An Hour of Indecision

[Yoda]

We have all been there, but there I was mindlessly trolling Ebay when suddenly I was presented with my favorite t206 card, ole' John McGraw, portrait without cap (item 121809531.) I confess to being a bit rattled, because it was raw and beautiful and I no longer had a copy. It was in an auction format with a mb of $500. The dealer had pretty good feedback and told an interesting tale about an estate find of over a 100 vintage cards (yeah, I know) and this was the first of that bunch. It sort of had a ring of truth about it and, my God, wouldn't that be a good thing for us vintage freaks. To cut to the chase, I was the only bidder at the mb and won it. The card, at least from the scan, looked fine with a bit of foxing on the reverse. Time will obviously tell since it obviously will go to a grading company and with that blazing red background SGC will be the choice. Yoda
P.S. This totally irrelevant but is anybody else a bit tired of Flo of Progressive insurance. I see her constantly on TV, internet advertising and now my dreams. Woman, be gone!

[pawpawdiv9]

Item: 121809531733
Wow that is a nice red background.
Hope you dont mind me posting the pic of it for ya bro

[JohnP0621]

Great looking Card. Please send an Update Post once the grade comes in.

John P

[ullmandds]

Beautiful card and best of luck but I am not liking the top and bottom borders .

[edhans]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Beautiful card and best of luck but I am not liking the top and bottom borders .

+1. I looked closely at it as well and didn't bid since it looked trimmed to me.

[RaidonCollects]

The edge at the bottom left of the card looks a little suspicious, no expert on trimming though. I'm hoping that it isn't trimmed, best of luck.

Owen

[bcornell]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Time will obviously tell since it obviously will go to a grading company and with that blazing red background SGC will be the choice.

Before you submit the card, you might compare it to some other T206's for educational purposes. It's always easier to learn about cards when they're raw. As other posters have said, this card looks altered on both the top and bottom borders.

Bill

[D.P.Johnson]

At first I thought it was trimmed, and then I thought it was fake. Finally, I thought, "Why would someone trim a fake card"? IDK...

[bcornell]

Originally Posted by D.P.Johnson

At first I thought it was trimmed, and then I thought it was fake. Finally, I thought, "Why would someone trim a fake card"? IDK...

It's not fake. The scan is super bright, but that helps to show the dot pattern that you'll see with every real T206. Follow the lines on both the top and bottom borders: they're wavy. Someone got ahold of this card when it had slightly bigger borders and did some poor surgery on it.

McGraw link. Putting aside the card for now, look at how that description screams badness: "estate find"... "my husband" (deceased, incapacitated, derelict, or something else)... "this card is GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC" (crazy number of exclamation points following)... "Perfect card for someone to have graded" (just not her).

Don't pay $500 for that. It's going to end in tears.


Bill

[chaddurbin]

it's a BLAZER of a trimmed card, guaranteed to be a pro 9...not sure how much that's worth.

[Vol]

Flo is flo, but what about those Sonic guys? Two guys hanging out all the time at Sonic at Happy Hour? weirddd

[Bpm0014]

100% not fake. It's real for sure.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by Yoda

This totally irrelevant but is anybody else a bit tired of Flo of Progressive insurance. I see her constantly on TV, internet advertising and now my dreams. Woman, be gone!

I could never get tired of the AT&T girl.