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Posted By: Eric Brehm

It's a question of whether PSA will define 8.5 as the midpoint of observed quality over the 8 range, or as the midpoint relative to some independent objective standard regarding card condition (corner wear, centering, etc.). If the latter is the case, I could see that there will be less 8.5's than than there are 8's (i.e. less than 50% will get a bump), just as there now many fewer 9's than 8's. As Jim C. said that will be particularly true of pre-war cards where higher grade cards are more scarce.