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Nice card!
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Am I the only one seeing the dip in the top border to the left of Mick's head???
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First thing I seen....
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the Girl I spoke to in customer service said many of calls received about submissions are from people questioning grade ? and why it only got the grade it did, her answer I paraphrased , the card is looked at by more than one grader normally 3 different graders some times four , and the ultimate grade is then decided , if the majority agree on identical grade or in my case non grade , then thats the final determination , with no specific reason given other than an obvious qualifier, if it had one , PSA AUTHENTIC ALTERED never come with a qualifier , they just take your money and leave you hanging Last edited by megalimey; 09-01-2019 at 09:05 AM. |
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Here is what you need to do:
Buy some 1953 Topps commons from eBay. Once they arrive, then compare their thickness to your Mantle. If you notice a big difference in size, then there is your answer. If you don't, then there might be another reason why it got rejected. Quote:
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I did not believe her either , also first of all the first thing I did was check the size against several 1953 cards I had 100% identical , did not check the thickness , do not have a micrometer , maybe being in heavy screw down holder squeezed the stock but one thing I know If I tried to sell the card raw A i would get fraction of its potential value , (B) most people would question why I did not get it graded , so I did what made sense to me , at least its real , and has great centering all round . I have had 3 decent offers , I wonder if that would be the case if I tried to sell it raw Last edited by megalimey; 09-01-2019 at 10:07 AM. |
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![]() You don't need a micrometer to check for card thickness. Here is what I normally do: when it's dark outside, I sit next to the nightlight in my room and just compare the thickness of the cards using my loupe. Start by looking at the thickness of all four corners and then start examining the edges. I understand that the Mantle is already encapsulated, but you should still be able to tilt the holder and see the thickness of the corners and edges. |
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but ultimately as they say "it was it is" I will leave it in the holder and try to sell it as is , thankfully its not an ugly beater (PSA AUTHENTIC ALTERED) that I have seen sell for over $500 Last edited by megalimey; 09-01-2019 at 12:51 PM. |
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This hobby SO NEEDS an alternative TPG as PSA has long ago run out of their "give a shits"
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Lonnie Nagel T206 : 220/520 : 42% Last edited by toledo_mudhen; 09-02-2019 at 05:04 AM. |
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Authentic Altered - This means that while PSA is certifying that the item is genuine, due to the existence of alterations, the item cannot receive a numerical grade. The term altered may mean that the card shows evidence of one or more of the following: trimming, recoloring, restoration, and/or cleaning. Items receiving the "Authentic Altered" designation, in our opinion, are genuine with the presence of some type of alteration. This is done on a case-by-case basis only
mine could be Altered Stock - This includes, but is not limited to characteristics on the card that appear to show some form of alteration such as paper restoration, crease/wrinkle pressing or enhanced gloss. PSA could do better saying what in particular caused them not to grade my card , but with millions of submissions , and my approx 500 total submissions over a 8 year span ,I would be naive to expect tier one top level customer service. Their people were very polite and courteous but unable to give exact clarification and I have another batch of cards on the way to them , fingers crossed, and FYI none of these were in heavy screw downs Last edited by megalimey; 09-02-2019 at 07:39 AM. |
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Good catch! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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You are either user. ___meadows on eBay or bought this from him, I’m not using the full user name because I don’t want to get in trouble with the mods cause I know they don’t want people getting called out. But I’ve had this very exact card in my possession about 6 months ago and sent it back because the top had very clearly been attempted at being trimmed. I also purchased a koufax rookie from this user that was trimmed and I sent back. These purchases were made when I first started getting into vintage and was hoping for the best buying raw cards on eBay that had a great back story that made me think I was getting steal. But I was in fact getting altered cards.
In my opinion, this card was marked altered 1000% because of the top. |
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but really what difference does it make whether you owned it or not , I own it now it says clearly it STATES PSA AUTHENTIC ALTERED , I am not trying to hide anything it could have been cut in half and stuck together who cares , I OWN it now , and when I get it my hands , I will offer for it for sale as is in a PSA AUTHENTIC ALTERED HOLDER , so yes it could be trimmed at top will clarify when i get it , it could be squeezed , but its real authentic, and a nice looking card , maybe some one will want it for a fair price , if not I will keep it. thats coming from some one with over 600 posts on net 54 , sold many things, bought many things , satisfaction all round buying and selling , Last edited by megalimey; 09-02-2019 at 01:48 PM. |
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I sold my PSA 5 for $1,100. It looked like an '8'. I wish I had it back.
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as well as a Recent PSA Authentic Altered for way more |
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