Question about centering and "mis-cut" cards

[TelePlayer22]

I was reading the posts about the poorly cut Strasburg refractors, and I wondered -- is centering terrible important when you pull a card from a pack? Of course, I'd be disappointed if I received a nice card that had miserable centering, and there's no doubt that there's much more aesthetic value in a card that is centered 50/50. But considering the value of having a centered card is purely for grading purposes, isn't it simply a risk that you take when you're buying cards, that makes the well-centered cards all the more desirable? Although the technology for centering cards may not be particularly well-employed by the manufacturers, if all of a particular card were mis-cut and featured 95/5 centering, would you be upset?

 

[Groat]

if all of a particular card were mis-cut and featured 95/5 centering, would you be upset?

Absolutely I'd be upset. I wouldn't purchase the set or the card, quite honestly. I'm not a big stickler for a card having to be in absolutely perfect condition, but 95/5 is just stupid. Even 75/25 is kind of pushing it.

 

[Kevbo]

Indeed, it's upsetting.
I have never seen a Jake Odorizzi Blue refractor that had good centering. I hate it. I love Blue refractors, and it makes Brewers cards look sweet, but I hate that Odorizzi card.

Perhaps it's even more upsetting to me being that my dad was in the printing/bindery business and if he sent out a job that was cut like a lot of these cards are, they'd come back and he'd have to pay to get it right. It happens. And, it's not hard to set up the print job properly and do a good job on it. It's really not. Truly. Whoever is doing this for Topps are hacks. His business did freakin COUPON jobs that are centered properly. Books, covers, tabs, die-cutting, drilling...
whether it's intricate in detail, whether or not it's for an expensive book or just pocket calendars, there's really not much of an excuse to hack it up. It can, for sure can, be done a whole lot better. THAT'S what kills me about it.