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How much "weight" is put on the back of a PSA 8 card to determine its 8.5 worthiness?

lightningboylightningboy Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭
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I have an opportunity to purchase a PSA 8 card for about $500 that was graded in the pre .5 period, that is dead centered with razor sharp corners on the front. However, the back of the card has centering of about 80/20 both ways. Any chance this card could bump to an 8.5 or even a 9? I mean technically it does fall within PSA 9 standards. Thanks, Tom

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  • LarkinCollectorLarkinCollector Posts: 8,975 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very little, if any.
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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,735 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I have an opportunity to purchase a PSA 8 card for about $500 that was graded in the pre .5 period, that is dead centered with razor sharp corners on the front. However, the back of the card has centering of about 80/20 both ways. Any chance this card could bump to an 8.5 or even a 9? I mean technically it does fall within PSA 9 standards. Thanks, Tom >>



    80/20 on back is easily within even PSA 9 standards. If it doesn't bump, it won't be becuase of that.


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  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,608 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>80/20 on back is easily within even PSA 9 standards. If it doesn't bump, it won't be becuase of that. >>



    +1
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  • lightningboylightningboy Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for the replies, Tom
  • miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Haven't seen the specific card, so commenting in general, maybe a pre-halfgrade 8 could just as easily been a 7.5 today as an 8.5.
  • JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,976 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Post a scan.

    To answer your question as asked, if all other aspects of the card are mint, card could grade as high as a 9. Grading companies are prone to grading cards wrong sometimes.

    According to PSA a card can be up to 90/10 centering on reverse and get a 9.

    grade it

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