1977 OPC Star Wars #229 Han and the Rebel Pilots — Raw

Centering estimate: left border appears slightly wider than right (~55/45 L/R), top border visibly narrower than bottom (~60/40 T/B) — centering is within acceptable range and not a significant grade penalty. Corners are difficult to assess at this resolution and under sleeve glare, but the two visible corners (lower-left, lower-right) appear to show light rounding consistent with a grade-5 range card. The orange border shows no obvious chipping visible at this scale. Surface gloss appears moderate with some wear but no creases are evident; however the sleeve glare masks a significant portion of the card surface, preventing confident surface assessment. The bilingual caption ('Han et les pilotes des rebelles') confirms OPC origin, consistent with seller's claim, though front-only confirmation is inconclusive per grading protocol.

Centering estimate: left border appears notably wider than right (~65-70% left-heavy), top border slightly wider than bottom, rough L/R ratio ~65/35 and T/B ~55/45 — centering is off but not catastrophically so. The orange border shows visible wear and chipping particularly along the left and bottom edges, consistent with VG-EX or lower. Corner inspection reveals rounding on at least two visible corners (top-left and bottom-left appear softened), with the bottom-right corner also showing some blunting; no corner is sharp enough for NM territory. Surface shows light gloss loss and some scuffing or print wear across the photo area, and the card stock appears slightly toned/aged as typical for OPC issues. No obvious hard crease is visible from this angle, but the overall wear pattern combined with corner rounding and border chipping places this squarely in the VG-EX (4) range, with EX (5) possible if corners are better than they appear and no crease exists on reverse.