Posted By:
Mark AndersonBeckett Media would like to take this opportunity to update everyone on the T206 Cobb Red Portrait Drum Back card situation.
You may catch up on the card in question on the following thread:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/153652/thread/1211990432/last-1213842905/T206+Red+Cobby-Drum+on+ebay
Brent Huigens at PWCC Auctions was very accommodating in working out an agreement with Beckett Grading Services/Beckett Vintage Grading in case the card did, in fact, show signs of being re-backed. Upon receipt of the card and close examination, we do believe the card is a re-backed
example and are in the process of completing a repurchase of the card to permanently remove it from circulation.
The card was graded in the first few months of BVG's inception (early 2002), and simply put, we made a mistake in authenticating and encapsulating this card. Since that time, numerous positive changes have been made in the BVG system, including bringing in a new Senior Vintage Grader (an active pre-war specialist and a member of the Net 54 boards) in 2004. We strive to be as diligent as possible in every card we authenticate, and assure you that this mistake was an anomaly, and one
we will learn many lessons from. We will be using this particular card in the future to help teach other collectors how to spot re-backed cards, but will be clearly marking the card to assure that it will never re-enter the marketplace and fool another unsuspecting collector.
We want to publicly thank the members of the Network 54 Vintage community for bringing this to everyone's attention, and for the evidence provided.
We would especially like to thank Brent Huigens at PWCC for his professionalism throughout the process and going out of his way to help get this card taken out of circulation. In taking the auction down upon learning of the situation, and helping us quickly arrive at a solution for re-purchasing the card, it speaks very highly of Mr. Huigens' integrity and commitment to the vintage card community.
I look forward to meeting many of you at the Net 54 Dinner at the NSCC next month, and I am always available for other questions or comments you may have. I can be reached at manderson@beckett.com.
Sincerely,
Mark Anderson, Director
Beckett Grading Services
Beckett Media LP