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Frosty the PSA Slab

HAMMERFAN44HAMMERFAN44 Posts: 318
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What do you guys think of the following auction (sorry my internet security forbids me from linking) ebay # 120099429826
I NEED HANKS!!!

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  • cohocorpcohocorp Posts: 1,371 ✭✭
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  • cravetoppscravetopps Posts: 1,134
    not sure why the right border is black between the yellow and red. The PSA description also appears to be black so maybe something funky about the scanner. Maybe it is a shadow or some background artifact. I would request a better scan or ask the question otherwise it appears to be a PD. Why would they sell it for 50% of SMR? This is a tough card. Something may be wrong although the seller's fb is fine. Get the scan; if it checks out, you can always have it reholdered and you got yourself a great deal IMO.
    Mark B.

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  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    nevermind................
    Good for you.
  • shagrotn77shagrotn77 Posts: 5,617 ✭✭✭✭
    Often times a case can look frosty in a scan or picture when in fact it is not. That said, I do agree that this one looks suspicious. I'd pass on it.
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  • GonblottGonblott Posts: 1,951 ✭✭
    His Cal Ripken PSA 10 looks like frosty as well. The card looks like a fake if you ask me.


    http://cgi.ebay.com/1982-TOPPS-CAL-RIPKEN-ROOKIE-21-PSA-10_W0QQitemZ120099422673QQcategoryZ55869QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
  • GonblottGonblott Posts: 1,951 ✭✭
    Auction #2
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've received many slabs direct from PSA with frosting on the sides, same for coins in PCGS holders. I don't think that's anything to be particularly alarmed about. The Ripken RC looks fine to me.


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • tennesseebankertennesseebanker Posts: 5,433 ✭✭✭
    I dont know Grote, That Aaron looks a lot more frosted than one that would come back from Psa that way. The top border is completely frosted over and the inside smaller seal(I guess is what you would call it) is frosted as well. Looks like it has beed broken into.
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  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭
    I blew the scan up in Windows Pic and FAX Viewer.

    It is a terrible, distorted and warped scan. Alot of
    the problem is likely with the background.

    It is unlikely, IMO, that the holder has been cracked.

    I would ask the guy for a new scan - on a DARK background.
    Without such a scan, I would not buy the card.
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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I agree that the Aaron looks suspect, but the Ripken looks fine to me. It's hard to tell from the scan, which may make the Aaron slab look worse than it is.


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • GonblottGonblott Posts: 1,951 ✭✭
    The color on the Ripken looks like it was made yesterday......


    Everyone has an opinion.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The color on the Ripken looks like it was made yesterday......


    Everyone has an opinion.

    A PSA 10 Gem Mint card ought to have pack fresh color and registration. I've pulled many cards out of wx packs that look like they were printed just yesterday. I just don't see how you can make such an assertion based on a scan anyway. Just my .02.


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • GonblottGonblott Posts: 1,951 ✭✭


    << <i> The color on the Ripken looks like it was made yesterday......


    Everyone has an opinion.

    based on a scan anyway. Just my .02. >>




    Too true, I'd really have to see it up close.
  • SoutherncardsSoutherncards Posts: 1,384 ✭✭
    BLASPHEMY!

    You guys all know that you can't open and reseal a PSA slab!

    Shame on you

    Let me ask some questions here...

    W hy would you bother?
    I s there an easy way to do it?
    W hat would you hope to gain by doing this?
    A re we supposed to be suspicious of all PSA slabs now?
    G osh I hope not!

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  • tennesseebankertennesseebanker Posts: 5,433 ✭✭✭
    Is the Aaron sitting on something ? It looks as if it is casting a shadow that it could not cast if it were laying flat.
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