Beckett wouldn't give this card a # grade

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Posted By: Pete Z.

Can you guess why?


Thanks,
Pete

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Posted By: Jeff Shepherd

It's not a refractor?

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Posted By: Addie_Joss

reprint

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Posted By: Anthony N.

I still trying to guess why anything vintage would be sent to Beckett.

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Posted By: Phil Garry

Bottom right-hand corner on the front looks like black color may have been added.

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Posted By: Danny

its not a refractor... i got a kick out of that. so true.

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Posted By: fkw

Beckett? Why?

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Posted By: Steve Murray

Because it's politically incorrect?

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Posted By: Steve Murray

Because of the erasures over the word (Baseball) on the reverse?

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Posted By: Addie_Joss

Why do you guys knock Beckett Grading so much?

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Posted By: Steve Murray

No knock, but for vintage SGC is a better alternative.

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Posted By: Addie_Joss

I definitely agree that if I could choose I'd pick SGC over Beckett but I don't think Beckett is a joke like say CSA or PRO. The only reason my vintage cards are graded by Beckett is that they come to the White Plains shows usually every time I'm there. I just can't bare to send my cards through the mail or else I'd always choose SGC.

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Posted By: quan

don't know why i'm inviting more competition but beckett is a fine grader if you know what to look for. i've had a few and am/was happy with all of them...e101 cobb 3, e94 crawford 3, e98 walsh 4, t206 joss 4.5...all prewar vintage.

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Posted By: dennis

looks to be deserving of the grade of good? they did not have a holder for it?

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Posted By: Paul S

Because James Haas wants it back with a 10?

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Posted By: Steve Murray

you have left us waiting long enough...WHY didn't GAI give it a # grade????

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Posted By: Alan U

It's too authentic or it hasn't been trimmed properly

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Posted By: Pete Z.

I’m getting this second hand from my friend who submitted it, but he said they believed there was glue that was removed on the back of the card (unfair I know, fat chance seeing that in a scan). I thought it was the touch up job in the lower right corner on the front, but he said they didn’t mention that (and that they usually mention all alterations, not just one that would give it the altered designation). So it’s now on its way to SGC to either get into a number or AUTH slab. I’ll report back on the outcome.