Quick Question: Does this really look like a PSA 10 to you?

[jonebone]

I was looking through some listings and noticed this card:

Is it just me, or does there appear to be some serious edge whitening across the top on that black border? Maybe I'm seeing things, but that is not what I expected from a PSA10. However, I'm fairly new to collecting PSA 10s so my eye is probably nowhere as good as some members here. Anyone care to chime in?

 

[George_Calfas]

For OPC it is a 10......ask Eric (thosebackpages) for greater details.

 

[hofmichael]

OPC card were cut with a thin metal wire.If there was no white on the edges I would be more concerned.
Mike

 

[allstars]

I agree with the original poster, the card is less than perfect & PSA 10 should mean *perfect*. I know all about the OPC rough-cut etc. There are lots of cards with no PSA 10's. This example appears to be OC as well, if not slightly L-R than surely T-B. Must belong to one of PSA's good customers...l

 

[smapdi]

Could be glare from the edge, just the way the scanner hit it.

 

[cmnkb8]

I agree with the original poster, the card is less than perfect & PSA 10 should mean *perfect*. I know all about the OPC rough-cut etc. There are lots of cards with no PSA 10's. This example appears to be OC as well, if not slightly L-R than surely T-B. Must belong to one of PSA's good customers...l

PSA 10 does NOT have to be perfect, just "virtually" perfect...it says so on PSA's own website.

GEM-MT 10: Gem Mint
A PSA Gem Mint 10 card is a virtually perfect card. Attributes include four perfectly sharp corners, sharp focus and full original gloss. A PSA Gem Mint 10 card must be free of staining of any kind, but an allowance may be made for a slight printing imperfection, if it doesn't impair the overall appeal of the card. The image must be centered on the card within a tolerance not to exceed approximately 55/45 to 60/40 percent on the front, and 75/25 percent on the reverse.