N403 Yum Yum Welch Pitching

[Leon]

Originally Posted by buymycards

SGC has graded 107 Yum Yums

PSA has graded 5

Even though you are showing a Beckett example, the Beckett Pop Report doesn't show any cards. I searched under N403, 1888, Yum Yum, and Yum Yum Welch, but nothing comes up.

It doesn't look good to me, and Beckett has shown time and time again that they don't have the knowledge and expertise to grade obscure Pre-War cards.

Thanks for your opinion.

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[bnorth]

It looks counterfeit to me because of the much poorer quality of the picture.

Good luck with the sale.

[bigfanNY]

No secret I did not think this card was a real Yum Yum from the start. I do not agree that verification of the type photograph alone can authenticate a card, it can 100% disqualify a card but it is possible to duplicate old photos. Remember we live in a world where an "artist" duplicated Ruth and Gehrig game used bats. Using the same tools Bat authenticators use with ash and old shellac. Fooled the best graders and auction houses.
You will notice I did not use the phrase I dont like this card" of course I like Yum Yum's and Smiling Mickey Welch is a great player. But we live in an age where tech is far ahead of the capacity for collectors to detect it. I hope I am wrong but in 45 years of collecting I came across 3 very rare cards that "fell out of books" two were bad and one was graded but did not sell well because of the cloud if doubt.