I won't make any guesses here but you've hit on one of the many reasons that I dislike PSA in particular and TPG generally.
A card's attributes are observed by the grader. If the card has centering issues, then it is what it is. That should not be changeable per the PSA slab.
If a card is indeed a 9OC then why should it be able to get a straight 7 instead?
A card should grade what it is and allowing a customer to reomove the centering flaw based on preference makes PSA lose credibility in my eyes.
It obviously makes them more money if people will submit an off-center card and will not have to get the dreaded OC qualifier. But it would be better if they dropped the OC qualifier completely than to let a customer "choose" and I wish they'd completely eliminate OC qualifiers.
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