PSA 8 T206 Honus Wagner currently missing from Pop Report

[barrysloate]

Perhaps I've merely forgotten, but I would like to know the background story of why the Plank was correctly assigned an AUTH, and why the Wagner got an 8. Two cards cut from the same cloth (hey, that was a good one), but treated entirely differently.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Perhaps I've merely forgotten, but I would like to know the background story of why the Plank was correctly assigned an AUTH, and why the Wagner got an 8. Two cards cut from the same cloth (hey, that was a good one), but treated entirely differently.

Because the Wagner was PSA's flagship card.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Because the Wagner was PSA's flagship card.

If so, not a criteria for grading a card. A card should be assessed by its merits; its importance is irrelevant.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

If so, not a criteria for grading a card. A card should be assessed by its merits; its importance is irrelevant.

It's hard to start a grading company by rejecting a card.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

It's hard to start a grading company by rejecting a card.

Giving the Wagner an AUTH wouldn't be rejecting it. And they could have set the tone for their new grading business that we will strive to get this thing right. Never has a business started off on worse footing than grading that card an 8. Shameful.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Giving the Wagner an AUTH wouldn't be rejecting it. And they could have set the tone for their new grading business that we will strive to get this thing right. Never has a business started off on worse footing than grading that card an 8. Shameful.

Unfortunately, their enormous success starting from that foundation speaks for itself.

I don't think AUTH came in until years later, could be wrong.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Unfortunately, their enormous success starting from that foundation speaks for itself.

I don't think AUTH came in until years later, could be wrong.

You may be right about that. So back then a trimmed card couldn't be slabbed, it would have had to been rejected. Interesting dilemma.

[benjulmag]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Perhaps I've merely forgotten, but I would like to know the background story of why the Plank was correctly assigned an AUTH, and why the Wagner got an 8. Two cards cut from the same cloth (hey, that was a good one), but treated entirely differently.

You're searching for logic where there is none to be found.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by benjulmag

You're searching for logic where there is none to be found.

Well it's due time that PSA starts applying logic to its fullest extent. A T206 Wagner is graded by the same standards as a T206 Nattress. No difference.

And enjoyed our time together yesterday.