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04-15-2012, 03:30 PM
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If you ignore the grade issue, it's a nice looking card though. 'Honest wear' as they would have used to call it.
I agree (in my opinion) that the recently grading of some Wagners is sometimes getting close to offensive. There's no legitimate reason one card in a an issue should be graded using a different scale than another card-- 1988 Fleer or 1909-11 T206s. But, as I said, I don't care about the number 2, which was literally (and some might say figuratively) applied to the label and not the card. I have nothing against the card, it's good looking and I'd enjoy owning it. My opinion is even the buyers may soon be ignoring the grades on the labels if the graders continue in this vein. Inflationary, obvious favoritism-based grading eventually means no one trusts or takes seriously the grades. I mean, seriously, will it some day mean that when a player is elected to the Hall of Fame or wins the Triple Crown the grading scale for his cards will change? Though I'm sure the grading companies would love another reason for collectors to mail in their cards to be regraded. Last edited by drc; 04-15-2012 at 04:09 PM. 
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04-15-2012, 03:40 PM
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Another reason PSA is not good for the vintage industry. They just don't care.
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04-16-2012, 02:34 AM
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I'm not active at all in collecting graded cards, but I've in person looked at graded T206s belonging to my friend. Some of the 1s look so nice, I wondered if the real beaters of the world would get a -1. I mean, I've had 1933 Goudeys that looked as if they were used coasters raised from the titanic.
Last edited by drc; 04-16-2012 at 02:44 AM.
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04-16-2012, 08:27 AM
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Wagners have always been odd when the grades are used.
The one sold at an auction house in CT a few years back got resold 3 times after roughly every 6 months. It had creases and writing on the back. and vg ish corners. CT auction f-g -sold for 30K next auction g next auction g-vg next auction vg And along the way each auction house was bigger than the previous one. As was the minimum bid. Going to the auction was fun. I only bought one card, but having a card that was once in the same box as a Wagner is as close as I'll ever get. Steve B
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04-16-2012, 09:20 AM
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SGC would likely give this a Fair 20, which is what I believe the card should grade.
For PSA, it's too nice for a 1 but not worthy of a 2. Do they have a 1.5? I don't think so. And when it comes to Wagners, there certainly is grade inflation. I have to think the submitters are lobbying for a higher grade. So much money is at stake, even for a half grade bump.
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