Originally Posted by the 'stache (Post 1315802)

Ok, Mr. Belanger came in today. Another beautiful card.

I'm going to put this up next to the Johnny Bench I got a few days ago. You tell me where either of these cards came up short for a 9 grade.

http://imageshack.com/a/img674/396/MbK8tz.jpghttp://imageshack.com/a/img673/6479/HeRATw.jpg

Well centered, sharp corners and edges, no printing flaws, no surface issues. Clean backs.

Originally Posted by jb67 (Post 1316203)

Wow Bill! You have the ability to pick some incredible 8's. PSA needs to hire you for Quality Control!. The Belanger looks to be an easy 9 if not a possible 10. The Bench for sure looks to be a 9. The big difference I see between the two cards is the Belanger has better centering on the inner white border (looks perfect) compared to JB who is not perfect but still outstanding. I am not even sure if the inner white border is even a factor when it comes to grading. The richness in color is incredible on Belanger and Bench looks to be not too far behind on color richness as well. I would seriously consider resubmitting both them. Belanger that has to be a 9+++ with the Bench being a 9 as well. My 2 cents for what it is worth.

Originally Posted by KingFisk (Post 1316326)

I can only imagine the frustration of the original submitter of those...gorgeous cards!