Old School SGC question

[jchcollins]

This is random, but can anyone identify the handwriting on this note, and the grader who possibly wrote it?

This is a relic from my first ever SGC submission in the summer of 2006; ran across it in a drawer yesterday and it brought back some memories. The Mantle in question was indeed altered / color added; I did some erasing on one corner myself as a younger person, and at the time - was totally oblivious as to how that might pose a problem with this newfangled thing called card grading.

But yesterday I was thinking gee, wasn't it nice of them to actually let me know what the problem was? You might get a COL rejection today still, but of course you wouldn't get the handwritten note. I know I've seen this old SGC practice discussed before I think on this forum, but I can't find the thread. Just curious in case anyone would know, I've seen other slips like this posted in various places - including I think the same handwriting. If anyone has any additional information I would appreciate it. Some of these graders (and at the time there weren't that many at SGC...) have gone on to notable other things in the hobby.


Thanks,
-John

[bnorth]

No idea but I have one with counterfeit checked someplace. There was/is a rare version of a card that I 100% believe to be counterfeit. So I sent a copy to SGC and they sent one of those cards back with it.

On a side note Beckett also rejected it as counterfeit. PSA graded 2 of them and I recently seen one in a CGC slab.

[parkplace33]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

This is random, but can anyone identify the handwriting on this note, and the grader who possibly wrote it?

This is a relic from my first ever SGC submission in the summer of 2006; ran across it in a drawer yesterday and it brought back some memories. The Mantle in question was indeed altered / color added; I did some erasing on one corner myself as a younger person, and at the time - was totally oblivious as to how that might pose a problem with this newfangled thing called card grading.

But yesterday I was thinking gee, wasn't it nice of them to actually let me know what the problem was? You might get a COL rejection today still, but of course you wouldn't get the handwritten note. I know I've seen this old SGC practice discussed before I think on this forum, but I can't find the thread. Just curious in case anyone would know, I've seen other slips like this posted in various places - including I think the same handwriting. If anyone has any additional information I would appreciate it. Some of these graders (and at the time there weren't that many at SGC...) have gone on to notable other things in the hobby.


Thanks,
-John

John, very interesting. Curious as well if anyone knows who it was.

What happened to the Mantle? Or do you still have it?

[Yoda]

Could have been Derek Grady, the head grader at the time or perhaps Lee B. who was also there concurrently.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Could have been Derek Grady, the head grader at the time or perhaps Lee B. who was also there concurrently.

Just read a SCD article that said Derek did not come back to SGC until 2008, but not sure if that is accurate.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Prominent graders there in 2006 were Scott Hileman & Bob Luce, good chance it was one of those two.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Prominent graders there in 2006 were Scott Hileman & Bob Luce, good chance it was one of those two.

I've definitely heard those names before. Thanks.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by parkplace33

John, very interesting. Curious as well if anyone knows who it was.

What happened to the Mantle? Or do you still have it?

I don't; I upgraded it. That Mantle eventually got into a (proper) SGC A holder, and I sold it in part to finance the upgrade and some other things.