Looking for a quick opinion on this T206 Cobb?

[itjclarke]

Thanks all! I thought it looked real too, and have several other T206s for comparison.. Also have tried to verse myself on this site's fake spotting threads. I also thought it might go for a little bit more. On a good day, maybe it's a 1.5?? But even if only a 1, still think it was an OK buy. The spotting/holes on the front are pretty bad, but the creasing wasn't as bad as the other two.. And it gets me one step closer to completing the T206 Cobb quad-fecta (NOT even about to consider backs yet!).

Btw- would love a nice T202 Cobb/Jennings if anyone has one they'd part with.

[drc]

The seller is a well known and respected autograph dealer.

[itjclarke]

I promise, this will be the last Cobb I ask about! Just received this one. I'll preface by saying, I've bought from this eBay seller before. They've been very nice to do business with.. and they'll take card back for any reason. They even offered to pay shipping fees for me to send to PSA to have it re-holdered due to cracks.

Anyway, I like the card, want to keep the card, but the cracks (mainly) and the blurry/grainy image of the eyes give me some pause.. I've since looked at several other examples and notice many seem to have a sharp face/eye image, while others appear to be sort of misaligned/blurry. Is this variance normal? And does card look good? I've read about the rash of PSA red Cobb fakes, but have not seen/read anything specifically about greens.. the fact this one's a 2, not a 6 or 7 makes me feel better too. Again- any feedback greatly appreciated, and sorry about blurry phone pics, but my scanner has focus issues on encapsulated cards. Thanks much.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

I promise, this will be the last Cobb I ask about! Just received this one. I'll preface by saying, I've bought from this eBay seller before. They've been very nice to do business with.. and they'll take card back for any reason. They even offered to pay shipping fees for me to send to PSA to have it re-holdered due to cracks.

Anyway, I like the card, want to keep the card, but the cracks (mainly) and the blurry/grainy image of the eyes give me some pause.. I've since looked at several other examples and notice many seem to have a sharp face/eye image, while others appear to be sort of misaligned/blurry. Is this variance normal? And does card look good? I've read about the rash of PSA red Cobb fakes, but have not seen/read anything specifically about greens.. the fact this one's a 2, not a 6 or 7 makes me feel better too. Again- any feedback greatly appreciated, and sorry about blurry phone pics, but my scanner has focus issues on encapsulated cards. Thanks much.

It's fine. Any one of the top 3-4 grading companies grading actual fake cards is very rare. As for them missing alterations, that is much more prevalent, and quite honestly, almost seems too subjective sometimes. You can ask us as many questions as you want. As times goes by, just like all of us, you will gain the knowledge needed to ask fewer. Heck, most of my friends that have been in the hobby 30+ yrs still ask questions...and I still ask a ton. It's part of learning. No one knows everything except my wife . (oh yeah, and my 14 yr old daughter)

[itjclarke]

Thanks Leon!