PSA 9 preferences...

I might be the only one, but I kind of like off-center cards. The art is what is most important to me, and the OC gives the card character. It tells a story from the way it was made in the factory, and even if there are other OC cards, they will likely never be 100% identical to the one you have.

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Not really someone who cares for PSA but I would say it probably shouldn’t matter if cards are slightly off center for PSA 10’s or 9’s. I, like others, feel that it’s just a part of something that happens in the factory. Silvering or blatant whitening is what throws me off. I’m still surprised that we see “Gem Mint” for whitening on cards on PSA 9’s or 10’s. And if I did collect them, though I think it shouldn’t count against a card, I would still want it to be pretty well centered.

You may not like it but this is what the ideal PSA 9 looks like

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Centering and edges are most important to me. I can deal with one or two minor holo scratches. Corners are least important–I don’t particularly mind corner whitening–somehow a chip in the corner bothers me much less than a chip along an edge.

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Centering hands down.

What @crow said.

Kind of funny that so many people said centering as their top concern, all the while OC designated cards offer a high premium.

“I hate Off Center cards unless the label says OC; then I love them” - the community

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I hate Off Center cards unless the label says OC; then I hate them even more

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Talk about turning lemons into lemonade lol. Well done;)

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Good to see that someone asked this, I was talking about this topic with Pfm some days ago :grin: .

I can stand a card if it is a bit oc or if it has a couple of white dots on the back… I just hate holo scratches.

I have to admit that I have bought a card (psa10)because I liked that it was oc (water/bubbles).

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My problem is with most 9s, as i am a 10 collector :sweat_smile: in regards to the question, I prefer oc to a Holo scratch. And prefer a few factory created white corners to edgewear.

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