What did SGC do to ESPN?

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Posted By: Jim Dale

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2853103

Just curious. This article on the nice Mantle that sold for $160k just slapped SGC in the face. Not only did they crop their image of the card to avoid any SGC reference they didn't even mention it in the article. And the reference to "nearly mint" card doesn't do that SGC 96 much justice either....kind of sad for SGC...what did they do to ESPN?

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Posted By: Cobby33

Probably didn't want to give them free advertisement.

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Posted By: Seth B.

I would think that the majority of ESPN readers would know Mickey Mantle, but I'm not sure more than 10% of them would know a SGC 96 from a CSA 10. I'm not sure it was a sleight more than ESPN was trimming down to what interested them.

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Posted By: Max Weder

The story was picked up from Associated Press. I don't imagine AP could tell the difference either.

Max

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Posted By: Rich Mueller

AP is writing for a general audience, most of whom have no interest in graded sports cards. The photo was likely cropped to best show the card itself for a variety of published formats.

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Posted By: Jim Dale

SGC missed a free opportunity to display itself to the world....they should have written and submitted the story themselves to be picked up.

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Posted By: sagard

At least ESPN is emphasizing the card. Much better than advertising the holder.

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Posted By: Anonymous

Without the holder, there is no way the card sells for that much.

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Posted By: Cobby33

Report the card, not the holder.

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Posted By: Jim Dale

While I totally agree with buy the card not the grade \ holder. Its safe to say without an SGC 96 associated with the card it doesn't sell for $160k. That is part of the news; part of the story, SGC got robbed....

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Posted By: davidcycleback

It's a quick general interest story, with most readers likely not being baseball card collectors. Don't take the omission too seriously.

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Posted By: Dylan

It should have mentioned it was an SGC mint grade. That's where much of the value comes from. Any estimates on what this card would have sold for raw? It skews reality. Now the baseball card novice thinks a nice looking raw 51 Mantle is a six figure card!

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Posted By: Bill

There was an older guy with a cardshop nearby about 6 years ago who was selling a raw '51 Bowman Mantle. However, he was selling it for somewhere in the five figure range because he said it would definitly grade high. Not in a holder at all, just selling it like it was based on what he thought.

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