Fred and others,
I have a couple of problems with these pages being graded:
1) They have been torn out of a guide.
2) By grading them, they have been "legitimized".
I have a T206 Cobb bat off shoulder that I think might grade a 3 (if I ever have it graded). If I ever do send it in and it comes back as (Authentic) the only problem I would have with that grade is the monetary difference that I could sell a card graded "3" for as compared to one graded "Authentic".
The difference, in my opinion, between my Cobb card and this page is the fact if my Cobb came back "Authentic" they would have judged the whole card and given it that grade. Whereas with this page, the are just judging one PIECE of the guide.
If they were to start grading complete guide books, I wouldn't have a problem with it. But, to me, grading ONE page (out of 100 or so in a guide) would be like me sending in a sliver of my Cobb card and asking it to be graded. Sure, I could have an "Authentic" sliver but big deal.
Having a page graded as "Authentic" by a reputable grading company just opens up yet ANOTHER can of worms for an unsuspecting collecting public.
I can see a woman spending big bucks on something like this and proudly giving it to her husband as a gift and then he sees it and is disappointed and has to explain why things like this are not really valuable or collectable (at least compared to a REAL card).
David
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