PSA qualifier

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I just received a charizard from psa. The card is and very nice. I didn’t check the “no qualifier” box and the card came back as a 6. I think the card is an 8 if it were not off center. Would it be a good idea to get it regraded with a qualifier?. I am certain they wouldn’t give me a lower grade.
The card has minimal whiting on the back edges and the Holo is pristine.
Send or not send?

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You’re misunderstanding the process. Since you didn’t check the no qualifier box, they already considered it for a qualifier and it did not meet the mark. Qualifiers are arbitrary nonetheless and there’s no way you can request one.

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My card is very definitely off center. I thought for sure they would pick up on that. But you are right I thought you had to check the box, not to request a qualifier but to get one if there’s one.
Thank you for your response.

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I think whether or not they give out the OC qualifier is very subjective. Usually the card has to be very OC though

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A PSA 6 “must be 80/20 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse”.

A PSA 8 “must be approximately 65/35 to 70/30 or better on the bfront and 90/10 or better on the reverse”.

Generally to get an OC qualifier, everything about the card must be deserving of a higher grade, yet the centering is grades below what the rest of the card deserves. E.g. an otherwise “Mint” or “Gem Mint” card with a 80/20 centering could get a PSA 9 (OC). A card which fits near the PSA 6 or 7 range of card quality due to scrathes, creases, whitening etc. will just straight get the PSA 6 or 7 and not a qualifier. If you are saying the rest of the card quality is ~PSA 8 it seems reasonable to just get the PSA 6 if the centering falls around the PSA 6 parameters.

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There could be a microcrease that isn’t very visible holding the grade back. My shadowless Charizard looks like 8 quality but has the tiniest indent that you can barely see which resulted in a 6.

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Personally I would just keep it as it is. I wouldn’t bother trying to regrade anything that I didn’t feel was 10 worthy.