May Pickups

[Blunder19]

Originally Posted by Blunder19

Alright so I'm an hour early.. But I couldn't wait anymore.. just got this cobby this afternoon.
Planning to cross it over to SGC.

Just went to SGC today... They were Extremely helpful. making sure that the card was not damaged during the reholder process. Thank you SGC! You are Top Notch! Cobb Lenox in its new SGC Holder

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by Blunder19

Just went to SGC today... They were Extremely helpful. making sure that the card was not damaged during the reholder process. Thank you SGC! You are Top Notch! Cobb Lenox in its new SGC Holder

Sweet crossover, congrats! I have a question.. did they give you any rough indication that the card would grade prior to cracking it out, and if so what they thought it would receive? I'd think they could never guarantee anything until they took the card out, but I have a nice Cycle Speaker in a GAI holder I've considered trying to cross. I've never sent cards for submission, so I'm a total rookie when it comes to getting cards graded.

[DerekMichael]

This is going to look pretty sweet next to a Drum!

Epic combination ... congrats!!!

Originally Posted by Blunder19

Just went to SGC today... They were Extremely helpful. making sure that the card was not damaged during the reholder process. Thank you SGC! You are Top Notch! Cobb Lenox in its new SGC Holder

[MVSNYC]

Nice Jamie! Congrats.

Did they put it in a clear sleeve before slabbing, looks like there's something clear in there. If so, never seen SGC do that before.

Nice card for sure.

[Blunder19]

Thanks Guys..

Mike.. yes the cobb has a protective plastic around it.. SGC said it would be help ensure the card would not be damaged during the reholder process. I was up for what ever gave me the best chance of holdering the card without damage so i said ok.

[cyseymour]

Originally Posted by Blunder19

Thanks Guys..

Mike.. yes the cobb has a protective plastic around it.. SGC said it would be help ensure the card would not be damaged during the reholder process. I was up for what ever gave me the best chance of holdering the card without damage so i said ok.

I'm confused... how would a plastic sleeve help? Don't they just cut out the black felt and then stick the card in? Is there risk of damaging the card when they are cutting out the black felt?

[Blunder19]

Seymour..

SGC said that heat and pressure are part of the holdering process.. not a problem for the majority of cards... but very rarely... for cards that have layers of paper loss...as such with the corner on my cobb lenox.. if the paper loss is severe enough, causing the paper to be much thinner then normal.. the card could be damaged while being holdered....So SGC will have reservations about holdering such a card....especially if it is an expensive card..

The plastic helps to protect the card from the holdering process (heat and pressure) as they described it to me... They strongly recommended it based on the condition of the Cobb...and I went with their recommendation.. as the card didn't get damaged during the process I am happy I followed their advice.

SGC has a great bunch of guys working there. Really top of the line..my advice is just let them be the judge and follow what advice they give... when it comes to should a card be holdered or not due to how flimsy the card may be.

[cyseymour]

Originally Posted by Blunder19

Seymour..

SGC said that heat and pressure are part of the holdering process.. not a problem for the majority of cards... but very rarely... for cards that have layers of paper loss...as such with the corner on my cobb lenox.. if the paper loss is severe enough, causing the paper to be much thinner then normal.. the card could be damaged while being holdered....So SGC will have reservations about holdering such a card....especially if it is an expensive card..

The plastic helps to protect the card from the holdering process (heat and pressure) as they described it to me... They strongly recommended it based on the condition of the Cobb...and I went with their recommendation.. as the card didn't get damaged during the process I am happy I followed their advice.

SGC has a great bunch of guys working there. Really top of the line..my advice is just let them be the judge and follow what advice they give... when it comes to should a card be holdered or not due to how flimsy the card may be.

Wow, Jamie, thanks for sharing. That is very interesting... sounds like you made a good decision under the circumstances. Congrats on the crossover.

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by Blunder19

Seymour..

SGC said that heat and pressure are part of the holdering process.. not a problem for the majority of cards... but very rarely... for cards that have layers of paper loss...as such with the corner on my cobb lenox.. if the paper loss is severe enough, causing the paper to be much thinner then normal.. the card could be damaged while being holdered....So SGC will have reservations about holdering such a card....especially if it is an expensive card..

The plastic helps to protect the card from the holdering process (heat and pressure) as they described it to me... They strongly recommended it based on the condition of the Cobb...and I went with their recommendation.. as the card didn't get damaged during the process I am happy I followed their advice.

SGC has a great bunch of guys working there. Really top of the line..my advice is just let them be the judge and follow what advice they give... when it comes to should a card be holdered or not due to how flimsy the card may be.

honestly if the card is that fragile it should be in an Aut holder, not numerical.

[Matthew H]

Originally Posted by cyseymour

I'm confused... how would a plastic sleeve help? Don't they just cut out the black felt and then stick the card in? Is there risk of damaging the card when they are cutting out the black felt?

It's not felt, it's black plastic with a fairly sharp edge. I think all cards should be holdered with the sleeve, I've busted cards out and noticed damage to the edges of the card, from the insert.

Nice card Jamie!

[cyseymour]

Originally Posted by Matthew H

It's not felt, it's black plastic with a fairly sharp edge. I think all cards should be holdered with the sleeve, I've busted cards out and noticed damage to the edges of the card, from the insert.

Nice card Jamie!

They really ought to be careful then to make sure the insert is large enough to not damage the edges of the card, but I don't think that's sufficient reason to subject every card to a sleeve. Certainly it makes sense in this scenario, however.