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Does this Maris card look altered?
Hi all,
I've been watching this Maris rookie card on eBay and wanted to get your thoughts on if it looks trimmed at all? I noticed the right side of the card appears "wavy" and possibly thinner in the holder compared to other 58 Topps cards. With the trimmed card scandal going on I may just be overly paranoid, but would certainly appreciate what everyone here thinks. Thanks! Kyle |
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i don't like the bottom rt corner?
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First thing I said was "what is going on with that lower right border".
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it's present on the left too and may well be distortion created by the plastic baggie insert.
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Bad scan ?
..to my eye the holder also appears wavy and distorted in that lower section...bad scan ?
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Good catch. Probably a scanner on its last legs.
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Ask the seller to rescan it.
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But the plastic slab has the same "waves". It's likely just the faulty scan.
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Both sides look wavy, but as has been said, it could be distortion. Could be trimmed though too, but hard to tell.
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MC or Trimmed to my eye stay away
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It could be the combination of a slight diamond cut and a bad scanner, but definitely looks funky in that scan. I would ask for a better one, or perhaps just phone camera pics in good light without much glare.
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Thank you everyone for your opinions. I messaged the seller asking if it was wavy in person and if he could take another pic. His response was “it’s a 6, not wavy, good luck.” I think I’ll take everyone’s advice and pass on this one!
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If he would have acknowledged that the scan indeed looked distorted and not ignored the request for a quick additional photo. If that’s asking too much so be it, I just don’t feel comfortable making the purchase without being able to verify. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Not that anyone was waiting on pins and needles for this question to be answered, but the card arrived today and it's not altered. The "wave" was an optical anomaly as Peter suggested. Sorry to disappoint any PSA-haters.
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Glad it worked out for you! It’s definitely a gorgeous card. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I'm guessing that - "Sure let me get a better (higher resolution, close up corners) scan to you" would have helped considerably. It's like a $250 card. I would have wanted a better response also.
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