Graded Spalding Cut out Pictures/Revisited

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

One of the problems of slabbing these cutouts is it may afford them a status they don't deserve. The slab might give someone the impression that they are closely related to baseball cards, and worthy of standing alone. As such, they should conceivably command a high price in the marketplace. Fact is, they are just pages torn out of a book, and while attractive are virtually worthless. Remember, there are always beginners out there who can be easily fooled.

That, and the fact they are destroying these guides, rankles me.

Originally Posted by ethicsprof

There was a time when the vintage grading card companies filled an okay niche in the hobby,particularly once fraud took its hold on much of our beloved avocation. Now I worry a bit
about the speed with which they are sliding down weird slippery slopes by grading and authenticating items which often trap the novices and are unnecessary at best and solely motivated by profit and greed at worst. Some years back I had everything graded. In recent years, I've sent nothing in. I'm wary of this weird slippery slope. I understand full well that businesses inherently live to make a profit but I would hope that they would remember that they are often
also a service offered to the one and the many. I'd like to see the TPG companies wrestle with this before the weird slippery slope becomes not weird but usual and the service inexorably and irrevocably tainted. IMHO

all the best,
barry

I totally agree with both Barry's (Sloate and Arnold).

I have quite a few of the Spalding and Reach Guides (1905 - 1912) in nice condition. Now, should I go "whacko"; and, cut the pages out of these books that have pictures
of Joe Jackson (or Ty Cobb, or Christy Mathewson, or Cy Young, etc.) and submit them to get "plasticized" ? Then try to sell them for ridiculous prices ? ?

I don't think so !


Consider this.....if I don't get them plasticized.....but, simply cut them out and try to sell these pictures "raw". Does anyone on this forum think that I'll find buyers willing to
pay several 100's of dollars for them ? Not if they are sober and of sound mind

Now let's consider this......for example take my 1949 LEAF Babe Ruth card. Obviously it's ungraded, but I would have no problem selling it for several 100's of dollars. Should
I get this Ruth plasticisized....then it's not unrealistic for me to expect to sell it for 1000+ dollars.

My point here is, that this Ruth card has at least 30 years of established increasing value, whereas the picture pages from out of 100+ year old sports publications (whose
market value is only $75) do not.

P.S......It will be interesting to see if this ebay seller sells this picture in 3 days ?


TED Z