Signed T206 Joe Tinker

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I have owned this card for almost four years and it has been one of my favorites. I do believe it to be authentic, but I know that PSA and SGC would not slab it back in 2015. In general I respect their opinions but I believe they missed the mark on this one, for whatever reason. I had someone have JSA look at it at that time as well, and at first I thought it was going to pass but in the end they deemed it inconclusive neither failing nor passing it. I know one of the things they saw was an area of latent ink under the bottom portion of the "J", which I saw as well under UV light, and I originally attributed it to the pen not writing well or a restart. I would never have bought the card for myself if I wasn't confident in it, and I would never sell the card if I did not feel it was authentic, despite it not being slabbed. I spent countless hours on it when it was first purchased, and I feel it is a great match for a later teens/1920's style of signature with the "mushroom top" on the "T". I purchased it from a board member who bought it many many years ago, I can't recall exactly when but for time reference he said that Tinker autographs then were selling for $75 but he paid double that as a premium for it being singed on a Tobacco card (probably sometime in the 1980's).

My collecting focus has changed away from T206 autographs, and I am looking to sell this card to someone who may feel the same as I do about it, with the full disclosure of it's past. It's likely the only signed T206 of Tinker out there. Please message me or email me directly as I am open to respectful offers on it. The images below show the front and back, and the third scan I changed the contrast on my scanner so that the signature is easier to see. Thanks for taking the time to look.

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Bump. I still have this one and would like to sell it. In light of all that has happened with signed T206's in the last twelve months it might be time to reevaluate this one that can have it's whereabouts traced back for a least a couple decades.

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Bump. I want to sell this card before year end for tax reasons. I have moved on from collecting T206 autographs and this is the last related item I have remaining. Will consider any and all reasonable offers before year end. Thanks for looking.