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Jerry West rookie

lseeconlseecon Posts: 318 ✭✭
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Iconic card. Undervalued also.
Love this card, but when I see cards like this, they usually are PSA 6 or 8 o/c.

http://sports.ha.com/itm/basketball/1961-fleer-jerry-west-43-psa-nm-mt-8/a/7123-81299.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

What am I missing? Are my eyes oc? My brain oc? Do I need to tilt my head a different way?

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  • VitoCo1972VitoCo1972 Posts: 6,130 ✭✭✭
    WOW! That's kind of stupid. Looks like a classic 9 O/C to me
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  • shu4040shu4040 Posts: 982 ✭✭✭
    someone break out their fancy off center measuring calculations and let us know, but agreed, can't believe that got a straight 8
  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Should have a qualifier

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • mlbfan2mlbfan2 Posts: 3,115 ✭✭✭
    "admirable centering"
  • slum22slum22 Posts: 2,594 ✭✭✭✭
    Yikes. I do think that is within technical tolerance for an 8, but I would want a better centered example (and luckily I do have oneimage). How about 5 basketball related threads on the first page of CU? I think that has to be a record since I joined. I love it!
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  • lseeconlseecon Posts: 318 ✭✭
    Actually, the centering doesnt really bother me. Sure if I was the owner of the card or looking to purchase I would prefer better centering, but for me centering is not the be-all end-all. Its really the inconsistency that I see in the grading of cards and the use of qualifiers. I can almost guaranty that if that card is cracked out and re-submitted, it will come back with a qualifier more than 50% of the time. It may be within the technical tolerance for an 8, but its so subjective that its kind of silly. We have seen so many people post their cards wondering why they received a qualifier when the centering was the same as or better than this card. It harkens back to whether there is preferential treatment when it comes to grading because so much of it is subjective. So many 7s could be 8s and so many 8s could be 7s when it comes to pre 1970 cards, but its the difference between thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars in values.
  • lightningboylightningboy Posts: 1,483 ✭✭✭
    Just looking at it closely, I would say the centering is no worse than 70/30. With all other things being nice, it deserves a straight 8.
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm sure the bidding will reflect the card.



    I've got it in an OC - don't really remember why I bought it?



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    Mike
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,608 ✭✭✭✭
    Maybe it used to be a 10 OC.
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  • PSASAPPSASAP Posts: 2,284 ✭✭✭
    Perhaps this card needs a regrade:
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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I bought this one when PSA was in its infancy - around 1993.



    I think it's very close to OC or may be?



    Good news - I don't remember paying much for it.



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    Mike
  • CocoaBeachDodgersCocoaBeachDodgers Posts: 750 ✭✭✭
    I'm pretty much a stickler for centering but for some reason, I don't have a big problem with the centering on this card. Maybe because it is my favorite basketball player of all time and the fact that I would love to own this card, IDK?
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I bought this one back in the early 90s - again when PSA was young.



    If I ever find the invoice? I'll know how/why I bought it.



    If it was part of a Greg Manning auction? It was picked up at the minimum bid. Would like to know what that was?



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    Mike
  • PSASAPPSASAP Posts: 2,284 ✭✭✭
    The card sold last night for $3346, including the 19.5% buyers premium.
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