The $1500 Comma

[frankbmd]

A November sale by Memory Lane

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-11-T206...p2047675.l2557

Earlier this evening's sale by Probstein

http://www.ebay.com/itm/T206-Walter-...p2047675.l2557

Same holder ?

Same flip with the same number in both auctions

Comma between Johnson and Washington was there in November and seems to have vanished by January.

What do you think is going on here?

The Comma thread started last evening is about this card and I apologize to the OP for starting a new thread, but, except for my PMs, it was generating little interest. Maybe the title of this thread will elicit a bit more response.

[ullmandds]

They must have used the 104 yr disappearing ink when the comma was printed.

[jhs5120]

It's the scanner. Rick has his "Dust Removal" setting on and it will take away specs and dust on the glass.

Nothing funny going on here.

[Iron Horse]

What's real and what's not???
Apparently the grading companies are not catching these alterations doe by pros
the color seemed to have improved as well lol

[marcdelpercio]

What Jason said is correct. This is something that shows up...or rather, disappears...pretty often due to the scanner settings. I just bought this one a few days ago, for example:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/T206-Lucky-W...vip=true&rt=nc

I bought it for the interesting offset registration, but it appears the comma is missing as well. In hand, the comma is there as usual.

[z28jd]

I bought a T206 off ebay last year that had a comma missing and when I got it, the comma was there. I told the seller about it and he said he has the dust removal setting on and he also offered to take the card back. I kept it anyway because I paid market value and it didn't say anything about the comma in the listing.