1977 Topps Star Wars #246 Stormtrooper -- tool of the Empire

Centering estimate: left border appears slightly wider than right (~55/45 L/R), top border appears noticeably wider than bottom (~60/40 T/B) — passable for the grade range. Corners: at this resolution the corners appear to have light rounding, consistent with modest wear; no sharp razor corners visible but no dramatic rounding either, suggesting EX to EX-MT territory. Surface and gloss: the yellow field shows no obvious creases or staining; gloss appears reasonably intact with no significant scuffing visible. Edges appear clean without major chipping of the green border, though the green series is known to chip — no obvious chips detected here. Cannot confirm back condition, corner tips at true macro level, or fine print defects from this single seller photo, so the range is widened accordingly.

Centering estimate: left border appears slightly wider than right (~55/45 L/R), top border notably thinner than bottom (~60/40 T/B) — centering is passable but off, consistent with typical Series 4 wandering. All four corners show light-to-moderate rounding visible at this resolution, particularly the bottom-left corner which appears the softest; no sharp points remain. The green border shows minor edge wear and some color chipping/scuffing along the right and bottom edges that is characteristic of this series but still penalizing. Surface appears to retain partial gloss with some wear and possible light handling marks near the center; no visible creases, staining, or tears are detected. The back is not visible and corner wear cannot be precisely confirmed at close range, so the range is widened accordingly — a clean reverse with no creases could support EX-MT (6), while confirmed corner rounding and edge wear would land this squarely at EX (5).

Centering estimate: left border appears slightly wider than right (~55/45 L/R), top border notably wider than bottom (~65/35 T/B), so centering is off but not extreme. The green border shows visible chipping and wear along all four edges, particularly at the bottom. Corner inspection reveals rounding on at least two corners (bottom corners look soft and worn), consistent with a VG-EX to EX range. Surface shows scattered print spots/foxing (typical for this series) and some gloss loss visible across the image area. No crease is clearly visible in this photo, but surface and edge wear, combined with the rounded corners, suggest a grade in the 3–5 range; the apparent absence of a hard crease pushes the point estimate toward 4.