SGC Cert #:2004908-19
1961-62 Philadelphia Wilt Chamberlain SGC 7 to SGC 8
Sold on 11/20/2017 as a SGC 7 by PWCC to whitman111 (Gary Moser) for $3,506.00
Consigned to PWCC and sold on 5/23/2018 as a SGC 8 for $8,350.00
Value gain of $4,844!
This card was sent to me via e-mail by a concerned collector. It is important for a couple reasons: 1) It shows SGC is not immune to being Moser'd; and 2) It has echoes of the
Bill Russell card found by Corndog. That was the card, if you recall, where the consignor, 6celtics33, saw Corndog's post
and jumped into the thread, where he claimed that he disputed Brent's description of his card. Brent prevailed, however, claiming that the card had a few wrinkles (even though neither Beckett nor the owner noticed any). After its disappointing sale (to Moser), the card turned up again as a PSA 7.5 with no mention of wrinkles and a PWCC-PQ sticker, to boot.
Here the description of the Chamberlain SGC, like the Russell BVG 7, contains some negative information about the card, stating "[a] light knock to the bottom right corner and a few print flecks downgrade." However, when the card appears again as a SGC 8—once again bearing a PWCC sticker—it "might be the single most attractive copy we've had the pleasure of brokering during our 20 year tenure."
See:
https://www.pwccmarketplace.com/items/1577912 and
https://www.pwccmarketplace.com/items/1870252
The green circles on the front of the SGC 7 show the print flecks Brent referred to in the description. They are noticeably absent in the SGC 8, thus having been colored in by Moser. The red circles show common marks on the back, proving it is the same card.
