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Posted By: David Smith

Correct me if I am wrong, but as I understand it, PSA started and built their business because of the hype surrounding THE CARD. If it is true that THE CARD was cut from a sheet and later trimmed and was given preferential treatment because of WHO was on the front, then their whole business has, from the beginning, been built on a lie and a FRAUD.

I mean, if I sent in a T206 common card with an easy to find back that PSA deemed was cut from a sheet and then trimmed down, would they give THAT card such a high grade or would they slab it as Authentic and go on?? If they graded it "A" and went on then THAT brings into focus the fact that WHO is pictured on the front of the card and/or WHO is submitting a card makes a difference, which, I thought, goes against what the WHOLE idea of a third party grading system was supposed to take out of the equation. I.E. "The card is almost 100 years old and look how good it has held up". "Sure, it is trimmed BUT it HAS to be worth close to NM (compared to a common card in similiar condition) because it is a HONUS WAGNER", etc.

Aren't those (and MANY other) reasons why people got tired of dealing with dealers who EACH had their OWN set of grading and pricing guidelines??

In my opinion, if THE CARD has been cut from a sheet and later trimmed down(well after the sheet was printed, cut and the cards were distributed in packs) then it NEEDS to be graded as only Authentic and valued as such.

As far as collecting goes, I would MUCH rather own an original sheet of T206's with Honus Wagner on it than a cut down Wagner that LOOKS good. But that is just me.

david