PSA Card Guarantee

Snowman · #1 10-01-2023, 06:41 AM

Today, I learned that the Wagner was not actually the first card PSA graded. That serial number was merely reserved and used for the Wagner, but there were many cards graded before it. According to Mike Baker, who would know, as he was the person who slabbed it. He had a great interview on Jeremy Lee's latest episode of Sports Cards Live where he goes into great depth on all things grading, including card alterations.

benjulmag · #2 10-01-2023, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Snowman

Today, I learned that the Wagner was not actually the first card PSA graded. That serial number was merely reserved and used for the Wagner, but there were many cards graded before it. According to Mike Baker, who would know, as he was the person who slabbed it. He had a great interview on Jeremy Lee's latest episode of Sports Cards Live where he goes into great depth on all things grading, including card alterations.

Thank you for this information. I changed "their FRST card graded" to Serial No. 00000001. The point remains, though.

Peter_Spaeth · #3 10-01-2023, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Snowman

Today, I learned that the Wagner was not actually the first card PSA graded. That serial number was merely reserved and used for the Wagner, but there were many cards graded before it. According to Mike Baker, who would know, as he was the person who slabbed it. He had a great interview on Jeremy Lee's latest episode of Sports Cards Live where he goes into great depth on all things grading, including card alterations.

Bill Hughes was the head grader back then, See The Card by O'Keefe. Or ask Leon, who has talked to Hughes about slabbing the Wagner. Baker came later he was not there at the time.

Snowman · #4 10-02-2023, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Bill Hughes was the head grader back then, See The Card by O'Keefe. Or ask Leon, who has talked to Hughes about slabbing the Wagner. Baker came later he was not there at the time.

Baker claimed he was there during his interview with Jeremy Lee. He said he just wasn't a grader yet. This interview was from yesterday. He said he was the person who encapsulated the Wagner. But he did not grade it. He operated the slabbing machine.

Peter_Spaeth · #5 10-02-2023, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowman

Baker claimed he was there during his interview with Jeremy Lee. He said he just wasn't a grader yet. This interview was from yesterday. He said he was the person who encapsulated the Wagner. But he did not grade it. He operated the slabbing machine.

I see you were using "slabbed" literally. I did not know he was there in that capacity, had not heard his name associated in any way with the original grading. I do know he saw the card later when it was reholdered and I've heard his opinion of it.

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