T206 Red Cobb SGC 60/Altered? on eBay

[Peter_Spaeth]

As I read it the seller did not ask SGC to buy it back because it was short but rather because of the corner.

"The card was presented to SGC for a buy back due to the corner lift alteration and after review SGC found the card to be graded accurately."

[calvindog]

And as I noted, three corners which would grade 7-8 and one cracked corner knocked it down to a 5.

And now the ebay seller is sad that a card for which he paid a 30% premium with the hope of cracking it out and getting a bump is actually only worth the true price of an SGC 60. Speculators engage in speculation. You can't win them all.

Edited to add: the seller doesn't exactly have stellar feedback either. I'm guessing all those negs were from people who ripped him off too. Here's his response to one buyer who left him a neg:

"Here is the reason abortion should always be legal. Imagine hatching this creep."

[Peter_Spaeth]

Your focus is on the seller, mine is on whether SGC made a mistake here. I know it is sacrilege to suggest that on this board, but from the description anyhow (not having seen the card) that does not sound like a paper crack to me.

[calvindog]

Yes, the description provided by a mentally imbalanced seller who is clearly motivated to trash SGC and provide false info.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Yes, the description provided by a mentally imbalanced seller who is clearly motivated to trash SGC and provide false info.

Let he who is without bias cast the first stone.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Let he who is without bias cast the first stone.

Agreed; so I guess that means both of us should stop posting on this thread.

[alanu]

It almost sounds like this buyer knows how bad the corner was popped, because it was done while he was trimming the card.

[Ladder7]

I've seen similar circumferential cracks where the fibers weren't completely severed. Of course they were all beaters.

Trimmed?.. I just assume all high-grade prewar is trimmed