I know something is wrong here, but need some help

MarkWing · July 18, 2007 5:56AM

A trader on another board is trying to move his card and two others:

He says they are "graded reprints". If you look up the card in the PSA registry, the grade should be 7OC. The thing that bugs me is if I didn't know any better, this looks 100% authentic. What am I missing here? Could someone have opened a legit card, made a fake label and put it all back together?

Any insight anyone can provide would be helpful.

Thanks,
Mark

lickablebean · July 18, 2007 6:00AM

label looks to be photoshopped.... see the yellow around the grade and number. pixels! It's all about the pixels.

MantleMarisFordBerra · July 18, 2007 6:03AM

I curious as to WTF is going on here as well, something like this totally undermines any confidence in graded cards/PSA.

FavreFan1971 · July 18, 2007 6:10AM

<< I curious as to WTF is going on here as well, something like this totally undermines any confidence in graded cards/PSA. >>

What? How does this undermine the confidence? The guy does not have the card, he doctored a photo. Where is the confidence in grading lost? I think you meant to say, the confidence in this seller's credibility was lost. Right?

Alfonz24 · July 18, 2007 6:13AM

Can we get any DNA from the hair in the picture?

MantleMarisFordBerra · July 18, 2007 6:14AM

<< 

<< I curious as to WTF is going on here as well, something like this totally undermines any confidence in graded cards/PSA. >>

What? How does this undermine the confidence? The guy does not have the card, he doctored a photo. Where is the confidence in grading lost? I think you meant to say, the confidence in this seller's credibility was lost. Right? >>

Didn't see the note about the doctored photo when I posted, but yes you're right, this relects on the seller, not on graded cards.

digicat · July 18, 2007 6:18AM

The edges look really frosty.

The only thing authentic here is probably the case and the back of the flip. The card and the front of the flip are home-brew.

yankeeno7 · July 18, 2007 6:53AM

The "MINT 9" is also MUCH more clear than the rest of the printing. Photoshopped for sure.

stown · July 18, 2007 6:55AM

<< label looks to be photoshopped.... see the yellow around the grade and number. pixels! It's all about the pixels.

>>

Yup and the grade (MINT 9) is clearly photoshopped.

edited: yankee beat me to the punch.

cravetopps · July 18, 2007 7:10AM

I believe the (89 Bowman) reprints have the word "reprint" on the front of the card. The Topps reprints from 1996 go even further. They have a gold embossing on the front of the card. PSA would never omit the word reprint from the flip. The card in the photo would never have received an (OC) so clearly the card and the flip are not connected except through the magic of photoshop.

thehallmark · July 18, 2007 7:24AM

How often do you think this happens? ...where someone photoshops a card, makes a sale, takes the money, and runs?

Please tell me there is a good defense against this?!?

yankeeno7 · July 18, 2007 7:32AM

Anyone would be crazy not to buy a card like only in person. Unless of course you are dealing with someone like Levi Bleam, Steve Hart, so another well known trustworthy dealer. If you can afford to buy that, you can afford a plane ticket and a hotel to see it in hand and make your purchase.

SportsModerator2 · July 18, 2007 7:33AM

Link to the item?

Carol

lickablebean · July 18, 2007 7:37AM

get'em carol

SportsModerator2 · July 18, 2007 7:44AM

Don't know if we can get'em but I can pass the link up the food chain.

Carol

nam812 · July 18, 2007 7:49AM

It's so obvious that he might as well have just done this

Treetop · July 18, 2007 7:50AM

When I saw the CU Members name, I about pooped!

Wow!

Signed,

Mark Wing-ard

stown · July 18, 2007 8:21AM

Is it on CU's boards?

Scanned through both BST boards and didn't see one.

If so, link please

PS - Hi Carol

MarkWing · July 18, 2007 11:38AM

Thanks for the info. Now that photoshopped grade has been pointed out, I can't believe I didn't see that.

<< Is it on CU's boards?

Scanned through both BST boards and didn't see one.
>>

It is not on CU's boards. I don't post here too often and wasn't sure how CU was on posting links to other boards.

Mark

zef204 · July 18, 2007 11:42AM

Did anyone copy the link location when the OP had it on his site before he switched it to photobucket?

AkbarClone · July 18, 2007 11:42AM

<< It is not on CU's I don't post here too often and wasn't sure how CU was on posting links to other boards >>

Carol J is an administrator here and she has specifically asked for a link .....plus the rest of us want to see it too

Publius · July 18, 2007 11:52AM

<< It's so obvious that he might as well have just done this

>>

Nick, that is really F'n funny. At least you could have photoshopped the hair out of the scan

Some of the stuff that gets posted on the boards just cracks me up. I love to see PSA go out and get em, its like seeing your big brother take off to kick the school bullies ass.

joe

Stingray · July 18, 2007 12:04PM

That flip type on the front with the rounded corners would have a blue flip on the back, but with the CU hologram also. The light blue on the back did not have that type of flip on the front.

jmbkb4 · July 18, 2007 1:37PM

"Buy the card, not the holder."

I know something is wrong here, but need some help

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