David Hall talks about The Wagner

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

The public comments that I've seen from David Hall on that particular Wagner have always struck me as ludicrous.

"It doesn't look trimmed to me."

Really? This guy was supposedly the world's foremost expert on the T206 set; at one time had the world's most complete master set with nearly all known back variations. If anyone in the world has seen it all in terms of legit factory sizes, how trimming or sheet cut cards from that set are supposed to look - it's David Hall.

So that is the expertise of grading, that's why we should send our cards to his newly formed (at the time) company to have them encapsulated?

"It doesn't look trimmed to me."

Gee, I'm just overwhelmed by the wealth of technical information about sizing, the minutiae about the cut and appearance of the paper, the myriad reasons why it might be a legit factory cut, the fantastic overall detail in the opinion presented by PSA.

"It doesn't look trimmed to me."

(Unbelievable).

The truth is he knows it was trimmed but he doesn't care. He doesn't think there's anything wrong with trimming cards. I assume he's a trimmer himself.

[perezfan]

Just a big PSA publicity stunt to get some eyeballs on their corrupt new (at the time) company. Very fitting that their first-ever submission was fraudulent.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

[Balticfox]

Agreed!

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Snowman

The truth is he knows it was trimmed but he doesn't care. He doesn't think there's anything wrong with trimming cards. I assume he's a trimmer himself.

I don't doubt it at this point given all that has come out. Hall is the one generally credited with successfully migrating the concept of the coin grading business over into the world of sportscards. I'm quite sure he was no stranger to shenanigans, even then...

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Hall is the one generally credited with successfully migrating the concept of the coin grading business over into the world of sportscards.

I'd rephrase it as "blamed" rather than "credited". You credit someone who made a positive contribution to a film. You blame someone who gave you chlamydia.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I'd rephrase it as "blamed" rather than "credited". You credit someone who made a positive contribution to a film. You blame someone who gave you chlamydia.

LOL! Fair enough.