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We don't know what's in those catacombs. Nazi loot and 1990 ProSet Football cases for as far as the eye could see. |
Dave, thanks. I knew I was at last on the right path.
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I have it on good word (sorry I cannot reveal source) that they drove not to Mexico but to Galveston, where they boarded a cruise ship and are believed to have been headed to the PRC where the obsession with basketball cards is slowly morphing into vintage baseball. I am not sure about extradition though but perhaps Nicolo knows.
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While I was sitting on a bench in the Sistine Chapel I dropped my pen and it knocked into the leg of the bench I was sitting on. A small compartment opened up and I found an Art Whitney with Dog in the leg along with instructions in Latin on the back.
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I guess we can debate whether having a professional baseball league in Taiwan makes the mainland Chinese more or less likely to get into baseball. |
I vote for Monaco. The cards will be handed across from yacht to yacht during the Grand Prix of Monte Carlo, like a jar of Grey Poupon.
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Unfortunately, I really don't have much more to offer, but will remind people that an extensive research mapping project (conducted by University of Cologne) found that large portions of Michelangelo's work on the Sistine Chapel were created through the strategic use of innumerable cut up pieces of junk-era commons, which seamlessly created a flawless image when viewed from a distance.
An ancient text (loosely translated) explains the master's reasoning: "My capabilities of creating lifelike skin hues paled in comparison to what was readily available to me on the counters of most of the stationery stores in Rome...plus, if I picked the right brand of cards, I got gum!!! YUMMY!!!!" The history books need to be changed to: Michelangelo - "Sculptor, painter, collector." Attachment 630330 |
I say we get a boat and go to Bulgaria
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Elm, we have all been waiting for a full report about your love tryst with the beautiful Bulgarian lovely (OK, she is not for everybody). Hope you got out of Bulgaria safely without her father and brothers wanting a piece of your rear end. Lots of juicy details, please.
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You'll be happy to know that although I thought my darling (call back alert) 'E-Katz' was a stone cold PSA 10 Gregg Jefferies Rookie card, she turned out to be nothing but a PSA 1 1991 Fleer Mark Gubicza in a cracked holder!!! So have yourself an exuberant belly laugh over my misfortune, you son of a so-and-so!!!!!!!!! :mad::eek::mad: |
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Not good. Although they did work despite being very poorly made. |
Hoping for some news on this case. I know Ash is a good dude and how frustrating it must be for him. My last loss by theft was a 64 Mantle PSA5 at the 21 National. Pretty sure I know who snatched that one when I turned my back for a second. Left one case out of 10 unlocked and knew what had happened immediately. The guy may have been trying to help me because it was the only baseball card in a case of graded football.
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I am not really surprised, no news. I don't think these guys were amateurs..
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Im sure the insurance company will just pay....yeah right..
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No updates on this. Is the consensus belief the cards went to Mexico?
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None of the grading companies have any incentive to filter the cards. The fees are the incentive. I would think they'd be happy to grade the same card a million times regardless of who is submitting it.
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PSA bought Genamint back in 2021 to make hi res scans of cards to serve as "fingerprints".
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My experience with these sorts of initiatives springing from acquisitions is that there's often a long lag, and sometimes it never actually happens. Not to mention that even if it is happening, the effectiveness might be a lot lower than advertised. |
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""Based on learnings made from every card, the machine will be able to pick up if a card is trimmed or if a person has cracked out a card that was previously graded in hopes of getting a better grade."" |
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They might be analyzing unique card characteristics such as paper fibers and printing variations, among other characteristics. |
PCGS has been doing that for coins for more than a decade (Secure Plus), so one would hope that similar technology made it "across the hall."
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