1977 Topps Star Wars #147 Bargaining with the Jawas! — GAI (grade unconfirmed)

Centering estimate: left yellow border appears slightly wider than right (~55-60% left), top border appears slightly wider than bottom (~55-60% top) — roughly 60/40 L/R and 58/42 T/B, which is acceptable for NM-MT range but the photo softness prevents confidence. Yellow border shows no obvious chipping or significant corner blunting visible at this resolution, but corners cannot be assessed with razor precision due to image softness and sleeve glare. Surface appears clean with no visible creases, staining, or print defects noted; gloss appears reasonably intact. The seller's 'NM' self-assessment is plausible but the photo is insufficiently sharp to confirm better than a PSA 7 point estimate — corner wear or micro-chipping on the yellow border that is characteristic of this series could push the grade down to 6 upon physical inspection.

Centering estimate: left yellow border appears roughly 10-12% wider than right, top border slightly larger than bottom — approximating 55/45 L/R and 58/42 T/B, which is acceptable for NM-MT range and not a penalizing factor. The yellow border shows no obvious chipping or fraying along edges at this resolution. Corner sharpness is difficult to confirm precisely through the sleeve haze, but corners appear to retain reasonable points with no obvious rounding visible — consistent with NM to NM-MT condition. Surface gloss appears intact with no visible creasing, staining, or print defects, though the soft scan limits close inspection of micro-wear. The sleeve obscures fine corner and edge detail, widening the range; a raw inspection could firm this up to a 7 or push toward 8 if corners are cleaner than they appear.

Centering estimate: left border appears narrower than right by a noticeable margin, approximating 65/35 L-R; top-to-bottom looks closer to 55/45, so horizontal off-centering is the primary concern. Corners appear reasonably sharp from this distance but the sleeve obscures fine corner detail — no obvious rounding or fraying is visible, but I cannot rule out slight wear on the tighter-border corners. Surface shows no visible creases or staining; yellow border appears intact without the chipping commonly seen on blue-series Star Wars cards. Gloss level looks good but the scan/sleeve combination prevents a confident surface read; a grade of 7 NM feels most likely given the centering, with upside to 8 if corners are cleaner than they appear and downside to 6 if the right-border offset measures worse under PSA's calipers.