on the topic of crossing

aloof1003

I also won a 54 bowman williams in the leylands auction (graded by scg).

Opinons on crossing to psa ????? Should i cross or crack ? I would love to get an 8 out of it, But i dont know if that is a realistic hope.

link to williams

Scott

Stone193

Wow Scott...you had a very busy weekend!
Congratulations on a really great card! A lot of people have not had good luck sending holders to PSA for cross. Crack?...I like it just where it is with the .5 bump - if you crack and resubmit, without an exact measurement, this card is close to being a 7 based on centering alone. But I have seen 8's that I thought should be 7's by virtue of centering (being 75/25) - I really don't know myself - I just wanted to say that I think you picked up some really nice cards this weekend!
thanx for sharing and if you resubmit - Good Luck!
your friend
Mike

srs1a

Drop 3 grand on a card, then ask a message board what to do with it?

WinPitcher

if you cross, crack it. i would however keep it in the sgc holder.

nice looking card btw.

aloof1003

Thanks STEVE & MIKE i alway's value the opinon's i recieve and read on these boards, you more knowlagable guy's provide a great service to us who have been out of the hobbie for a few years.The info i've picked up here has been more important than any amount of reading or shows could provide.
Please keep up the good work'

scott

bye the way just the $'s i've saved from all of the scam's that have been exposed and now knowing what to look for myself is worth it alone.

Griffins

Nice card!
I'd keep it in the SGC holder. I think it looks nicer, and from my experience you're going to have trouble crossing it with that centering. SGC was a little more lenient on centering (I think they've tightened up in the last year or so) and whenever I had cards that crossed low it was due to that.

jrdolan

Holy sh*t Scott, when you told me you bought a '54 Ted Williams, I just didn't get it. Man, what a card. As for your question, I'm not going to touch it. Not on a $3K card! If it was $300 I'd say crack and go for it, but this is a whole different kettle of monkeys. You gotta be prepared to go down to 7, and with that much money at stake, I don't know if I could do it.

PSA has been known to bump up half a grade on occasion. So you could send it in the holder and specify min. grade of 8. A long shot, but you won't lose anything except the grading fee.

boggs301012

Play it safe go to a show were PSA is at. And ask them to look at it in the current holder.

JAmes

aro13

Nice card!! If the card was going to cross to an 8, I think Lelands probably would have tried that already. However, you have nothing to lose sending it to PSA in the SGC holder and requesting a grade of 8. Worst case scenario is it comes back in a 7.5 SGC holder and still looks great.

ctsoxfan

I always advocate crack and resubmit, but on cards in this dollar range - you don't want to go backwards. I like the idea of bringing it to a PSA show, and having someone look at it there (in the holder).

aloof1003

That is what i'll do ( cross that is ) If not than hey it's still an awsome card @ a fair price. Also p/u some GAI graded 75 topps unopened. All in all i was very pleased with Leyland's auction......... at least so far.

scott