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Posted By: Dave Haas

To clarify the grading/sale of my Ruth card, the card at 1st and 2nd glance without a magnifier would certainly appear to be at a miniumum Near Mint. Corners are sharp and centering is very good. When I first had it graded at the National by PSA it came back a "3". I asked PSA why and was informed there was a 3/4" very, very minor surface crease on the front face. Even with a magnifier I had a tough time finding it. Thus the 3. Since PSA allows surface creases even at a 4 I cracked it and sent to GAI for pregrade only. The pregrade of 3 by GAI was posted on their website prior to the grader calling me and telling me that one of their clients was trying to complete a set and this was one of the cards they were looking for and asked if I was interested in selling. I told him how much I wanted, which is definitely more than a 3 would generate and he emailed a scan of the card to the buyer. The buyer agreed and that is how it evolved to where I'm waiting on the check or the card back.

Dave