Should PSA/SGC have a qualifier for Centering?

[insidethewrapper]

Instead of a qualifier such as PSA 8 (OC), it should be PSA 6 because it is (OC).

[GasHouseGang]

A lot of collectors won't collect cards with qualifiers. So I often have asked PSA to grade my submissions without qualifiers. If it turns an 8OC into a 6 so be it. It will be easier to sell when the time comes. I wish people would just collect the card instead of relying on the label.

[Brianruns10]

You all make good points, and I agree that in most respects it should be a moot issue, since one buys the card, not the plastic.

But I still think a centering designation could be useful in this regard: for the purpose of tracking populations, and better determining scarcity and premiums in pricing. If a card can be fairly readily had with good centering, then the premium on centering will be low. But if PSA only has one or two examples of a card that is centered, and one turns up, well then that better enables one to decide to pay more.

And in some cases, I wonder if any centered examples exist at all? Like the 52 Sal Yvars...I have yet to see one that is neither off center nor diamond cut. I would like a centered one, but if indeed if it were possible to know that PSA had or hadn't ever graded a centered example, then I would necessarily adjust my standards. To know, "Okay, there are no centered examples, or only one or two, so this example for sale is the next best thing..I shall buy it, etc., etc."