Cards the grading companies got/get wrong

[rhettyeakley]

E122 American Caramel Cards are always misidentified as E121.

[Exhibitman]

Ugh, where do I start?

PSA's work on Latin American issues is abysmal. Often, they write Spanish gibberish. Like this Pele:



1968 Crack Figuritas Deportivas (not "sport"; PSA "Bob" Clemente'd the name) and this particular type of insert card is called a "foto autografiada". It also isn't hand-cut. They came from the pack this way. The backs are puzzles.

SGC plain doesn't know WTF they are doing, even when the submission slip correctly labels the card:



1953 Canadian Exhibits, eh. See that little # by his front foot? The USA cards don't have that.

Then there's the old, bad information that the TPGs never correct. The '1948-52' Exhibit Champions and the '1948' HOF set were issued into the mid-1950s. Here's a page from a 1955 Exhibit catalog:

[Rhotchkiss]

Here is my favorite - PSA authenticated and graded a clear and obvious (for many reasons) 1915 Cracker Jack reprint

[oldjudge]

I know grading Old Judges is tough but the image has to count a little.

[robertsmithnocure]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

I know grading Old Judges is tough but the image has to count a little.

Maybe the image faded after it was encapsulated? 😂

[oldjudge]

Yah, and the stain by the d in 2d just appeared

[BabyRuth]

full sleeves, short sleeves, details, details

[G1911]

The Cracker Jack Mack might just be my favorite for how bad of a reprint it is. And at least 2 of their graders still thought it was real.

That the vast majority of collectors will stay pay much, much more $ for a card in PSA’s slab will never cease to amaze me.