Jonathan,

Check the back. The 1970 cards are notorious for being way off-centered on the back. 90/10 is the limit. If you have virtually no border on a side of the reverse, it'll come back as a miscut. On a positive note - I believe that PSA gives you a certificate for a free grading on those.

liffeystynx

waitilltheytrytosell:

You are the winner! It was only when I stood it on its right side that I noticed that the bottom corner protrudes further than the top one, hence a slight gap when placed on that side. Thanks for at least providing me with an explanation.

Frank:
No mention of a free grading. Do you think I qualify for one in the circumstances outlined above?

FB

Jonothan,

I believe so. According to PSA's website if you look near the bottom of your invoice you'll see descriptions of different reasons that cards are not holdered.

N-8 Miscut - This term is used when the factory cut is an abnormal cut. The grading fees are returned.

The free grading certificate is generally sent out a week or to after the cards (have no idea why - since it seems that it would cost them more that way). If you don't reecive it within two weeks after your cards - I would email PSA asking where it is.