1977 Topps Star Wars #124 Threepio searches for R2-D2 — Raw

Centering estimate: left/right borders appear approximately 70/30 favoring left, top/bottom roughly 60/40 — off-center but within VG-EX territory. The red border shows visible chipping or wear on at least two corners (upper-left and lower-right appear rounded/soft), consistent with a grade cap around 4-5. Surface shows what appears to be light scratching or scuffing across the image area, visible even at this resolution, which pulls the grade down from EX range. The starburst logo and caption text appear intact with no evident creasing from the front, but the overall surface condition and corner wear suggest VG-EX (4) as the most likely grade; a crease hidden from this angle or worse corner wear than visible could push to VG (3).

Centering estimate: left red border appears slightly wider than right (~55L/45R), top border slightly wider than bottom (~58T/42B) — centering is acceptable, no OC concern. Corners: from this distance the four corners appear to have mild rounding or very light wear consistent with EX-MT to NM range; no razor sharpness visible but no obvious blunting either. Surface: image area shows decent gloss with no readily apparent creases, scratches, or print defects; the red border looks clean with no visible chipping. Edges appear reasonably clean. Key limitation is that this is a single medium-distance photo with slight angle — corner tips and edge texture cannot be confirmed with precision, and the back (where wear, creases, and staining often live) is unseen, so the range is kept wide at 5–7.