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Posted By: Paul

Can someone explain to me lot 532 in Mastro's current auction. It's a 33 Goudey Lajoie, graded PSA 5. It's a beautiful card and I'm sure it would sell for a princely sum regardless of what number the graders at PSA stuck on it. But this cards has noticeable paper loss on the back, extending through several letters of text. To their credit, the folks at Mastro mention the paper loss. But how on earth did this card find its way into a "5" holder? Wouldn't a card like this usually come back as a "2" or maybe even a "1" on a bad day?