"csa 8.5 = psa 6.5"..??!!
 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ty-Cobb-T206-Bat...item33641372b6

This looks familiar, not the first time I've seen this card. Love the opinion of grade cross-over stated as fact.

I thought most CSA graded cards come back trimmed from SGC, PSA, BVG?

Csa
 

I've cracked out a few CSA's and submitted to PSA. About half were trimmed, and about half were graded but down 1-2 grades. This Cobb would be an enormous gamble.

I agree. Would look nice in an SGC AUT holder though.

Many moons ago I bought 3 CSA graded cards. They all 3 crossed to SGC at the exact same grade. That was several generations of holders ago (back when they looked very similar to the PSA holder).

Depends how sharp the X-Acto Knife was that day.

The fact that a T206 Cobb in 8.5 is only at $830 suggests a serious lack of bidder confidence. A PSA 8.5 would be many multiples higher.

I once purchased 3 CSA N162's, and they came back from SGC as rebacked.

I am pretty sure I have seen that card before too.

I bought a CSA 8 last year for about the same money as a nice SGC A, which is a good thing since it was a SGC A!

Over the years I am 3 for 5 trimmed when cracking and those.

Hope all is well,
Bob

seller won't accept a return on the card...that's how confident he is it'd cross.

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Csa
 

The first link is the one we are referring to. Their website hasn't been updated since 2007. They may be out of business.

The 2nd one is a Canadian company. Never heard of them in the pre-war market. There used to be a grading company called KSA, that was from Canada and did some pre-war baseball grading. Perhaps KSA and CSA are connected somehow.

That card is obviously trimmed.

this ^^^^^