PSA's new centering standards and the PSA 10.

[RKH916]

Don't think I saw a thread on this, but they've amended their centering standards for a 10 to 55/45 front (75/25 reverse).

I've opined in the past that it has always bothered me seeing a card in a slab that was clearly off center labelled a PSA 10. This has not been an infrequent occurrence either, but rather common.

After the influx of the flipperboi investor bros into the market, and the damage to BGS' reputation helped overinflate the PSA 10 value, it always made much more sense to me to buy BGS 9.5's for what are now IMO bargain prices (plus the fact that the slabs are much nicer)

But... what does this change mean for the wider PSA 10 market? Basic sentiment around the community is that a PSA 10 is now significantly harder to come by.

And yet there are years worth of obviously-not-a-10 cards sitting in PSA 10 slabs

Will people realize that they've been paying a premium for a number printed on a label as opposed to the card itself? Will a BGS 9.5 close the gap in value and return to historical pricing differences? Or will the PSA 10 premium only continue to grow?

Confusing times

FYI:

Originally Posted by PSA Gem Mint 10

The image must be centered on the card within a tolerance not to exceed approximately 55/45 percent on the front, and 75/25 percent on the reverse.

Originally Posted by BGS Pristine 10

Centering: 50/50 all around on front. 60/40 or better on back.

Originally Posted by BGS Gem Mint 9.5

Centering: 50/50 one way, 55/45 the other on front. 60/40 or better on back

Originally Posted by BGS Mint 9

Centering: 55/45 both ways on front. 70/30 or better on back.