Candiman Auctions Explained

[Batpig]

Originally Posted by bensie

I was just now outbid on the 56 nm+ mantle. I would have for sure let you guys know the result after I sent it to psa. I'm still considering jumping back in since it is a pretty card and it's for my PC

That was the card I was watching. I never bid, but I must have looked it over a dozen times. I just kept coming back to the fact that it's just the type of card that Battlefield would have cracked to sell raw. It also has the appearance of an 8, and no worse than 7. If it isnt altered and doesn't have some other hidden flaw, they left several thousand dollars on the table by not grading. That's what kept me from jumping.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Batpig

That was the card I was watching. I never bid, but I must have looked it over a dozen times. I just kept coming back to the fact that it's just the type of card that Battlefield would have cracked to sell raw. It also has the appearance of an 8, and no worse than 7. If it isnt altered and doesn't have some other hidden flaw, they left several thousand dollars on the table by not grading. That's what kept me from jumping.

Exactly...that line of thought made me underbidder on NUMEROUS cards I could have been more aggressive on. The Brooks Robinson rookie....the same 1956 Mantle as everyone else. The Fran Tarkenton. Hell, I could go on and on. About the only one I felt good about, and didn't really mind losing was the 1954 Hank Aaron rookie graded PSA A (Altered). I least I KNEW that one was altered. The others almost looked too good to be true, and I'm thinking there are going to be some disappointed buyers after PSA returns the cards 6 months from now. I hope that is not the case, but I have my doubts.

[calvindog]

All the high grade-looking raw cards in the auction are altered. The question is whether they get past the graders. No auction house in business to make money would offer a near mint, registry-popular valuable card without getting it graded first. This is a fact.