Gem Gehrig @ Heritage

[CMIZ5290]

I may be wrong, but I think this is the third or fourth time this card has come up for sale at major auctions in the last few years. That seems kind of odd to me....

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

I may be wrong, but I think this is the third or fourth time this card has come up for sale at major auctions in the last few years. That seems kind of odd to me....

At least then it has stayed the same size.

[Scocs]

But that's a recent SGC flip. You don't think they took proper measurements to ensure that it was not trimmed or altered?

[Scocs]

My apologies...it's a more recent flip, but not the newest SGC flips. Still....

[conor912]

I wouldn't want that card if it was free. It reeks of malice.

[Scocs]

Forgive my ignorance, but can't anyone just measure that card with a ruler?

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Scocs

Forgive my ignorance, but can't anyone just measure that card with a ruler?

There can be a small variance in size to these older cards. Printing and cutting techniques were not quite what they are now. I have a few Goudeys where there is a minor difference to width or height, and I know from an examination of the card grain/edges under a loupe that no trimming has occurred.

Have a look at this, detecting alterations in Goudey cards. Apparently, somebody at SGC could use a refresher course on this very thing. The borders are way too small, and I'm shocked that it was slabbed with this grade. Too bad, as that's my second favorite pre-war card behind the T206 Johnson port. But I would never put it in my collection, even if I could afford it.