Why did SGC make a point to say this card is unaltered?

[Shoeless Moe]

http://cgi.ebay.com/1915-Cracker-Jac...item1e60445231

[Baseball Rarities]

They probably feel that the card is original, but does not meet their minimum size requirement.

[fkw]

good question

[Matthew H]

Could the seller have asked SGC to not grade numerically?

[fkw]

Kevin was right,

the seller just emailed be back and said "it didnt meet size requirements"

[Shoeless Moe]

So if does not meet minimum size requirements and it was not altered, what happened, did it shrink?

[calvindog]

The more significant issue about the card is the listed price -- about 3-4x what it's worth.

[Matt]

Wasn't this card just in a major auction? I believe it was purchased from Heritage (for half that) a month or two ago.

[ctownboy]

Mile High $7,300 ?

David

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

So if does not meet minimum size requirements and it was not altered, what happened, did it shrink?

Hi,

I do know that for a card that does not meet minimum size requirements, SGC looks for evidence of trimming. If they find such evidence, they advise it is trimmed/altered. If not, they will still refuse a numerical grade, but they will specify that the card is unaltered and authentic.

(And FWIW, on a card like that, if you specify on the submission form that you don't want an "A" holder, they will return the undersized card to you with a voucher in the amount of the grading fee you paid - at least they did that for me on an undersized but unaltered card from my last submission. If they find evidence of trimming, no voucher.)

Cheers,
Blair

[E93]

Originally Posted by calvindog

The more significant issue about the card is the listed price -- about 3-4x what it's worth.

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