Outed cards, now including a 130K gain on an Aaron rookie

[Andrew1975]

Ironic typo in the Heritage description of the Thorpe card...

“Jim Thorpe is regraded as one of the top athletes of the 20th Century.”

[JeremyW]

Originally Posted by Andrew1975

Ironic typo in the Heritage description of the Thorpe card...

“Jim Thorpe is regraded as one of the top athletes of the 20th Century.”

Good eye.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Trimmed or not how is this a 10?
Top bottom centering? Back centering?

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showpo...&postcount=197

[phikappapsi]

is it time to just start viewing everything as trimmed? or, just buy items in an "A" slab, and take the eye sweet at a massive value?

right now, my perception is that a PSA 10 and a PSA "A" are at this point, the same thing, so just pay less and buy the trimmed card that is admittedly trimmed, over the fraudulent 10 at a massive premium, that's likely also trimmed.

[iwantitiwinit]

[QUOTE=phikappapsi;1936527]is it time to just start viewing everything as trimmed? or, just buy items in an "A" slab, and take the eye sweet at a massive value?

right now, my perception is that a PSA 10 and a PSA "A" are at this point, the same thing, so just pay less and buy the trimmed card that is admittedly trimmed, over the fraudulent 10 at a massive premium, that's likely also trimmed.[/QUOTE

You're right. All PSA is now is an envapsulator in my mind. They simply slab cards.

[iwantitiwinit]

[QUOTE=iwantitiwinit;1936717]

Originally Posted by phikappapsi

is it time to just start viewing everything as trimmed? or, just buy items in an "A" slab, and take the eye sweet at a massive value?

right now, my perception is that a PSA 10 and a PSA "A" are at this point, the same thing, so just pay less and buy the trimmed card that is admittedly trimmed, over the fraudulent 10 at a massive premium, that's likely also trimmed.[/QUOTE

You're right. All PSA is now is an encapsulator in my mind. They simply slab cards.

[whitehse]

Originally Posted by phikappapsi

is it time to just start viewing everything as trimmed?

We all probably should have been doing this all along. Doing one's own homework on a card regardless if it is slabbed or raw is probably the best course of action and make a purchasing decision based on this information.

[WhenItWasAHobby]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Trimmed or not how is this a 10?
Top bottom centering? Back centering?

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showpo...&postcount=197

Just on aesthetics alone, I like the 8 better than the 10. The trapezoid cut (or trim job) is more pronounced on the 10. Sadly someone paid a lot of money for a number rather on the overall merits of the card on it's own.

Looking through the entire thread, there's a lot of 8's and 8.5's getting either 9's and 10's on some 50 to 70 year old cards which should be a red flag in itself. Again, why are all these seemingly pristine cards suddenly surfacing in droves? The old adage "If it's too good to be true..." seems to apply quite nicely in this case.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Trimmed or not how is this a 10?
Top bottom centering? Back centering?

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showpo...&postcount=197

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