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1952 Bowman Mays EX 5

Pencil erased and no Qualifier?

I was thinking about 52 Bowmans earlier and wanted to see how the market was on ebay and came across this. I am confused as I thought that a card that was written on and then erased was considered altered, and thus ungradeable.


SD
Good for you.

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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,435 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Steve
    That's an interesting question. If you erase something and they perceive it, as such, is the card altered or just scuffed and downgraded?

    Sounds like a question for the policy guys. I think it would get an MK.

    mike
    Mike
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    i thought downgraded too but it does not appear to be a 7


    SD
    Good for you.
  • It doesn't even look like it should have been a 5. the bottom right corner is terrible
  • stevekstevek Posts: 29,297 ✭✭✭✭✭
    <<< NO- IT IS NOT CREASED. IT HAD A PENCIL LINE DRAWN ON IT AND LATER ERASED. >>>

    5 seems about right for the card. Very strange though this comment with no MK qualifier. An erased pencil mark gets the MK qualifier. Perhaps this seller just took a very quick look at the card and commented on it - maybe it's really a faint print line, not an erased pencil line? Again...very strange.

  • If that is only a faint print line, than a 5 looks about right for that card. Pretty nice all things considered...
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
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    seller also has this card up too.

    A while back I mentioned that centering is about the only quality one could make from a scan. i guess this scan/card proves that out.

    as for the mays it looks more like a vg/ex card to me so an ex grade is not out of the question. my concern was the seller claiming it had a pencil line drawn on it and it had been erased.


    steve
    Good for you.
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