Spring cleaning comes early to the Plank household...

[peterose4hof]

It takes gigantic cajones to soak a card of that magnitude/value. Even if you have a lifetime of experience in the "art" of soaking.

I think PSA should definitely take the time to do a little research when it comes to high dollar / high profile cards like the Plank if for no other reason than to avoid further damage to their reputation. Having said that, it doesn't surprise me at all that they missed it.

[teetwoohsix]

If the owner of the card wanted it "cleaned" and put in a PSA holder with a .5 bump on the grade, that's fine-it's his (or her) card. The thing that bugs me is that if they disclose that it has been cleaned, for the sake of the people bidding on it, it should be disclosed what is was cleaned with. If I was bidding on that card, I would want to know what was used to clean it, that's all.

I actually like it better the way it was in the SGC holder............

Sincerely, Clayton

[Anthony S.]

Originally Posted by peterose4hof

It takes gigantic cajones to soak a card of that magnitude/value. Even if you have a lifetime of experience in the "art" of soaking.

Mystery solved.

[Kawika]

Plain as the balls on a tall squirrel.

[Jim VB]

Anthony, David,

Are you guys working the Catskills this Summer?

[wonkaticket]

No cleaning mentioned until web.....must have caught this later?

Desc: Changed online as well, no only mentions cleaning once...

[brass_rat]

Interesting follow-up now that the auction is over (and everyone is discussing the results in another thread, but I thought it would be a good archive here) --

pre-cleaning REA 2010 price: $32,313
post-cleaning Paragon price: $37,000

Anyone have guesses on what Paragon charged the seller? 13% would put the seller down on the trade...

Steve

[wonkaticket]

Steve,

I wondered the same thing, I also find it funny.

Put that card at risk by cleaning or whatever was done for a 2-5k bump at best....and if it went wrong..a loss of 32k. Seems silly to me...others may feel different.