What's going on with this card?

[Seven]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1953-BOWMAN...53.m1438.l2649

Seller states it came back with the altered designation from PSA and provides the label. However if you run the number in PSA's database nothing appears. Seems a little odd to say the least. Is this a case of a fake label being created? Is the card real? Thoughts?

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Seven

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1953-BOWMAN...53.m1438.l2649

Seller states it came back with the altered designation from PSA and provides the label. However if you run the number in PSA's database nothing appears. Seems a little odd to say the least. Is this a case of a fake label being created? Is the card real? Thoughts?

Not sure why anyone would create a fake label for an Altered card. Regardless, the flip looks real. Problem with an A card that is not slabbed is you don't know if it's the same card. Everything looks real to me, but if you are looking for a card that PSA actually passed judgment on, you need to find one in a slab.

[MikeGarcia]

..Fakes and counterfeits and reprints as a rule look really good to the eye ; the wear is added ';...you would need to magnify the surface and tilt into a strong light to view what the grader determined is either erased pencil or a touch-up on that fragile blue front...... ( oddly enough , pencil when not erased merely get a Q for "MK" ).....way too much $ for an "A" INMHO..

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