FS: "Damaged" Luis Ortiz Bowman Chrome Gold Ref Auto $25

[sammyjankis]

Holding

[HYPTZEMDSTRPLES]

What was wrong with surface?

[sammyjankis]

Many many scratches and roller marks.

[ac78217]

$25 delivered. I'm not looking to accept any offers. This is the lowest I will go.

This was graded an 8.5. I bought it hoping to crack it, clean the surface, and resubmit. Instead, when I cracked it I saw that this is THE WORST SURFACE I HAVE EVER SEEN. I don't even understand how this surface graded an 8.5.

Now: raw

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u396/jankissammy/Trade/luisortizraw_zpsldkuarox.jpg

Before: graded

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u396/jankissammy/Trade/luisortiz_zpsdvh2hlzz.jpg
http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u396/jankissammy/Trade/luisortiz1_zpsypwnvtbb.jpg






why would you buy this card to clean and re-submit? you can only get a final grade of .5 higher than the lowest. Lets assume you were able to clean the surface and got a 9.5, the final grade would still be a 8.5. Lets also say that you got the 9.5 on surface and the grader bumped the corners to an 8.5.. you are still looking at a 9 final grade..

[sammyjankis]

Hoping they bumped the corners too. They aren't exactly consistent. Anyways, I would have been content with a 9. However, I'm too OCD to keep this card in my collection.

If anyone else has any questions on my understanding of Beckett grading, feel free to PM me. This is a sale thread.