View Full Version : T206 Cobb Graded a 7 by Pro on Ebay
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06-25-2006, 01:39 PM
Posted By: <b>T206Collector</b><p>My three favorite things about this listing:<br /><br />a) The bidding is well over $1,000;<br />b) Even if the card is not trimmed or altered, the corners and speck of paper loss on the front make that a VG-EX card at best;<br />c) The seller says he will not apologize for PRO; because<br />d) He submitted cards that came back even too short for PRO to grade (how about that?!)<br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/T206-TY-COBB-RED-PORTRAIT-PIEDMONT-BACK-NM-7-FANTASTIC_W0QQitemZ8830583597QQihZ005QQcategoryZ86 837QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/T206-TY-COBB-RED-PORTRAIT-PIEDMONT-BACK-NM-7-FANTASTIC_W0QQitemZ8830583597QQihZ005QQcategoryZ86 837QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a><br /><br />
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06-25-2006, 02:00 PM
Posted By: <b>JimB</b><p>Even without paper loss, those corners make that card vg/ex. It is probably just grossly overgraded.<br />JimB
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06-25-2006, 03:58 PM
Posted By: <b>Joann</b><p>So ... all's well that ends well, I guess. Buyers bid on the card, not the holder, and it ended up right about where a VGEX should have.<br /><br />J
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06-25-2006, 04:21 PM
Posted By: <b>Jeff Lichtman</b><p>I don't know that I agree. The card sold for $1500 in a PRO holder which means it's most likely trimmed, altered, etc. Obviously, why would anyone submit to PRO when it could be graded by a reputable service? Look at the following recent ebay sales:<br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8821453023" target="_new" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8821453023</a" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8821453023</a</a>><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8817446599" target="_new" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8817446599</a" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8817446599</a</a>><br /><br />Each of these sales were for PSA 4s of the Cobb red back; they sold for a bit more and a bit less than the PRO card and yet, in my mind, they both look a lot nicer than the PRO Cobb which is most likely altered. So why spend $1500 on the PRO card when you can get a better looking one for the same price in a more reputable holder - without the paper loss on the front?
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06-25-2006, 04:26 PM
Posted By: <b>Joann</b><p>Correct - all good points. I was assuming unaltered - general price for vg-ex regardless of shopping around. But Pro holders are a little suspect. It didn't get the price increase of a 7, but also didn't take the hit for the brand name.<br /><br />J