Inaccuracies in the SGC T205 population report

[brianp-beme]

A recent thread asked about the PSA and SGC T205 population reports, and SGC was identified as having brand identification as compared to PSA not identifying T205 brands on their label.

It inspired me to check out the SGC T205 population report. Being the type of fellow I am, I noted the following odd listings within their Master T205 report, many of which involve odd add-on descriptions.


T205 listings that include T206 pose variation descriptions:

Bell Sweet Caporal - pitching follow through

Bergen Piedmont - catching

Bridwell Sweet Caporal - hands in air

Brown Sweet Caporal - Chicago on shirt

Chance Piedmont - batting

Chase Sweet Caporal - holding trophy

Chase Sweet Caporal - throwing, dark cap

Doolan Sweet Caporal - batting

Doyle Sweet Caporal - portrait

Doyle Sweet Caporal - with bat

Leifield Sweet Caporal - batting

McGraw Sweet Caporal - portrait with cap

McIntire Sweet Caporal - Brooklyn + Chicago

McIntire Piedmont - Cubs

Mullin Sweet Caporal - with bat

Overall Piedmont - hands waist level

Reulbach Sweet Caporal - no glove showing

Rucker Sweet Caporal - throwing

Schlei Sweet Caporal - batting

Snodgrass Sweet Caporal - catching


Most of the above have a population of just 1 or 2. Has anyone seen/have any of these graded cards? Are the cards actually T205 with just the obviously wrong T206 descriptions on the label? Or are they T206 cards that are misidentified as T205? Or are they just errors within their report?


The following are the other errors I found in the SGC listings:

Bergen Sweet Caporal - full 'B' on cap (identification is actually for Barger variation)

Ewing Honest Long Cut - both ears show (identification used on various other T205 variation cards)

Grorge Graham American Beauty Rustlers (obvious misspelling)

Hummell Piedmont - 'Hummel' in description (is this an unknown to me variation?)

Pfiester Sweet Caporal (looks like 29 perhaps slipped through before they caught their error)

Stanage Polar Bear - Football Highlights (oops!)

Wiltse Piedmont - only left ear shows (instead of right)

Wiltse Polar Bear - only left ear shows (instead of right)


There, my typing of baseball player names has been accomplished for today. If you have any of these or any thoughts, please share.


Brian

[frohme]

Can't say specifically about T205, Brian, but I can relate that there are similar sorts of errors and inconsistencies in SGC's pop reports for T207.

These are not across other other T-card sets, but primarily are about attributing players with backs that aren't 'possible' based on what we know of the set at this point... not large numbers - usually 1 or two copies. There are also the occasional occurrences of card back not being the same as on the slip... but I suppose those come with the volume... or some such excuse.

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Mike

[toppcat]

SGC has about three different databases I'd bet. Looking up stuff there can be a nightmare.

[jjp3rd]

I think part of it stems from them accepting (but not proofing or verifying) whatever descriptions their customers input during the submission process. It’s frustrating for sure.


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