Is this Pujols Auto real?

righteousmike · Feb 8, 2011

http://cgi.ebay.com/01-SPx-Albert-Pujol ... 500wt_1156

thinking about picking up an SPX, but I know alot of the signatures on cards now are either traces or touched up. What do you guys think about this one? I'm in contact with the seller, wondering what you guys's think?

righteousmike · Feb 8, 2011

Just need some help fellas

JoshHamilton · Feb 8, 2011

Looks fine to me

Zymco · Feb 8, 2011

JoshHamilton said:
Looks fine to me

jbrown · Feb 8, 2011

JoshHamilton said:
Looks fine to me

This

200lbhockeyplayer · Feb 8, 2011

The card in question...

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Here are some others for comparison...

Pinbreaker · Feb 8, 2011

I think it's legit.. I've bought from that seller before..

Good luck,

abeabe · Feb 8, 2011

Im most shocked that that bubbled auto recieved a 10 from PSA. As for the card in question, there were enough of them produced I woudn't be too worried. Obviously an immediate send in for authentication/grading is what I'd suggest if you purchase it.

George_Calfas · Feb 8, 2011

abeabe said:
Im most shocked that that bubbled auto recieved a 10 from PSA. As for the card in question, there were enough of them produced I woudn't be too worried. Obviously an immediate send in for authentication/grading is what I'd suggest if you purchase it.

PSA graded the card not the Auto.

The SPx needs to be viewed closely for trimming. Here is mine.

200lbhockeyplayer · Feb 8, 2011

abeabe said:
Im most shocked that that bubbled auto recieved a 10 from PSA. As for the card in question, there were enough of them produced I woudn't be too worried. Obviously an immediate send in for authentication/grading is what I'd suggest if you purchase it.

Why? The entire concept of an autograph grade is fairly silly to begin with.

Any BGS "10" autograph could fade into oblivion, never to be seen and yet still be a BGS 10 autograph.

So what's more silly, grading the card including the autograph, or grading them separately even though one of the grades can change easily over time?

tide12champrings · Feb 8, 2011

Personally, I would never ever ever buy that card AGAIN unless it was slabbed. Too many of them have been altered/trimmed and the last raw copy I purchased 5 years ago was trimmed.

Topnotchsy · Feb 8, 2011

Are you concerned about the card being trimmed, or the autograph being doctored? If it is the former, you'd be a little more safe going graded (but not much more.) If you are concerned about the signature, that is a whole different discussion. Some people will recall that shortly after they were released, it seemed near impossible to find a Pujols Bowman Chrome with a nice signature (they bubbled and the like.) Over the years somehow the signatures seem to have "improved." Same with the SPx. Looking at the cards one might consider that they were signed by two different people (or at the very least with two different pens.) Hard to say though, and it's something that few seem to care about.

uniquebaseballcards · Feb 8, 2011

200lbhockeyplayer said:
Why? The entire concept of an autograph grade is fairly silly to begin with.

Any BGS "10" autograph could fade into oblivion, never to be seen and yet still be a BGS 10 autograph.

So what's more silly, grading the card including the autograph, or grading them separately even though one of the grades can change easily over time?

Sure. How would grading companies grade autos that are *known* to fade over time...and maybe even disappear altogether - like 2007 Sweet Spot?

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