[Hofcollector]

Man, that sucks.

That is definitely one of those just bad breaks and there really isn't much you can do about it.

I guess I've been pretty fortunate not to run into anything like that so far. I definitely look over everything under magnification, even the edges.

I wasn't all broken up about it. It happens. That's actually the first time I've had anything come back altered. I've seen stacks of cards come back that werent able to be authenticated when friends have submitted them. I also check everything before I buy but it's really hard to get into the mind of a grader. The funny part of this was I had another '69 Mantle in far better condition come back a 7.5 in that lot. I looked at the one that they couldn't authenticate under magnification again when I got home. Couldn't figure out what they saw they didn't like.

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I know it sucks HofCollector but it gives credibility to the grading company.
They're caring about what they are grading and it sounds right to me.
It would have easier for them to simply grade it but they preferred let it ungraded even it might mean less business with you in the future.

I agree. I'm not upset. All it means is that they're checking.