Will SGC slab this with at least an AUTH? Severely trimmed Ty Cobb autographed M114

[novakjr]

The Legendary Cobb that you just posted a link to is I believe the one from 1941(and M114 should be correct)...Right around that time was when they started to drop the brown background and go to the natural photo's background.

The one the OP showed should be the one from 1910.

http://www.auctionscc.com/archive/20...ball-cards/22/

I know these have been designated separately as M113 and M114, but lately I've been seeing most of these considered M114's. I believe the SCD Standard Catalog has them all listed together without designation, which probably is contributing to the confusion. The Cobb you have should technically be a M113 though..

[thenavarro]

Originally Posted by novakjr

The Legendary Cobb that you just posted a link to is I believe the one from 1941(and M114 should be correct)...Right around that time was when they started to drop the brown background and go to the natural photo's background.

The one the OP showed should be the one from 1910.

http://www.auctionscc.com/archive/20...ball-cards/22/

I know these have been designated separately as M113 and M114, but lately I've been seeing most of these considered M114's. I believe the SCD Standard Catalog has them all listed together without designation, which probably is contributing to the confusion. The Cobb you have should technically be a M113 though..

Thanks David,
I was in process of typing my reply to Frank when you posted. I appreciate the help.

Mike

[thenavarro]

Oh well, just got a message from Mr. Goldberg and he indicated they would slab it as a Ty Cobb autograph only and not as a M113/M114 due to the amount that is missing and the mounting on cardboard backing.

I'll have to try BGS or PSA next. It's really a small thing in the grand scheme of things, but I'd like to see the issue on the flip rather than just "Ty Cobb autograph".

Mike

[chaddurbin]

if you go with bgs or psa, wouldn't you have to pay the outrageous authentication fee again? whereas since jsa owns sgc now they'd just charge you the slabbing fees?

[thenavarro]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

if you go with bgs or psa, wouldn't you have to pay the outrageous authentication fee again? whereas since jsa owns sgc now they'd just charge you the slabbing fees?

BGS-no, I'd wait until Spence comes back to Dallas and take it personally while he's at Beckett on a Saturday. Since he still has a relationship with Beckett as well, I'd just have to pay for the card authentication and slabbing. At least that's the way he's done for me in the past without charging me the autograph authentication fee again.

PSA- I'd have to pay some fee for the autograph authentication fee, but they usually give me a pretty good discount so it would be palatable.

Mike