1977 Topps Star Wars #187 Threepio and friend — Raw

Centering estimate: left/right borders appear approximately 60/40 favoring the left, top/bottom roughly 55/45 favoring the top — within NM-MT range horizontally but slightly tight on right. Yellow borders show no obvious chipping or significant nicks visible at this resolution. Corners appear reasonably sharp with at most very light wear on one or two corners, consistent with a 7-8 grade, but the angle and photo distance prevent a definitive close-up corner assessment. Surface gloss appears largely intact with no visible creases or staining; print quality looks clean with good color saturation. The seller's 'high grade mint' claim is plausible but likely optimistic — single-photo limitations and the inability to see the back or get corner macro shots warrant a widened range of 6–8 with NM (7) as the most probable single grade.

Centering estimate: left border appears slightly wider than right (~55/45 L/R), top border appears slightly wider than bottom (~55/45 T/B) — centering is reasonably close and not a significant deduction. The yellow borders appear intact with no obvious chipping. Corners show what appears to be light wear — not razor sharp but not heavily rounded; upper-left and lower-right corners look slightly soft which is consistent with a 6-7 range. Surface gloss appears decent with no obvious creases or heavy print defects visible, though the scan resolution limits definitive corner and edge assessment. Back condition is unknown, and corner sharpness cannot be fully confirmed from this single frontal scan, hence the widened range.