One of the Nicer SGC 3s I've Seen

[wondo]

Ebay purchase - technical grade is correct. Tickled to own it

Post your “Nice for the Grade” card.

[mintacular]

It "feels" trimmed to me

[wondo]

Originally Posted by mintacular

It "feels" trimmed to me

I don’t get that vibe examining it under 15x. Spider wrinkles top left.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

little wrinkles on the upper left edge about ear high, I'm assuming. Gorgeous card!

[calvindog]

Beautiful 3! Or 6 even.

[JustinD]

Stunner for a three, or a six. Wish I saw that first John, lol.

[toledo_mudhen]

Originally Posted by wondo

Ebay purchase - technical grade is correct. Tickled to own it

Post your “Nice for the Grade” card.

This one has caused me to rethink my 20+ year relationship with SGC -

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by toledo_mudhen

This one has caused me to rethink my 20+ year relationship with SGC -

It must have a crease or wrinkle somewhere.... No?

[jp1216]

We need a 'Heat Map'....

[OhioLawyerF5]

I always thought this one looked awfully nice for a 3:

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

I always thought this one looked awfully nice for a 3:

Yeah, wow -- compare that to this 3 ...

[toledo_mudhen]

Originally Posted by perezfan

It must have a crease or wrinkle somewhere.... No?

No Creases - No Wrinkles

[Lucas00]

My prized 48. Very small pen line on the back.

[rugbymarine]

I love threads like this, John.

52 Red Man Mays and 62 Mays have wrinkles. 71 Aaron has a dent on the bottom right edge. The rest just feel a grade or two underappreciated...

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by wondo

I don’t get that vibe examining it under 15x. Spider wrinkles top left.

I see the wrinkles that go across the card. Great eye appeal but as was posted, it does give off a vibe of being trimmed. Top edge especially but could just be the way it scanned.

[Collectorsince62]

Let me begin by saying I really like SGC. However, there are two things I find annoying - the absence of explanations behind the grade, and the inconsistencies. I recently submitted a really nice '64 Topps HOFer. SGC graded it a 4. I cracked it out and immediately resubmitted it to SGC and it came back a 7. That's just plain ridiculous.

[Leon]

+1....There is no way a card should jump 3 grades. SGC should have been apologizng instead of taking more money. Unless you are going for a registry set there isn't a ton of reason to buy high grade instead of high visual appeal.

The 3 originally posted looks like a 5-7 any day of the week.

Originally Posted by Collectorsince62

Let me begin by saying I really like SGC. However, there are two things I find annoying - the absence of explanations behind the grade, and the inconsistencies. I recently submitted a really nice '64 Topps HOFer. SGC graded it a 4. I cracked it out and immediately resubmitted it to SGC and it came back a 7. That's just plain ridiculous.

[refz]

Great card John, I’d thrilled to own a stunning lower grade example as that

[Apple_Robert]

That is an awesome looking 3. Congrats.

[StraightRaceCards]

That Greenberg is sharp!

Might be a good candidate to re-submit again, albeit other $15 handed over to SGC...

The classic, "buy the card and not the grade" rings in my head for this Greenberg.

[jb67]

That Greenberg is a killer looking 3 for sure. Here is a card that looks great for the grade.

[Jay Wolt]

David, I'll say!
Namath looks fantastic

[the-illini]

I love low grade high eye appeal cards

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

My contribution, it took a long time to find out why it got a 3 but does have a very tiny pin hole.

[jb67]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

David, I'll say!
Namath looks fantastic

Thanks Jay. The back looks great as well except for a very small scuff which is what lowered the grade.

[hammertime]

[sacentaur]

What a lovely Mullin 2, all for the sake of a very small piece of paper off the reverse side.

I’d buy cards like this all day long…

[hcv123]

Just picked this up in Strongsville! No wrinkles under 10X magnifier. Small scuff on the back is all I could see.

[robw1959]

I have always thought this one was undergraded.

[jsfriedm]

Still don't know why this is a 3.5:

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Sterling Sports Auctions

My contribution, it took a long time to find out why it got a 3 but does have a very tiny pin hole.

I have never seen a card with any pinhole get a 3. Great looking card though!

My many-times-shown example of "buy the card."

[toledo_mudhen]

Originally Posted by Leon

I have never seen a card with any pinhole get a 3. Great looking card though!

My many-times-shown example of "buy the card."

How does this thing end up as 1.5 ??????

[srik]

This card has some creases on the lower right side, but probably deserves a better grade. I felt I got a good deal on it at an REA auction last year, given the rarity of the back and eye appeal.