T206 Cobb - Uzit Back on eBay GAI 6.5

[toledo_mudhen]

How cool is this thing?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1911-T206-T...QAAOSwYaFWcnXM

[sycks22]

Pretty sure this has been on ebay for a decade. Still cool to see.

[MVSNYC]

Yep, been on eBay for years and years. Super rare, but I can't get into that funky diamond cut, but clearly it is a big money card.

[Rhotchkiss]

The fact that it remains in a GAI flip (and for sale for at least 4 years) indicates to me that it is an A in any other flip, and my guess is that this card could not make it into a PSA or SGC without being an A.

[toledo_mudhen]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

The fact that it remains in a GAI flip (and for sale for at least 4 years) indicates to me that it is an A in any other flip, and my guess is that this card could not make it into a PSA or SGC without being an A.

Wow - 1st time seeing it for me - bet I've looked at it a dozen or more different times today.

As for grade - Im not an expert but I don't see what looks evidence of trim (normally the corner points start to look like little tits (for want of a better word) on trims that I have looked at closely. So if not trim then what might be issue - I'm guessing its obviously real - yes?

[T206.org]

Originally Posted by toledo_mudhen

(normally the corner points start to look like little tits (for want of a better word)

Ha ha!!

I've heard them referred to as "dog ear" too.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by toledo_mudhen

Wow - 1st time seeing it for me - bet I've looked at it a dozen or more different times today.

As for grade - Im not an expert but I don't see what looks evidence of trim (normally the corner points start to look like little tits (for want of a better word) on trims that I have looked at closely. So if not trim then what might be issue - I'm guessing its obviously real - yes?

Frankly, I don't see any indications of alteration either. But think about it, why would anyone seeking to sell a card like this keep it in a GAI flip? This card in a PSA or SGC flip, even if downgraded to a 4, sells quickly and for a lot of money. But in a GAI flip, it just sits bc everyone wonders why is it still in that flip -- whats wrong with it? I have to believe that if the owner really wanted to sell this, he would have tried to cross it, and because it remains in a GAI flip, he was unsuccessful.

[trambo]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

The fact that it remains in a GAI flip (and for sale for at least 4 years) indicates to me that it is an A in any other flip, and my guess is that this card could not make it into a PSA or SGC without being an A.

Agreed! I wonder if the seller has tried to cross.

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by trambo

Agreed! I wonder if the seller has tried to cross.

They used to set up at Robert Morris shows years ago (1990's?) when I was doing them too. Had mostly very high grade stuff. They know their business well - One possible alternative reason than the one already mentioned is the Copeland collection pedigree - does anyone know if PSA or SGC would cross that with the pedigree?