Sharing my new baby....Pujols BC Rookie Auto

[kencope]

Feel like I got an absolute steal on this one, and I'd been looking to pick one up since I traded my last one. 3 9.5s and an 8.5 for centering, which I honestly feel was a little harsh. It's a little off top-to-bottom on the back, but the front looks great to me. The auto is dark and smudge-free. I think they might have seen a little streaking in the "A", but even in person it doesn't detract from the auto to me at all. Very happy with this one. Now if I can just get a Manning Contenders again soon I'll be a happy man.....

[pwaldo]

Scan isn't great to tell from but it doesn't really look like what a current 8.5 centering would get at BGS

[kencope]

Yeah, sorry, my scanner picks up a little too much light sometimes. I'll try to get some better ones.

[kencope]

Are you saying you think it should be higher or lower than the 8.5 it got?

Scan isn't great to tell from but it doesn't really look like what a current 8.5 centering would get at BGS

[Redman5006]

Awesome card!!

[pwaldo]

Are you saying you think it should be higher or lower than the 8.5 it got?

Higher than 8.5

[1of23]

I would crack that bad boy out and send it out. I think a 8.5 was very harsh

[kencope]

I would love to, but I don't trust Beckett's graders one bit and I'm very fearful of doing it on this one because I'm worried they'd knock one of the 9.5s down to a 9 and hurt the value.

I crack BGS and PSA cases all the time, but I'm a little torn on what to do on this one. Open to more opinions though.

I would crack that bad boy out and send it out. I think a 8.5 was very harsh