T206 Cobb Bat On Shoulder PSA 5 - PWCC

[dplath]

This auction starts tonight: https://www.pwccmarketplace.com/items/1865051

I consigned it to PWCC in June of 17. Here’s a link to that auction: https://www.pwccmarketplace.com/items/1508860

The crease in the upper left corner is much less prominent now than when I owned it. It appears to have been pressed which PWCC alludes to in the description and Brent is up front about in the video. Should PSA have graded it a 5 or an A after the wrinkle was pressed? Thoughts?

[MichelaiTorres83]

Any 5 with a crease is over graded. Not sure how that gets a premium on top of that.

[bigfish]

Originally Posted by MichelaiTorres83

Any 5 with a crease is over graded. Not sure how that gets a premium on top of that.

Agree 100 percent. PWCC also says that the card has some paper separation from when it was altered or pressed. Another reason it might not warrant a 5. Sharp corners though.

Also, does PWCC offer a service to press cards?

[OLDBILL]

In by 10 out by 4

[dplath]

The question in my original post probably should have been, “Should PSA have given it a numerical grade or an A after the wrinkle was pressed?”

[Lorewalker]

I guess the hobby has moved way past me. If a crease was pressed out, and PSA would or should have know if it had based on Brent's video, then it should have come back as altered and not given a grade despite looking like a beauty. While I give Brent a great deal of credit for disclosing this what I find unsettling is that he seems ok with the fact that PSA abandoned their policies and my guess is that others will too. Maybe I need to get with the times and accept this as a part of the hobby? Unless this was an error, PSA must be more tolerable of wrinkles being removed or in this case, attempting to be removed.

The other thing that is not sitting right with me is that assuming nothing else was done to the card it then it is essentially in the same shape and should have gotten a PQ designation when first consigned. If it had the same centering and corners in June that it has now so why not give it the PQ then? And taking it one step further, while it looks great in terms of appearance and seems to deserve the PQ, how can he do it to a card that he feels has been worked on? I suspect many would feel that a worked on card is tainted and should not be valued higher.