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02-01-2015, 10:57 AM
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Joke of a grade and unbelievable cut job
I am not sure which is more ridiculous, the grade of Gem Mint 10 on the "Auto Grade Only" or when the postcard was cut to fit into the card that they cut part of the autograph off. The cut job is a joke when you consider that the postcard wasn't even cut to look centered.
![[Image: Gaylord-Perry.jpg?id=3cea65c7-7dc1-484c-...e=original]](http://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Historic-Autographs-Legends-of-the-Hall-Cut-Autographs-Autographed/GAPE/Gaylord-Perry.jpg?id=3cea65c7-7dc1-484c-9636-1de75b7a733a&size=original)
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02-01-2015, 11:01 AM
RE: Joke of a grade and unbelievable cut job
Did you actually see this card in person?
Looks to me as if there is a GQ/A&G-like mini frame-holder around that card, and the auto might be intact, just a shift of the card inside the frame. At least that's how I see it. Could be wrong, but I don't think any grading company could have missed THAT so blatantly.
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I guess if I saved used tinfoil and used tea bags instead of old comic books and old baseball cards, the difference between a crazed hoarder and a savvy collector is in that inherent value.
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02-01-2015, 11:11 AM
RE: Joke of a grade and unbelievable cut job
Check it out for yourself. Zoom in and it looks bad.
http://www.comc.com/Cards/Baseball/2012/.../AUTHENTIC
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02-01-2015, 11:23 AM
RE: Joke of a grade and unbelievable cut job
That looks like its in a frame with a backing.
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02-01-2015, 11:25 AM
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RE: Joke of a grade and unbelievable cut job
(02-01-2015, 11:01 AM)DrMitchJ Wrote: Did you actually see this card in person?
Looks to me as if there is a GQ/A&G-like mini frame-holder around that card, and the auto might be intact, just a shift of the card inside the frame. At least that's how I see it. Could be wrong, but I don't think any grading company could have missed THAT so blatantly.
Looking at the scan of the back of the card, this is exactly what happened. You can see each corner of the postcard in the back of the frame.
This is one of the biggest reasons I like what COMC does. They scan both sides of every card with the ability to zoom in.
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02-01-2015, 11:29 AM
RE: Joke of a grade and unbelievable cut job
Yeah, I'm pretty sure those were in an envelope like holder.
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02-01-2015, 11:33 AM
RE: Joke of a grade and unbelievable cut job
So it looks like the auto is intact and it's just covered by the frame it was placed into?
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02-01-2015, 12:03 PM
RE: Joke of a grade and unbelievable cut job
Good call, and my bad. I didn't even notice that the card was framed using slits. That makes me feel much better about my faith in card companies and graders. Thanks for pointing that out.
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02-01-2015, 12:03 PM
RE: Joke of a grade and unbelievable cut job
(02-01-2015, 11:33 AM)zeprock Wrote: So it looks like the auto is intact and it's just covered by the frame it was placed into?
Yeah, if you look on the back, you can see the corners are through the holder, but not sitting symmetrically. The holder is bordering the card and there's overlap and/or shifting. I'm certain the grading company couldn't have been that far off base.
I guess if I saved used tinfoil and used tea bags instead of old comic books and old baseball cards, the difference between a crazed hoarder and a savvy collector is in that inherent value.
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02-01-2015, 02:33 PM
RE: Joke of a grade and unbelievable cut job
You would think they could make it so that the entire autograph is visible though. I hate when they are not fully exposed. Takes away from the beauty of the auto itself!
