U call this Gem Mint PSA 10?

[championMan]

Look at the centering is really noticeable. Does PSA 10 use (OC) Off center for GEM MINT card?

 

[ffgameman]

Not perfect but doesn't look near as bad as the Maddux I have.

 

[bigalexx]

Not perfect but doesn't look near as bad as the Maddux I have.

But that was not graded a PSA 10.

 

[bouwob]

PSA 10s are much easier to get than BGS 10s. The centering is off but fairly close. I would bet 45/55

Its not a perfect specimen, but I have seen much worse.

 

[Bruin7]

Another factor could be that the original sender was one of PSA's "preferred customers" and received a bump on the grade.

Allen

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

Of all of the questionable "gem mint" graded cards out there, I was expecting this to be a glaring error...it is not.

It is perfect? No, but not nearly as bad as some others out there - PSA and BGS.

 

[matchpenalty]

That still easily falls into PSA 10 criteria. I think 60-40 it can even be. That looks at worst 55-45. Even PSA and BGS 9's can be 35-65. So even a card 2/3 off center still can be a 9. We see many like those.

 

[BunchOBull]

Dude, I don't know what you've been trying to prove with all of these examples lately...but you need to understand...

A PSA 10 GEM Mint doesn't have the same grading standards as a BGS 10 Pristine...however, the standards are basically the same for a PSA 10 and a BGS 9.5.

Why is it this way?

Because PSA was the father of third party grading...BGS came around and they had to up the standards a bit, so they created Pristine...and rightfully so...but the "10" isn't the important factor here. The number means nothing in that case.

 

[muchuckwagon]

What this post screams out....is the fact the OP doesn't understand the grading process. Period. I'm not going to comment any further.