Graders?

[Potomac Yank]

Do grading company's slab soak jobs?

[HRBAKER]

Knowingly or unknowingly?

[Potomac Yank]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Knowingly or unknowingly?

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HRB ... Good question. --- But for the sake of the question, let's make believe somebody knew.

Do grading company's slab soak jobs?

[JK]

The answer is yes if soaked in water. My understanding based on a few limited discussions is that there is no way to tell if a card has been soaked in water (assuming it was done correctly) and that the card will be graded.

[Rob D.]

I just dug around a little and found that, yes, soaked cards can be graded.

[calvindog]

Rob, can you post a link to your research? I'm curious about this issue but am just so busy today. Thanks.

[Potomac Yank]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

I just dug around a little and found that, yes, soaked cards can be graded.

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Bubba, we know they can ... that was proven in 2001, when SGC slabbed the worse amateur alteration job in history.

The question remains ... where do the Graders stand on soak jobs?

Like the trimmed card, do they consider it an alteration, and thus the Authentic listing?

Leon's Weaver is a great example ... a beautiful back soak job ... where's the Authentic marking on the slab? ... It was altered no?

What's the difference?

Are there any graders on this forum?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Potomac Yank

Do grading company's slab soak jobs?

If it was soaked in water and only left water marks (or no marks) they will slab and grade accordingly, at least that is my experience. Personally, I have no issue with soaking a card to get crap off of it....but that might be for another thread. Here is one that had a hunk of paper, the size of a dime on the back, and much of it couldn't be read, pre-soaking.