[daeyel]

So I purchased a card, and am trying to see where it slots in amongst the top grades.

Which grades are considered more important/tougher? Is a 9.5 corner grade better than a 9.5 edge?

cent crnr edge surf
6762799 10 9.5 9.0 10 (9.5) -
6971071 10 9.0 9.5 10 (9.5) *
7781844 9.5 10 10 10 (10) (10 auto) +
7593618 9.5 9.5 9.5 10 (9.5)
7977574 10 9.5 9.5 10 (9.5)
8022318 9.0 9.5 10 10 (9.5) -
8517635 10 9.0 9.5 10 (9.5) *
9071506 9.5 10 10 10 (10) +
9510513 10 9.5 9.5 10 (9.5)
9539187 9.5 9.5 9.5 10 (9.5)
9642070 10 9.0 9.5 10 (9.5) *
9791529 9.5 9.5 9.5 10 (9.5)

These are the top grades of the card I purchased. Take, for instance, 6762799 and 9642070, both have a 10 on centering and surface, but which is considered preferable, the 9.5 on corner, or 9.5 on edge? Also, which is considered preferable, 3 9.5's and a 10, or 2 10's, a 9.5 and a 9.0?

[daeyel]

Did some research and found this blog post:

http://cardmonopoly.blogspot.com/search/label/Beckett

Apparently, according to Beckett, the emphasis is primarily on centering. Centering has the toughest grading criterion.

After that is corners.

Edges, and then surface are least important.

However, this does not answer my question as to which is more important to collectors overall.


Is there a collector consensus, or do people not care, so long as they have their 9.5?

[bamyanks]

Centering is by far the most important, as it can be seen right away when you look at a card. (And I guess being in the printing industry makes it important too.) Surface is the second most important, if the images have a lot of print spots, they take away from the picture. Believe it or not, corners are by far the least important to me. I have been told the grades use a microscope to judge them. Seems kind of silly to me, does anyone here use a microscope when they're looking at a card?

[jacobystealshome]

depends on era and set, actually. different sets are weighed differently