Ebay image dilemma

[Bigdaddy]

Is there anything to be learned by looking at the color of the borders? I'm not familiar enough with these to know how much variance is typical in the colors of the borders, so someone else can chime in.

The borders look a bit red in the scan on the right, at least in comparison to the left scan's borders.

[Pat R]

Here are a couple of scans and a cell phone picture of the SGC 70 from
past sales including a pwcc scan for comparison.


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and here's the PSA 4 when it sold in an REA auction

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=65440

[chadeast]

Originally Posted by Pat R

Here are a couple of scans and a cell phone picture of the SGC 70 from
past sales including a pwcc scan for comparison.


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and here's the PSA 4 when it sold in an REA auction

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=65440

Thanks! I forgot to mention VCP. It is probably the best tool I've found for high dollar cards, if other sales can be found. There's always Google search as well. Your post highlights the challenge. I think that the SGC card in question is perhaps not being presented as well as I would want it to be if I were the consignor.

[chadeast]

I just had a thought. If I can find the truest green for that SGC label, I can guess which image looks most true to life for the SGC card. I just pulled 4 older style SGC slabs out and looked at the green on the label. I am looking at four different shades of green! So much for that idea.

[chadeast]

Borders vary widely in my experience. Some are almost white, while some are quite yellowed. Honestly, the best luck I've had in the past is with looking at the black of the SGC slab. Sometimes its greenish, and often those cards end up looking better in person than in the listing. Any tone or brightness of the black area can indicate similar variations on the card itself.

There may be much to be learned by the red of the PSA label, which should be pretty standardized, but I don't have enough experience there to make any conclusions.

The tough part is that scanners (and cameras) vary widely, and there are big differences in the output of one to another. I agree that asking for additional scans under different light is a good idea. Then again, some sellers don't even take the time to list a description of a 5 figure card!