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Advice on Resubbing '54 Mantle

BliggityBliggity Posts: 201 ✭✭✭
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Trying to figure out the best way to proceed here. A few weeks ago, a guy comes into my LCS with a shoebox full of his father's old cards, mostly '53-56 Bowman and Topps Baseball, a couple hundred total. All raw. The store buys the entire box. I then bought a few of them raw from the store. This Mantle was in the box also, but the store owner sent it to PSA with a few other higher-end cards before selling it. We thought it would come back a 5, possibly a 6 on a really good day. It came back a 4. Of the dozen or so cards he subbed, most came back a grade lower than we thought they might, so he might have ended up with a tough grader (or else we were pretty off on our guesses). Anyway, here's the card:

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It also came back with this, which was not damaged when the store sent it in:

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The store didn't feel like complaining to PSA, and they offered me a good deal on the card given how it came back, so I decided to go ahead and buy it. I'm still optimistic that it could pull a 5 if resubbed, but now that corner is a problem. Luckily, it looks like only the back layer of the corner is bent, rather than the entire corner, so if I cracked it I could probably bend it back over and press it down without affecting the front of the card. I've never resubbed a card, so I'm not sure what the best course of action is. Should I: (1) Leave it as-is and send it in for review; (2) Crack it, put the corner back down, and send in raw; (3) Do nothing and be happy with the card; or (4) something else? Obviously I run the risk of pulling a lower grade if that corner still looks bad after I crack it, although I still don't think it would grade less than a 4. If I leave it as-is and send it in for review, can PSA drop the grade based on its now-damaged appearance?

Thanks for any advice!

Comments

  • JMDVMJMDVM Posts: 950 ✭✭✭
    I think you can smooth out the corner if cracked. Of bigger concern, is there a crease somewhere that will keep this card a 4?
  • BliggityBliggity Posts: 201 ✭✭✭
    Alas, there is a very slight crease on the back, bottom left corner. Not visible in the scan. It doesn't go through - front is clean under magnification.
  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
    "(3)" ALLLLLL the way

    keep it, love it and be proud of it. Don't fall for the "resub" stuff. enjoy the card, not the number on the flip
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  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    Could these (inside blue circles) possibly be stains? If so, "4" is probably a good grade.

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  • bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,139 ✭✭✭
    I would be thankful for the '4'. You are more apt to get a lower grade than a higher grade should you crack it out.
  • MikeyPMikeyP Posts: 990 ✭✭✭
    If you can live with the grade of PSA VG-EX 4, leave it alone. Otherwise, I would resubmit the card after removing it from the holder and pressing down the corner. Yes, PSA can reduce the grade if you submit the card to be reholdered. Good luck Bliggity. Keep us posted.
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  • BliggityBliggity Posts: 201 ✭✭✭
    Thanks all - sounds like a consensus to keep it as-is. I can certainly live with the 4, the grade isn't necessarily that big a deal for me. I loved the card when it came into the store, so I was happy to be able to pay less for it when it came back a little lower than expected. I guess I'm just trying to figure out a way to fix that corner and keep it in at least a "4" holder. Sounds like any option may be risky.
  • dennis07dennis07 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭
    How much did the LCS give the guy for his box of cards.. Um.. never mind!
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  • bobsbbcardsbobsbbcards Posts: 3,254 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Could these (inside blue circles) possibly be stains? If so, "4" is probably a good grade.

    image >>


    Looks like someone has circled "Mickey", "baseball", "and the", and two other spots on the back with a pen. Don't understand how the grader missed that. image
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  • BliggityBliggity Posts: 201 ✭✭✭


    << <i>How much did the LCS give the guy for his box of cards.. Um.. never mind! >>



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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,739 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Could these (inside blue circles) possibly be stains? If so, "4" is probably a good grade.

    image >>


    Looks like someone has circled "Mickey", "baseball", "and the", and two other spots on the back with a pen. Don't understand how the grader missed that. image >>



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