Can a pokemon card still get psa 10 if centring is between 55-45 to 60-40 range but has no other flaws

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I have a Dark Vileplume #45 Prices | Pokemon Japanese Rocket Gang S rank Condition i bought from japan it has left and right centering in range between 55-45 to 60-40 left and right and top and bottom 52-48 can it still get psa 10 if all things is flawless aside from left to right centeirng

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Yes, it can. Although I suspect you’re hoping for someone to tell you it definitely will, which nobody knows. Depends on the grader on the day. Better hope it lands with someone who doesn’t have a miserable life.

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PSA automates centering measurements now so probably no.

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But there’s always a chance! It’s almost like it lies in the discretion of the grader.

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Depends if the grader got laid

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I just wanted to know if there is a chance as card si flawless aside from that that’s why I asked and thanks for confirming that there is still a chance

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There’s a chance, but PSA state it’d be at the grader’s discretion (“eye appeal” etc), so it’s ultimately a gamble. Like 4Star said, if it doesn’t ‘pass’ the automated centering check it’s less likely a grader would consider the top grade, so proceed with caution. Alternatively just send it to CGC and ask them to give you a 10 :+1:

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Maybe they’ll just keep sending it into a different company when they don’t get the result they like instead.

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As others have said, theoretically yes, but in practice probably not.

I’ve had some graders who have given near 0% 10 rates to cards with centering as close as 53/47, so I stopped sending cards into PSA with centering between 53/47 - 55/45 even though it’s technically within their PSA 10 standards.

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Centering isn’t the only thing they look at for a card. If it falls within 55/45, and there’s nothing else wrong with it, then it’s a 10.

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Unfortunately that is not true right now. I’ve had multiple submissions over the past year where there were significant differences in PSA 10 rates between cards with 52-48 or better centering vs 53-47 to 55-45 centering.

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Then it’s pretty clear that centering wasn’t the issue with the cards.

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You’re pretending PSA is black and white.

It’s a gamble if they apply their own rules.

But indeed they say on their own site it’s 55/45 or psa 9.

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Okie Dokie.

This is exactly right. Generally yes 55/45 should be a 10, but some individual graders do not follow this. When I brought up this exact concern to PSA, they basically told me that individual graders are able to use their own discretion when evaluating a card. For centering, centering can be a judgement call under the criteria of “eye appeal”.

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What I’m pointing out is you keep harping on the argument about centering. If a card falls within 55/45, then it’s a 10. It’s very clear you missed surface issues or something else to drop the grade.

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A card can be without the 55/45 window and the grader can still think that the card looks disgusting. PSA is more concerned with eye appeal than actual measurements. In the same way that a tiny amount of whitening on a corner can still qualify a 10, but if the grader thinks it takes away from the appeal of the card, then they won’t award it.

It’s all about the viiiibbes man

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Centering isn’t subjective though. In the same sense that a card outside of 55/45 won’t get a 10, there’s no reason a card within 55/45 can’t get a 10 if there are no other issues with the card.

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Brother it’s allllll subjective.

Eye appeal. That’s the reason.

People think that centering is the best way to get a 10, but the best way to get a 10 is to send it in and hope.

I would agree with you btw, and I think that adhering to the standard should be the play, no matter if the grader thinks the eye appeal is off or whatever, but I’m telling you what PSA literally says about their standards.

Also if you have a new grader who could get fired for over-grading cards, then they would be more inclined to grade lower due to “eye appeal.” PSA is in a bit of a funk rn with their standards, centering being the weirdest one, but hopefully as the newer people learn more, they’ll be able to grade a little more fair.

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Personally, I’d be more comfortable submitting if the card is closer to 55/45 than 60/40. Once it starts looking close to 60/40, even with a clean surface, the risk feels much higher. If the value gap between PSA 9 and PSA 10 is big, I’d probably measure it carefully from a straight scan before deciding.