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Old 08-17-2014, 01:21 AM
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Jeff, looking at this card, best case scenario, you're looking at a good to very good, so a 2 or 3 grade. Realistically, I think you're looking at an auth. I'll tell you why. First of all, you've got a crease showing clearly on the back of the card, running from the bottom vertically up the center (though I can't tell if it presents on the front of the card, as well). The left to right centering is quite off, 70/30. The lower-left corner is dog eared. The lower-right corner is soft. The top two corners appear much sharper. Uneven corner wear like that is a red flag for trimming. I would need to see the card in person to be sure. Card appears diamond cut, also.

If you're going to start buying and flipping T206 cards, you need to get one to keep. Get a lower grade example, and take a straight razor + ruler, and cut one edge. Then, get yourself a nice 10x loupe, and compare that edge against the others. You should be able to differentiate between a factory cut edge + normal wear vs a trimmed edge. If you have that card with you, you can compare it to any card you are buying.

You overpaid for this card. It's ok, because we've all done that before. In the future, you want to think of all your costs up front. You paid $60 for this card. To get it graded, you have to pay for the shipping there and back, as well as insurance. Then, on top of that, you have the fee from SGC or PSA. You might have piggy backed a group submission, which I think they've started doing here on Net54. If you'd submitted to SGC, they may have had a special. But even with a special on grading, or a lower cost due to a group submission, you weren't going to make any kind of a profit once you paid $60 for that card.

In the future, ask people here for input. You can always take a picture with your cell phone and get a quick opinion on the card, the price you'd be paying, and what you'd be looking to do with it.

Good luck!

Bill
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