1926 Spalding Champions Ruth on ebay?

[MW1]

There's no way PSA graded that. It's got to be a resealed holder.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by MW1

There's no way PSA graded that. It's got to be a resealed holder.

agree

[ullmandds]

resealed holder from what type of card? and what about the flip?

[glchen]

Originally Posted by MW1

There's no way PSA graded that. It's got to be a resealed holder.

I don't know about that. I scanned the barcode via Zbar for the iphone, and the bar code is good. The cert # is also good. It's always possible that the seller cracked out a genuine Spalding Ruth (or bought those cracked out ones from ebay/craigslist) or course.

[steve B]

It's an oversize holder, so it's either a mistake or some large card cracked out.

Steve B

[ctownboy]

Look at what ELSE this seller has listed. Two other Ruth's which are the same size and which he says are from a Spalding Guide. He uses this Ruth as an example of one that PSA has graded and how, since they have graded this one that they will probably soon be grading these types of pages removed from magazines. He says when they start doing that then THESE will go up in value.

David

[quinnsryche]

It's definitely an oversized holder. Look at the corners, they are rounded like the type a T3 comes in. That is a PSA mistake, not a crack out. The paper insert wouldn't even be the right size.

[MW1]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

It's definitely an oversized holder. Look at the corners, they are rounded like the type a T3 comes in. That is a PSA mistake, not a crack out. The paper insert wouldn't even be the right size.

I believe the PSA flips are all the standard/same size. With the lack of textual continuity on the back of the card, there's no way PSA graded it. Also, the fact that it's not in any price guide is going to automatically disqualify it from being in a PSA holder. Either the seller or someone else cracked an oversized PSA holder and put in the picture of Ruth cut out of a Spalding baseball guide along with a label from a standard sized holder that once held a legit 1926 Spalding Champions (Sports Co. of America) Ruth.

[bxb]

The back discusses the 1924 season as "last year:", so the date appears to be from 1925.

Not only is the label the wrong card (if it is a card), but the wrong year.

The cert # does match 1926 Ruth Spalding.

[packs]

It is definitely cut from something. The type at the bottom on the reverse is cut off where the page has been trimmed.

[glchen]

Ouch. It looks like the seller was able to sell one of his magazine cutouts for nearly $200: Link

[glchen]

Looks like the incorrectly holdered 1926 Spalding Champions Ruth has sold to some unsuspecting buyer who has already left positive feedback: Link

[ullmandds]

tis the season!