Did I just screw up?

[4815162342]

Erasure has been discussed a few times before on the board:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=152038

I consider erasing a mark to be an alteration, and therefore only worthy of being slabbed Authentic. A lot of members that I admire greatly disagree, and I respect that.

[freakhappy]

I guess it may depend on what the mark on the card was actually originated from. If a TPG determines that it is indeed some sort of mark, they would dock you for that and if you continue to experiment until the mark is gone, the erasure would be obvious at that point and the card would show the alteration. So my vote is that you were probably damned either way

Regardless it is a nice card and you should enjoy it as such. And honestly, those types of cards are the best 1.5's to have because they are absolutely beautiful with no "real" flaw to take away from the card's appeal IMO.

[frankbmd]

Bill,

No problem.

When you sell the card,

if it is graded poorly, just include some tin snips to crack the case

if it is raw, just include one of your erasers to finish the job.

The one below or perhaps a Milan 4830, one of my favs.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Creeping up on that 2000th post.

[Sean1125]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Creeping up on that 2000th post.

Aren't we all?

Oh wait you're creeping on 5000

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Sean1125

Aren't we all?

Oh wait you're creeping on 5000

Peter is a bigger creep than we are.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Yaz-like longevity stats.

[EvilKing00]

Nice looking card! Imo i always leave cards "as is" unless they are beaters and paid little so nothing to lose if i mess it up.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Yaz-like longevity stats.

It would seem that I am more a sprinter with this post count I've jumped out to. But I assure you that I am conditioned for the long haul.