Wembanyama SI for Kids RC - can anyone see what happened here?

alexhuffman

I have this Wemby SI RC that was given a BGS 6, and then later an SGC 4. I have graded 2 out of the 5 BGS 8.5s in this card, as well as an 8 (and these are the only others I have graded), so I have a decent eye for these. I actually believed this one could have potentially been the first BGS 9. So, you can see in these pics, that it's something to do with edges and surface, but I just don't get it, how it could be placed so low. I'm wondering if you guys see something I don't. I bought this from eBay and it cleared through CGC auth as 'NM or better', which made sense. But, apparently, even though two graders gave this much lower grades, eBay doesn't hold it to that. Once it gets through their CGC auth, it's all good to them.

So, I pretty much got screwed on this one, paid over $800 for it, and then over $300 in grading fees. I seriously thought this one was a good one. I do see how it has the bad printing now, where it's especially obvious on the reverse, where the red lettering is kind of orange shadowed. But, I swear, I have seen an SGC 9 that looks exactly like this one, same shadowed lettering on back and same centering. Now all I can think to do with it is get it autographed, since it still looks like a nice card.

azvike

I feel your pain...I have subbed a lot of these, my highest is a PSA 8....also had a couple 7's and on down (including several MIN SZ)...your looks as good as it gets.

erikthredd

I’m going to take a guess that that 5 for the BGS Surface grade is likely due to a small crease.
I know that the card stock that SIFK’s uses has got better over the years but they’ve always creased very easily, it could have happened during the first grading, during the crack out or during that second grading. Tough to tell.

Overall it’s still a great looking Wemby rookie.

alexhuffman

OK, thanks for the feedback, @azvike and @erikthredd . Yeah, you would think there's a wrinkle or crease somewhere, to get that grade. I don't see it, though. When I take it out of the SGC holder, I will take another closer look.