Simply amazing - the doctored Cobb is back

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Posted By: BOTN

Joe

It was not a premeditated act and in no way was I trying to deceive Wayne. I have a very good relationship with him. I just simply no longer felt it was relevant. 3 grading companies saw the card in a raw state. All 3 agreed it was ok. Whatever has been done to the card did not warrant it coming back as restored. I am just not sure how much farther my responsibility is supposed to go when I was not the one who flattened out the card, not the one who sent it in for grading and not the one who encapsulated it with my 3 initials on the holder.

If you had any idea of exactly how many cards in holders have undergone some kind of extra assistance, you might not be so appalled by this Cobb. Cards like the Cobb and ones that have had far more done to them trade hands countless times a day and also reside on numerous dealers' webpages, even some who post here.

I sell graded cards. I cannot start to second guess every single card I have in inventory. That is why we have PSA, GAI and SGC. These are the experts and for the most part I have a great deal of faith in them.

As for the Cobb, SGC was willing to buy the card back due to the negative publicity surrounding it. I did not want them to take a hit for $750 when they charge $10 to grade. My declining their offer was not in an attempt to get the card back either. Keep in mind they were not obligated to encapsulate it once I sent it in the GAI holder for a crossover, even after breaking it out. They could have said, "Sorry Greg but after we broke the card out we saw that it was restored and therefore we cannot holder it."