Heritage Auction/SGC - I must have scared 'em

[bmarlowe1]

The current Heritage auction includes the photo below left. (lot 81003) The description says:
"Offered is a very scarce circa 1887 cabinet card of a Philadelphia Athletics player identified as "Bauer" and "2nd base" on the reverse. To the best of our research we have been unable to find a "Bauer" from that team but we did find "Louis Bierbauer" who played 2nd base for the Athletics that season. based on the few photos we have been able to find we are confident this is Bierbauer but can not confirm to 100% certainty. It is because of the lack of 100% identification that SGC would not slab the card."

Geez - they sure are being really careful these days. So - here's a freebee, SGC should have slabbed the card because it could not be more obvious that this is Bierbauer. But, maybe SGC did offer a thorough evaluation and Heritage didn't want to pay for it - that I don't know. (BTW - Peter C., that's a nice Duke Farrell you've got there - you're sure that's him, right?)