should i trade my lou gehrig button card for a....

[Bob Loblaw]

I just bid it up to $430.

 

[righteousmike]

post the ruth on ebay (you can cancel afterwards), and get a psa/dna quick opinion for $7 dollars.


if it passes, get it slabbed, and made the deal of the century.

$7 well spent.

are you saying you can post a card on ebay, and psa will look at the pic in the auction and cert it for 7.00?
please clarify this as i have never heard of this. thanks

its a quick opinion, someone looks at the auction from psa and will judge from there if its real or not. You'll get something back along the lines of Likely authentic or Likely not authentic

 

[J.O.]

i'm pretty sure i remember hearing psa WON'T do quick opinions on ruth's, lol

 

[Topnotchsy]

I would not trust a "quick opinion" on eBay for a deal that large. PSA makes no guarantees that a "likely authentic" quick opinion will translate to an autograph being considered authentic when sent in.

 

[MacK]

If you don't want to sell it unless it hits $1,000, why not just start the auction at $999.99? Totally justified for a card like this.

I think it'd be best to let it ride

High starting price points turn some buyers away

 

[hofautos]

I would not trust a "quick opinion" on eBay for a deal that large. PSA makes no guarantees that a "likely authentic" quick opinion will translate to an autograph being considered authentic when sent in.

Where there may not be any guarantee they will slab it, i have done about 50 this way, and all were slabbed.

Even advertising it with your PSA/DNA quick opinion though, you would still sell for a large profit.

Here is the link. I will tell you that if I was in the same shoes, I would do exactly what I said, and make the trade faster than ..... if it passed psa/dna quick opinion...but someone made note that they will not do a quick opinion on a ruth. I have never heard that, but do not deny it. I will tell you that if they won't do the quick opinion they will refund your $7 so nothing lost.

http://www.psadna.com/QuickOpinion/

 

[hofautos]

I also feel somewhat comfortable with that cut, because the date appears to be written by the same person, and if it was fake, that seems like a lot of extra trouble to go through for nothing....bottom line though, if it passed psa/dna quick opinion, i would jump on it. Granted a *** is not very trustworthy, but if it had a *** AND a PSA/DNA quick opinion, and the date, I would definetely trade. Not a big fan of shiny cards with vintage GU either.

 

[hofautos]

post the ruth on ebay (you can cancel afterwards), and get a psa/dna quick opinion for $7 dollars.


if it passes, get it slabbed, and made the deal of the century.

$7 well spent.

are you saying you can post a card on ebay, and psa will look at the pic in the auction and cert it for 7.00?
please clarify this as i have never heard of this. thanks

Yes, They will give you a psa/dna quick opinion ...not sure i would call it a cert, but you can turn it into one. Sometimes I sell things with just the psa/dna quick opinion,usually sells for near the full cert price.

here is the link. I have done it at least 50 times.
http://www.psadna.com/QuickOpinion/

 

[andyduke86]

If someone gets a Ruth certified by *** I would automatically assume it is fake.

 

[donrusscrusademan]

my opinion- Ruth cut is the best thing in the hobby. it is the top of the mountain.
the only thing Id say is better due to rarity would be Gehrig and Cobb cuts. so that makes it a matter of choice between wether which one of the 3 youd want.

but when it comes down to a button?? buttons are cool, but a cut is WAY better.

make sure the autos legit, then make the trade

 

[hofautos]

Also, if it comes back "not likely genuine" you won't kick yourself in the behind for not making the trade, and you will know if it it's even worth considering.

Why would someone put the date on it, if they were faking it? maybe to make you think that there are less odds of it being fake, but it just gives the authenticator more to consider in determining, so it would be a bad idea. It also would probably quadriple the fakers odds of making a pen slip or overwrite.

Whatever you do, don't use my advice in determining. I just know I would JUMP on it if it passed psa/dna quick opinion, as i am 50/50 in my slabs using dna quick opinion.

PS, I did get a PSA/DNA quick opinion on a COBB auto, so its possible they will quick opinion a RUTH too.

 

[Jeff D]

Ruth cut > Gehrig button

That being said, I don't think that Ruth looks good. For one, the "e" looks bad.

On top of that, you really have to wonder who would have *** certify their Ruth auto.
I would be really surprised if that sig passes PSA or JSA.

 

[hofautos]

Ruth cut > Gehrig button

Ruth cut 3X> Gehrig button

 

[A_Pharis]

If that Ruth were in a slab (non ***) then I would CONSIDER the trade.

BUT - remember that one day you'll have a Ruth auto that will have story to it. Do you wanna get that dual one day and know that you gave away a very rare button for something you knew you'd have a dupe of.

Keep the button (or sell it) but DON'T trade it.

 

[Jeff D]

Ruth cut > Gehrig button

Ruth cut 3X> Gehrig button

Fake Ruth cut 1000x< Gehrig button

 

[donrusscrusademan]

[quote="Jeff D":ncvsoh43]Ruth cut > Gehrig button

Ruth cut 3X> Gehrig button

Fake Ruth cut 1000x< Gehrig button

[/quote:ncvsoh43]

fake Ruth +/- = fake Gehrig button?

 

[hofautos]

[quote="Jeff D"ryh2u1q]Ruth cut > Gehrig button

Ruth cut 3X> Gehrig button

Fake Ruth cut 1000x< Gehrig button

[/quoteryh2u1q]
+1

ACtually, the smartest answer would be ASK THE SELLER IF HE WILL GUARANTEE TO PASS PSA/DNA or trade back.

 

[hofautos]

If that Ruth were in a slab (non ***) then I would CONSIDER the trade.

BUT - remember that one day you'll have a Ruth auto that will have story to it. Do you wanna get that dual one day and know that you gave away a very rare button for something you knew you'd have a dupe of.

Keep the button (or sell it) but DON'T trade it.

You would just "consdier" it if it was in a psa/dna slab?????

I don't know what that button cost, but I wouldn't think twice, and would find it difficult to believe that many would pay $3000 for it, which is what you could reasonably expect to sell the RUth for in a PSA/DNA slab for that quality..

 

[A_Pharis]

If that Ruth were in a slab (non ***) then I would CONSIDER the trade.

BUT - remember that one day you'll have a Ruth auto that will have story to it. Do you wanna get that dual one day and know that you gave away a very rare button for something you knew you'd have a dupe of.

Keep the button (or sell it) but DON'T trade it.

You would just "consdier" it if it was in a psa/dna slab?????

I don't know what that button cost, but I wouldn't think twice, and would find it difficult to believe that many would pay $3000 for it, which is what you could reasonably expect to sell the RUth for in a PSA/DNA slab for that quality..

But the point is that he's going to get a Ruth/Gehrig dual auto that was owned by his grandfather. Why give away something he will probably never have another shot at for something he's already guaranteed?

 

[hofautos]

[quote="A_Pharis":11mvs077]If that Ruth were in a slab (non ***) then I would CONSIDER the trade.

BUT - remember that one day you'll have a Ruth auto that will have story to it. Do you wanna get that dual one day and know that you gave away a very rare button for something you knew you'd have a dupe of.

Keep the button (or sell it) but DON'T trade it.

You would just "consdier" it if it was in a psa/dna slab?????

I don't know what that button cost, but I wouldn't think twice, and would find it difficult to believe that many would pay $3000 for it, which is what you could reasonably expect to sell the RUth for in a PSA/DNA slab for that quality..

But the point is that he's going to get a Ruth/Gehrig dual auto that was owned by his grandfather. Why give away something he will probably never have another shot at for something he's already guaranteed?[/quote:11mvs077]

To flip of course...wouldn't you sell that gehrig button for $3000?
I am really curious what that gehrig button is worth? I never was in the button market, but I personally would rather have a gehrig patch on an unshiny card, and I think those could be had for under $1000? I guess for me, i bought into the "patch" idea, but never bought into the "button".