Gemi Grade Report
MEP Black Star Promos
Published June 19, 2026
This card presents very strong centering, clean corners, and a clean surface, with edge wear as the primary grading limiter. The visible edge chipping is localized but noticeable enough to hold the card back from a top-tier result.
Image Quality
2 back-side defects ignored due to scan quality.
• Parts of this scan are hard to inspect. Glare, overexposure, or low detail may reduce grading confidence.
• Strong lighting glare and rainbow reflections obscure the top-right corner and parts of the card face, making inspection unreliable in those areas.
• Parts of this scan are hard to inspect. Glare, overexposure, or low detail may reduce grading confidence.
Grade Shape
Four-axis score profile
Measured centering is very close to even on both sides and both axes, with front and back results landing in the excellent range. The slight back-side left/right skew is minor and does not materially affect the centered appearance.
No definite corner wear was supported by the scored scans, and the only noted back top-right corner brightening was excluded because glare and image quality made that area unreliable. With no confirmed corner chipping or rounding damage to score, the corner result is fully supported.
Observed
Edge wear is the main limitation here, led by a pronounced white chip and roughened cut edge on the front strip plus a smaller nick on the back strip. The front defect is the more significant of the two and explains the reduced edge result.
Observed
No scored surface damage was identified from the usable scans. A tiny scuff/speck on the back was explicitly excluded from scoring because it sat in an image-quality affected region, so the surface result remains clean.
Observed
Edges (8.0) is the lowest of the four axes. It's the main thing keeping this card from a higher grade.
The limiting defect is Edge Wear (moderate, front).
Bringing edges up to the level of the next-weakest axis (Centering, 10.0) would be the single biggest improvement available.
Verified
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