How would I grade the center?

[OGsparrow]

Im trying to figure out where to pick the centers for this card but Ive been getting used to vintage cards that have obvious squares and Im just a total novice. Does anyone know where to use the center gauge / ruler to try and center this? I'm not looking for "its off-center answers" just more trying to learn where PSA is going to look to center this so I can try to learn how to center cards myself because it's something I'm interested in. Thank you!

[90sTriplets]

I use the points of the design as a border. This one looks just a bit oc left to right but not much at all...

[OGsparrow]

oh ok thank you so im just over thinking it. you just use reference points - like each point is measured and if its 5mm 5mm its 50/50 and so on? i guess thats what i figured haha. Thanks!

[90sTriplets]

Hey it's not easy grading yourself... I thought I had a 10 or at least a 9.5 not long ago. Came back with 8.5! I was not happy to say the least! Apparently graders can use magnifying glasses to a certain strength.
Some grading companies are more lenient than others too... BGS is probably the stingiest, then PSA, then SGC. Those are the 3 I've used.

[OGsparrow]

yea definitely figuring that out. I'm waiting for some of those Card savers that are semi thick or semi flexible or w/e to send 3 cards into psa that i think are 6s or something (they're vintage) at best haha. Maybe worst >.< I think 10s and 9s are easy to get rid of because a 9 it says can only have ONE of these defects on the https://www.psacard.com/gradingstandards#cards part where it explains 9 and a 10 just cant have almost anything. The centering was where I was overthinking I think...but we'll see how the cards come back like you said o.o haha Do you choose to use SGC or BGS to go for 9.5s or something?