A slabbed reprint by SGC?

danmckee · #1 01-18-2012, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Leon

Maybe, but they have saved me a minimum of $30,000 by finding color added before. No one is perfect. They shouldn't have graded this game card though.

This is where you and I differ my good friend.

Color added that can only be seen magnified with a loop and not the naked eye, who cares.

In the 1960s and 70s, we used to add a little color to make the appearance look better in our binder sets. My US Caramel Lou Gehrig had a huge spot of yellow covering white where paperloss was on the face. We didn't have flesh tone markers back then! Too funny.

Dan

danmckee · #2 01-18-2012, 08:00 PM

Glyn, you summed it up nicely, PATHETIC is correct!

Ease · #3 01-18-2012, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by danmckee

Color added that can only be seen magnified with a loop and not the naked eye, who cares.

I care. I'd venture a guess that I'm not the only one either.

Leon · #4 01-18-2012, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by danmckee

This is where you and I differ my good friend.

Color added that can only be seen magnified with a loop and not the naked eye, who cares.

In the 1960s and 70s, we used to add a little color to make the appearance look better in our binder sets. My US Caramel Lou Gehrig had a huge spot of yellow covering white where paperloss was on the face. We didn't have flesh tone markers back then! Too funny.

Dan

Dan- I am sure you wouldn't care if you bought a $27,500 Boston Garter Speaker, raw, and it had color added. You are right, I did care and returned it. It was bought with the guarantee it wasn't altered. The seller is a friend and it was a bummer for him. But I wouldn't pay that much for that altered card. Great folks and great friends disagree all of the time. You and Pops are still two of the best in my book.

danmckee · #5 01-19-2012, 07:51 PM

Yes times have changed and I understand you need to protect your investment. Buy yourself a blacklight instead of trusting clueless people who know about 1/100th of what you know.

Cards were not that expensive in the old days and the naked eye appearance was more important than a portfolio purchase.

Dano

FrankWakefield · #6 01-19-2012, 08:40 PM

Amen, Dan. The black light is one of the easiest, misunderstood, and useful tools there is for a vintage collector.

Runscott · #7 01-19-2012, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by danmckee

Yes times have changed and I understand you need to protect your investment. Buy yourself a blacklight instead of trusting clueless people who know about 1/100th of what you know.

Cards were not that expensive in the old days and the naked eye appearance was more important than a portfolio purchase.

Dano

One of the first vintage cards I bought was a T205 Matty with a chunk of paper missing from his nose. It only made sense to me to color it in - it was my card and I wanted it to look nicer. If I had given it any thought, I would have figured I increased the value by my actions. Now I know better and I simply would never buy a card that needed altering in order to look presentable.

Leon · #8 01-19-2012, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by danmckee

Yes times have changed and I understand you need to protect your investment. Buy yourself a blacklight instead of trusting clueless people who know about 1/100th of what you know.

Cards were not that expensive in the old days and the naked eye appearance was more important than a portfolio purchase.

Dano

Hey Dan
Nothing personal here, but a friendly debate. I have had a black-light, in working order, for 10+ yrs. The color wasn't fluorescent. When it was pointed out to me after the fact I saw it. I just missed it. They didn't.

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