Joseph M Pankiewicz, you are a disgrace to this hobby!

[vintagetoppsguy]

Does anybody have an update of the Gehrig card that was the subject of post #98 (Page 13)? It’s the one that went from a PSA 6.5 to an SGC 8.5. When it was pointed out to Greg Bussineau (who was selling the card on eBay), he removed it from eBay and was supposed to send it back to SGC for re-evaluation. That was a couple of weeks ago and surely SGC has looked at it by now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ht_3264wt_1200

Of all the bumps I’ve seen, this one really bothers me the most. Here’s why. I don’t think anybody is going to crack a PSA 6.5 Gehrig (a $7300 card) to try to cross it over unless they know beforehand that they are going to get a bump. It’s just too much of a gamble. In other words, I believe the crossover/bump was pre-arranged. After all, if the submitter only wanted a crossover, they would have just sent it in still in the PSA slab. Make sense?

Does anybody know Greg and, if so, can they ask him what SGC said about this card? If this card is deemed to be trimmed, I think SGC owes us some answers:

1. Who submitted this card for grading?
2. Who was the grader that missed the obvious trim?

Note: I should point out that I do not believe this was one of Panky’s bumps. I only brought it up originally because we were on the topic of bumps. I just think that’s worth mentioning.

[atx840]

Greg hasn't heard back from SGC yet.

[cammb]

I find that hard to believe considering an expensive card like that would get next day or the most 3 day turnaround.

[nsaddict]

Originally Posted by cammb

I find that hard to believe considering an expensive card like that would get next day or the most 3 day turnaround.

I think you meant "wouldn't get next day". If the owner sent it in 2 weeks ago I DOUBT he doesn't have an answer. Perhaps SGC owner could be on vacation and wants to personally look into it? What is the current pop on that card?

[Pat R]

I still think the Gehrigs are two different cards. There is a white dot below the
R in Gehrig at the very bottom where the blue meets the white border on
the 8.5 there is a smaller version on the 6.5 but it does not break the line where the blue meets the white like the 8.5 does.

[cammb]

When you send in a card like that you ARE going to pay for next day service. If he sent it in 2 weeks ago, he does have an answer.

[Cardboard Junkie]

Originally Posted by cammb

When you send in a card like that you ARE going to pay for next day service. If he sent it in 2 weeks ago, he does have an answer.

If he has an answer, why is it a secret?

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Pat R

I still think the Gehrigs are two different cards. There is a white dot below the
R in Gehrig at the very bottom where the blue meets the white border on
the 8.5 there is a smaller version on the 6.5 but it does not break the line where the blue meets the white like the 8.5 does.

I see what you see, but I think that could be a speck of dust on the 8.5. If you compare the print marks on the back (and there are many of them) of the two cards, there is no doubt in my mind that the two cards are the same.