Wow! Big $ for raw card.

[ls7plus]

My experience (sometimes painful) has taught me to always, ALWAYS check the edges under magnification before buying cards from that era that haven't been graded by a reputable grading service. Razor sharp, rather than rough edges are a dead giveaway that a card has been put through a paper press to enlarge it ever so slightly, then cut back down to correct size. Prior to PSA and SGC taking their holds on the hobby, we used to have a dealer in this area who specialized in such cards, taking off-grade examples and "upgrading" them to apparent NMt-Mt or better. Personally, I don't think I'd ever spend 6 grand on an ungraded card. Even if you could check the edges, who carries a black light around with them to check for other touch-ups?

For the buyer's sake, I hope it works out well, but I wouldn't like the odds myself.

Regards,

Larry