How to crack a $50,000 to $100,000 card.....

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Would a smart surgeon be good enough?

Probably...do you know one?

Balls of steel...

[Jeffrompa]

Yikes !

[Leon]

A good friend said I shouldn't leave this information out, so here is the update too. It will be physically given to the NYPL next week, when someone from the NYPL comes to Dallas for it, but the decision has been made for a while.. Thanks to everyone who had patience.

[jcmtiger]

Leon, in that 5th picture, the screwdriver looks very close to the card.

Has to be tough to give that card up

Joe

[Jeffrompa]

Doing the right thing . Should be on the front page of the New York Times .

[pclpads]

For future ref - that is an industrial strength sd and way to big for the project. It invites disaster to the card and your other hand / wrist if it slips. I have always successfully used about a 4" sd which has a much thinner blade on SGC slabs, and so, much easier to pop a top corner seam. Then gradually work a slightly larger sd along the top seam, leaving the first sd in place. Never have had to use snips on SGC slabs, since, like the older PSA slabs, they are fairly easy to open.

[steve B]

I'm assuming they wanted it unslabbed to save space?

Steve B

[travrosty]

too funny.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by Jeffrompa

Doing the right thing . Should be on the front page of the New York Times .

+1, I don't think a lot of people would have the gumption to do this for such a high dollar card. If this were me, to be honest, I'd probably see if it were possible for me to legally wriggle out of this since the buyer didn't know it was stolen when purchased. Definitely huge kudos.

[travrosty]

Originally Posted by glchen

+1, I don't think a lot of people would have the gumption to do this for such a high dollar card. If this were me, to be honest, I'd probably see if it were possible for me to legally wriggle out of this since the buyer didn't know it was stolen when purchased. Definitely huge kudos.

gary, he did, but came to the conclusion that it would be best to return it, only after negotiating with sgc to have it re-holdered from a 4 to a 2 holder, leon did sgc pay the difference under their guarantee? Otherwise, why bother negotiating having it re-graded and why even bother cracking it out of the holder at all. you would just send it in, in the holder it was in already.

[mrkrab]

chea

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by mrkrab

chea

Why do so many people edit out complete posts? Why not stand behind what you wrote?

[begsu1013]

Originally Posted by Leon

A good friend said I shouldn't leave this information out, so here is the update too. It will be physically given to the NYPL next week, when someone from the NYPL comes to Dallas for it, but the decision has been made for a while.. Thanks to everyone who had patience.

good shit, leon. seriously!

not sure the intricate details of how it all went down and obviously there was some reluctance in the beginning stages, but this was the absolute right outcome in my eye. the selling of the collection for daughters college was the reason for the liquidation, but in my opinion what you did will teach her above and beyond what **ANY** institution could do.

great fn job!


btw: there's a song by loudin wainwright entitled: "that's my daughter in the water". if ya don't know it, give it a listen...

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

good shit, leon. seriously!

not sure the intricate details of how it all went down and obviously there was some reluctance in the beginning stages, but this was the absolute right outcome in my eye. the selling of the collection for daughters college was the reason for the liquidation, but in my opinion what you did will teach her above and beyond what **ANY** institution could do.

great fn job!


btw: there's a song by loudin wainwright entitled: "that's my daughter in the water". if ya don't know it, give it a listen...

Is it better than Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road?

[dbrown]

Curious, was this known to have been taken, or was it part of the NYPL's infamous ephemera-discarding episode(s)?

Or just unknown how it left the library?


David

[begsu1013]

it's most certainly known.

[irishdenny]

At this point... I do believe that we know more about How T206's were produced then How this Bad Boy took a stroll from the NYPL.

Sir LeoN...

Through all the Threads of Hoopla, I fir one had crystal faith in You!
iN the end... Character, Integrity and just plain BeiN from Texas stood the Test!

And Luke is RiGHT...
However Luke, Can I watch Baseball in stead?
Tennis gives me a Headache

[sago]

The issue has been discussed ad nauseum in other threads. The search tool is your friend. The fact that it is being returned to the NYPL feels like the main point of the thread. Cracking the card is just an interesting and entertaining side note.

Some people are never satisified, but I am sure that matters little. In the end, a class move.

[travrosty]

Originally Posted by sago

The issue has been discussed ad nauseum in other threads. The search tool is your friend. The fact that it is being returned to the NYPL feels like the main point of the thread. Cracking the card is just an interesting and entertaining side note.

Some people are never satisified, but I am sure that matters little. In the end, a class move.

one sided discussion

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by irishdenny

At this point... I do believe that we know more about How T206's were produced then How this Bad Boy took a stroll from the NYPL.

Sir LeoN...

Through all the Threads of Hoopla, I fir one had crystal faith in You!
iN the end... Character, Integrity and just plain BeiN from Texas stood the Test!

And Luke is RiGHT...
However Luke, Can I watch Baseball in stead?
Tennis gives me a Headache

Hailing from Texas has nothing to do with it.
I'm guessing people from other States have character and integrity as well.

[GehrigFan]

Originally Posted by Leon

A good friend said I shouldn't leave this information out, so here is the update too. It will be physically given to the NYPL next week, when someone from the NYPL comes to Dallas for it, but the decision has been made for a while.. Thanks to everyone who had patience.

Very proud of you Leon. It's no easy task to stand up and bite the bullet on something that wasn't even your fault. You are top class, sir!

Mark

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Probably...do you know one?

More than one.