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Posted By: <b>Steve f</b><p>But boy, does it hurt. Let's see some more lab experiments gone wrong. <br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1173619286.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1173619598.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1173622171.JPG"> <br /><br />edit to add reverse and to say, This trimmed Cobb is just sitting atop a PSA Mathewson. Pardon the confusion.

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Posted By: <b>Chris Mc</b><p>Steve, can you give us the story on this Cobb? To me it's like tearing a hundred dollar bill in half. I feel for that Cobb card.

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Posted By: <b>Steve M.</b><p>But Chris the difference is that if you tear a hundred dollar bill in half it's still worth $100.

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Posted By: <b>Steve f</b><p>Chris,<br /><br /> Picked this up yesterday from a highly regarded ebaY seller. He allowed me into his beautifully restored antique home. He's owned this piece for 25+ years in it's current state. The trim-job is very old, but evenly cut, the back shows mild paperloss. This T3 is likely not from a picture frame but scrapbook salvage.<br /><br /> Though the value is near-zilch in the relative sense... Don't stand a chance at finding another at low cost and simply couldn't pass on it. <br /><br /><br />I just noticed, On another T3 Cobb/checklist back, '#76 JACK JOHNSON was added. Another variation?

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Prizner</b><p>I'm a little confused.<br /><br />1) why does the PSA flip say Christy Mathewson?<br />2) why would someone crack the slab and then cut off the borders?<br />3) or... are you showing that this was a mount job? did he take the borderless Cobb and glue it to another T3 to add borders and then get it slabbed as Authentic - Altered? If so, why would he choose the valuable Mathewson and not a common?<br /><br />Interesting story, but please clarify - thanks!

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Posted By: <b>Steve f</b><p>Ohh, I apologize. I placed the trimmed Cobb atop of my Matty case.

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Posted By: <b>Jeff Prizner</b><p>gotcha!<br /><br />I think I remember the story when you picked up the Matty, wasn't it raw and didn't you get a great price on that one too?<br /><br />Are you going to get the Cobb slabbed as Authentic too?

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Posted By: <b>Steve f</b><p>They don't like to slab cards this badly damaged, I will submit. -They're reputation is to valuable to risk having an eyesore such as this in their case.

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Posted By: <b>jay wolt</b><p>"I just noticed, On another T3 Cobb/checklist back, '#76 JACK JOHNSON was added. Another variation?"<br /><br />Yes! The first series cards have this variation.<br />All told there are 5 different backs.<br />Those 2, the high series checklist cards<br />the high series ad backs and the cards w/ checklist backs<br />w/o ordering info and redemption date.<br /><br />Steve - A beat up trimmed no border Cobb is better then having no Cobb.<br />My PSA-1 Cobb w/ a tack hole cost me $2100. Some who view it say, too bad<br />about the hole it would be nicer w/o it. <br />No doubt they are correct, but that $2100 card would have cost me maybe $5000 then.

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