Why grade a card missing a HUGE chunk?

[lhoyle]

I don't know that grading this card was worth the effort.... I am sure 707 gets a huge discount for their volume, but c'mon....

http://cgi.ebay.com/1910-T206-Ed-Karger-PSA-0-3454-/190438181419?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item2c57000a2b

[Robextend]

I guess at the very least the buyer will know that the card is not a reprint.

[ethicsprof]

maybe it's the handwriting on the back containing some esoteric code we
underlings don't have the capabilities of deciphering.

best,
barry

[M's_Fan]

Sellers like to be able to say that "the card has great eye appeal despite the assigned grade."

[RichR]

That does seem a bit silly lol

[Luke]

but if they can get $19 for a $6 card, then I guess it will have worked.

[hunterdutchess]

paypal, ebay, and PSA fees. Not sure he will even break even at $6.

[Woundedduck]

I have a couple cards myself that will more than likely only grade a 10 or A, but I plan to eventually submit them to SGC anyway. I just think it looks nice that way :p:o

[calvindog]

So that a seller on BST can describe it as not having any creases?

[Tom S.]

I could see slabbing a partial card like that only if it was a HOFer, a rarer pose, or had a tough back. Just my $0.02...

[joeadcock]

Perhaps they simply have a protocal of grading these cards no matter what.

Frank

[steve B]

Or maybe it came with a colection already graded.
Anyone who has bought a collection of any real size knows that there are usually at least a handful of items that are pretty bad/odd. So I can see them buying a batch of T cards and getting a bunch of nice ones and this one. I still have my first T206, and it's not much better. If not for the tape it would be worse. I won't be grading it, but If I was determined to have all my t-206s in the same graded holders I'd have to send it in.

Steve B

[Irwin Fletcher]

I have sent and will continue to send beaters (some of which are missing portions of the card) to SGC for grading for my personal collection. I generally collect lower grade specimens, especially for my E95 and E96 sets, and I like to have them encapsulated by SGC for presentation, protection, and so that I can use the set registry.

That being said, it seems a bit unnecessary if the purpose of the grading is for resale.

[collectbaseball]

I like how it's listed as a PSA 0.

[Bridwell]

I'd give it a PSA negative 0.25

They should put it on sale 25% off.

[egbeachley]

When I see listings like this that I know are ridiculously overpriced I'm certain that all the sellers items are overpriced and move on.

[kcohen]

I could see slabbing a partial card like that only if it was a HOFer, a rarer pose, or had a tough back. Just my $0.02...

Well Tom, if you offer your $0.02 for the card, you just might get it.

[GrayGhost]

That is ridiculous, grading a common card w a huge piece out of it. Grading is the bane of the hobby, when it comes to "commons".

[Rob D.]

Grading is the bane of the hobby, when it comes to "commons".

Yes, I'm hoping the hobby can overcome this.

[calvindog]

Lol

[glynparson]

Believe it or not any graded T206 was selling for at least $20-$30 at shows about 4 years ago. They were really really hot until I think the average guy realized how easy many of the cards in that set are to get if you dont care about condition.