Question on 1989 Bill Ripken Sawcut - PSA?

[ALR-bishop]

Is there actual verification that Fleer itself cut some of the cards as part of taking them out of circulation ? If so has anyone claimed there is a legitimate way to distinguish them from later creations. I have one I bought many years ago but have never viewed it as a legitimate Fleer altered item

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Is there actual verification that Fleer itself cut some of the cards as part of taking them out of circulation ? If so has anyone claimed there is a legitimate way to distinguish them from later creations. I have one I bought many years ago but have never viewed it as a legitimate Fleer altered item

Yes they can be found in sealed packs. One fellow member has several of those packs.

I would say there are WAY WAY more home made ones out there than ones that left the factory that way. The rarer cards with sawcuts are almost always real.

[jp1216]

Besides GAI and GEM - the only 'slabbed' saw-cut cards I've seen have been autographed. Cards with autos slabbed - PSA/DNA etc.

Most out there are real. Nearly all saw-cuts carry a lower value than non-cut. Not worth it to fake.

These cards were 'cut' or 'slit' to be marked for removal from sequencing into packs. Obviously, many slipped through. Cards that were removed were either trashed or backdoored into the market.