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Maybe he wasn't so stupid after all - Strasburg Superfractor back on eBay

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  • JHS5120JHS5120 Posts: 1,968 ✭✭✭
    Good for him!

    I would love to turn a $5000+ profit in a week on a card. This guy will probably make $15000-20000 on this card without doing anything, and with a live audience to boot!

    This is great for the hobby, thousands of new collectors are picking up Strasburg cards and boxes of whatever they can get there hands on. This will be a great year for sports card collecting!!!!
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  • << <i>Well except for the centering, edges and one ding its perfect!!!!!!!!! >>



    Don't forget surface scratches and indentations...
  • MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭


    << <i>image >>




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  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭


    << <i>Please tell me that Beckett 9.5 isn't OC like the photo shows... wow. >>



    Look's like a "creative" use of Photoshop to me.
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  • That auto in the spoof is not really slabbed a 9.5
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  • robbiegiggsrobbiegiggs Posts: 315 ✭✭
    wow, a 7 min video explaining the grade of a single card. Are they going to do that for all the cards they grade or just the ones they agree to give a 9.5...

    Beckett just lost a lot of integrity... That is very unfortunate for the hobby.
  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭


    << <i>wow, a 7 min video explaining the grade of a single card. Are they going to do that for all the cards they grade or just the ones they agree to give a 9.5... >>



    Beckett's just taking advantage of the publicity.

    I wouldn't be surprised if Beckett PAID the owner of the Strasburg for the privilege of grading the card.
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  • That's classic! I love the name Banana Grading and the open Bananas. Well done on the photoshop!
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  • Someone on another board said Badly Graded Superfractor. image
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  • Wow.....5-10k in one week. Good for him. That's awesome !
  • BoopottsBoopotts Posts: 6,784 ✭✭


    << <i>Wow.....5-10k in one week. Good for him. That's awesome ! >>




    Seems like it would have been more profitable and less of a hassle to just take a three team parlay on Strasburg's first three starts.
  • Wondering if this is really legit? The buyer pays $16,000+ for the card, and is willing to send it to BGS for grading. That seems pretty risky, it's a 1/1 card, why would you risk grading it? If its legit, he's making a nice profit, but it makes you wonder.
  • I Should have checked his feedback first! It's legit, but still seems like a big risk to get it graded. As far as the centering, it's not bad, not perfect, but not as bad as many seem to think.
  • dfr52dfr52 Posts: 891 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Beckett Feces throwing monkies explaining the 9.5 grade

    Wow. Just Wow >>



    Sounds plausible to me. I figured it would get a 9 on centering and a 9.5 or higher on everything else.

    The centering is NOT worse than 60/40, btw. >>



    I have to agree.
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  • mcadamsmcadams Posts: 2,618 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Do any of the PSA graders have soul patches? >>



    No kidding man. Nothing says PROFESSIONAL like a soulpatch on the SR. grader. Those guys in the video look like a cross between the 3 Stooges and the Lambdas from Revenge of the Nerds. If Beckett wants some publicity from the Strasburg card, then good idea. But why publish this stupid bushleague video? Is it too much to ask these clowns to put on a coat and tie and maybe shave for the video? My favorite part was when grader on left tells the story about how a collector purchased a BGS 10 graded Jordan RC for $200k and the host chimes in with a quick "THAT WAS CRAZY!!"

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  • digicatdigicat Posts: 8,551 ✭✭


    << <i>Is it too much to ask these clowns to put on a coat and tie and maybe shave for the video? >>



    Personally, I think that would raise the douche factor a little too high.
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  • fandangofandango Posts: 2,622
    Classic


    Beckett digs a deeper grave for themselves...

    where is DIZZLE to defend his beloved Beckett is time?


    its not like Strassburg can win the TRIPLE CROWN

  • PowderedH2OPowderedH2O Posts: 2,443 ✭✭
    I think the 1988 Donruss Mike Lavalliere needs to go in and let them have seven minutes on why it gets a 1.
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  • << <i>Classic


    Beckett digs a deeper grave for themselves...

    where is DIZZLE to defend his beloved Beckett is time?


    its not like Strassburg can win the TRIPLE CROWN >>




    At least he isn't on HGH.


  • << <i> Maybe he wasn't so stupid after all


    ..or maybe he found someone more stupid >>



    That is for sure.

    I would bet it's not even a card collector running it up. Some guy with more money then he could ever spend thinking he's got the next crown jewel image
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  • I was thinking the same thing. edges receive a 9.5 but its rough, the back alone should be an 8.5. There is no card out ther that would have all the flaws they talk about and receive 9.5 subs. They should all be 8.5 subs, what a crock of monkey Dung, and to go a make a video a verbally state the problems, jeez. Grader needs a new day job.



    << <i>Well except for the centering, edges and one ding its perfect!!!!!!!!! >>

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