PS CS5 Actions Bug

Hello!
I have a wierd issue happening involving an Action I created. The action has a step where I place an image (crop marks).
If I go through the action step-by-step (cmd-dblClick), the action completes as expected. However, when I try to batch a group of files the placed image step messes up and the image is offset -181px horizontal. I have rebuilt the action a couple times to no avail.
Has anyone seen this issue other than myself. Could use some expert advice.
Thanks!
I am running PS 12.2 64bit on a Mac Pro 2x2.8 Quad Core with OS 10.6.8 & 16gb RAM

Thanks for replying.
All images are the same res and size. Been trying to fix this and here is what I have come up with so far.
If I try on a single image in full-screen mode works fine. Single image in standard scren mode and I get the offset again. So I think it has something to do with the window. I did try inserting a menu item into action (change screen mode) but did not help.
I will try your idea with the ruler though.
Thanks again!

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